صافره

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Byzantine Greek σαβούρα (saboúra). Cognate with Italian zavorra and many other words around the Mediterranean. Doublet of صابوره (sabura), which passed through Arabic.

Noun[edit]

صافره (safra)

  1. (nautical) ballast

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: safra

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