safa
Hausa edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sàfâ f (possessed form sàfân)
- large, intercity bus
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
safa
Maltese edit
Root |
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s-f-j |
7 terms |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Arabic صَفاء (ṣafāʔ), feminised because of the final -a.
Noun edit
safa f
Etymology 2 edit
From Arabic صَفَا (ṣafā, “to become pure, to remain after a process of purification”). The initial emphatic caused the addition of an unetymological final għ in some accents, whence the rarer variant sefa’ (compare the similar development in baqa’, laqa’).
Verb edit
safa (imperfect jisfa)
- to be left; to come to be in some undesired state
- Alternative form: sefa’
- Sfat bla wlied. ― She was left childless.
- Sfaw foqra. ― They were left poor.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of safa | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | sfajt | sfajt | safa | sfajna | sfajtu | sfaw | |
f | sfat | |||||||
imperfect | m | nisfa | tisfa | jisfa | nisfaw | tisfaw | jisfaw | |
f | tisfa | |||||||
imperative | isfa | isfaw |
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -afɐ
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
safa f (plural safas)
Interjection edit
safa!
- expresses surprise, disgust or admiration
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
safa
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
safa
- inflection of safar:
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
safa (n class, plural safa)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صفا (ṣafa, “a being clear, limpid, clearness, the mind's being free from anxiety, grief, irritation, calmness, peace, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, pure affection, delight”),[1][2] from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, “serenity”), verbal noun of صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be pure, to be clear, to be pure of heart”).[3]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
safa (definite accusative safayı, plural safalar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | safa | |
Definite accusative | safayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | safa | safalar |
Definite accusative | safayı | safaları |
Dative | safaya | safalara |
Locative | safada | safalarda |
Ablative | safadan | safalardan |
Genitive | safanın | safaların |
References edit
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صفا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1178
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صفا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “safa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “safa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “safa²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4008