Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish نافعه (nafi'a), from Arabic نَافِع (nāfiʕ, useful).

Noun edit

nafia (definite accusative nafiayı, plural nafialar)

  1. (archaic) public works

References edit

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN