See also: Safi

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sáː.fíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sáː.ɸíː]

Noun

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sāfī m (plural sāfā̀yē, possessed form sāfin)

  1. thimble

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse safi, from Proto-Germanic *safô (sap, berry juice), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (to taste, perceive). Compare Old English sāfor (drool, slobber).

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Noun

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safi m (genitive singular safa, nominative plural safar)

  1. juice

Declension

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    Declension of safi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative safi safinn safar safarnir
accusative safa safann safa safana
dative safa safanum söfum söfunum
genitive safa safans safa safanna

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Derived terms

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Maltese

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Root
s-f-j
7 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic صَافِي (ṣāfī).

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Adjective

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safi (feminine singular safja, plural safjin, comparative isfa)

  1. pure
    Synonym: pur

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *safô, from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (to taste, perceive).

Noun

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safi m

  1. sap (of trees)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: safi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: save m > sevje f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: save m > sevje m or f

References

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  • safi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic صَافِي (ṣāfī).

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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safi (invariable) or -safi (declinable)

  1. clean (not dirty)
  2. pure

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Interjection

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safi

  1. (colloquial) I'm fine (response to "how are you?")
    Synonyms: nzuri, sijambo, njema, (colloquial) poa, (slang) freshi

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صافی (ṣāfi, clear, limpid, free from turbidity, pure, free from admixture, alloy or adulteration, mere, uncontaminated, (of heart) sincere),[1][2] from Arabic صَافِي (ṣāfī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saːˈfiː/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧fi

Adjective

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safi

  1. pure, unadulterated, limpid
    Synonyms: saf, halis, katıksız, duru, temiz
  2. net, after deductions

Declension

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Adverb

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safi

  1. exclusively, solely, only

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صافی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1159
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صافی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 749

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