safiha

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صفیحه (safiha), itself from Arabic صَفِيحَة (ṣafīḥa, “thin plate, sheet, lamina”).

Noun

safiha (definite accusative safihayı, plural safihalar)

1. flat and broad surface
2. lamina, plaque, a thin sheet of metal

   Synonym: levha

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	safiha
Definite accusative	safihayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	safiha	safihalar
Definite accusative	safihayı	safihaları
Dative	safihaya	safihalara
Locative	safihada	safihalarda
Ablative	safihadan	safihalardan
Genitive	safihanın	safihaların

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “safiha”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4008