masfa
Maltese
edit| Root |
|---|
| s-f-j |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
editFrom Arabic مَصْفَى (maṣfā, literally “place of purification”), a calque of Latin purgatorium, whence also the modern word. Arabic-speaking Catholics use مَطْهَر (maṭhar), an equivalent formation from a synonymous root.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmasfa m (plural msafa or masfiet)
- (Roman Catholicism, archaic) purgatory
- Synonyms: purgatorju, (obsolete) saffajja
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- Maltese terms belonging to the root s-f-j
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese terms calqued from Latin
- Maltese terms derived from Latin
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
- Maltese masculine nouns
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- Maltese archaic terms