safa

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.fâː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə̀.ɸâː]

Noun

sàfâ f (possessed form sàfân)

1. large, intercity bus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sàː.fáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sàː.ɸáː]

Noun

sā̀fā f (plural sā̀fànnī, possessed form sā̀far̃)

1. socks, stockings

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Icelandic

Noun

safa

1. indefinite accusative singular of safi
2. indefinite dative singular of safi
3. indefinite genitive singular of safi
4. indefinite accusative plural of safi
5. indefinite genitive plural of safi

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Maltese

Root
s-f-j
7 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fa/

Etymology 1

From Arabic صَفاء (ṣafāʔ), feminised because of the final -a.

Noun

safa f

1. purity

   Synonym: purità

Etymology 2

From Arabic صَفَا (ṣafā, “to become pure, to remain after a process of purification”). The initial emphatic caused the addition of an unetymological final għ in some accents, whence the rarer variant sefa’ (compare the similar development in baqa’, laqa’).

Verb

safa (imperfect jisfa)

1. to be left; to come to be in some undesired state

   Sfat bla wlied. ― She was left childless.

   Sfaw foqra. ― They were left poor.

Conjugation

Conjugation of safa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sfajt	sfajt	safa		sfajna	sfajtu	sfaw
	f			sfat
imperfect	m	nisfa	tisfa	jisfa		nisfaw	tisfaw	jisfaw
	f			tisfa
imperative			isfa				isfaw

Alternative forms

• sefa’

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fɐ/

• Rhymes: -afɐ

Noun

safa f (plural safas)

1. eraser (piece of rubber used to erase writing)

   Synonym: borracha

Interjection

1. expresses surprise, disgust or admiration

Adjective

safa

1. feminine singular of safo

Verb

safa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

safa (n class, plural safa)

1. a type of trough used for bathing