Maltese

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Root
s-f-j
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Etymology

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From 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

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Noun

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masfa m (plural msafa or masfiet)

  1. (Roman Catholicism, archaic) purgatory
    Synonyms: purgatorju, (obsolete) saffajja