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

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

Maltese

Root
s-f-j
7 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fa/
• Rhymes: -afa

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’, tema’).

Verb

safa (imperfect jisfa)

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

   Alternative form: sefa’

   Sfat bla wlied. ― She was left childless.

   Sfaw foqra. ― They were left poor.

   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:

     u lili firdu minn mal-art għal dejjem,
     u jien sfajt blata u gżira l-aktar ċkejkna,
     bi ftit faqqiegħ u ftit gremxul sewdieni
     ngħix ħajja waħdi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of safa (Form I)

positive forms
		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

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Łowicz) IPA^(key): [ˈsa.fa]

Noun

safa f

1. (Łowicz) alternative form of szafa

Further reading

• Halina Świderska (1929), “safa”, in Dialekt Księstwa Łowickiego (in Polish), Warsaw, →ISBN, page 131

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fɐ/

• Rhymes: -afɐ
• Hyphenation: sa‧fa

Etymology 1

Noun

safa f (plural safas)

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

   Synonym: borracha

Interjection

safa!

1. expresses surprise, disgust or admiration

Etymology 2

Adjective

safa

1. feminine singular of safo

Etymology 3

Verb

safa

1. inflection of safar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “safa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “safa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “safa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

safa class IX (plural safa class X)

1. a type of trough used for bathing

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صفا (ṣafa, “a being clear, limpid, clearness, the mind's being free from anxiety, grief, irritation, calmness, peace, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, pure affection, delight”), from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, “serenity”), verbal noun of صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be pure, to be clear, to be pure of heart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfaː/
• Hyphenation: sa‧fa

Noun

safa (definite accusative safayı, plural safalar)

1. superseded spelling of sefa
2. (archaic) clarity, clearness
3. (archaic) serenity, pleasure

Declension

Declension of safa

singular plural nominative safa safalar definite accusative safayı safaları dative safaya safalara locative safada safalarda ablative safadan safalardan genitive safanın safaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular safam safalarım 2nd singular safan safaların 3rd singular safası safaları 1st plural safamız safalarımız 2nd plural safanız safalarınız 3rd plural safaları safaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular safamı safalarımı 2nd singular safanı safalarını 3rd singular safasını safalarını 1st plural safamızı safalarımızı 2nd plural safanızı safalarınızı 3rd plural safalarını safalarını dative singular plural 1st singular safama safalarıma 2nd singular safana safalarına 3rd singular safasına safalarına 1st plural safamıza safalarımıza 2nd plural safanıza safalarınıza 3rd plural safalarına safalarına locative singular plural 1st singular safamda safalarımda 2nd singular safanda safalarında 3rd singular safasında safalarında 1st plural safamızda safalarımızda 2nd plural safanızda safalarınızda 3rd plural safalarında safalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular safamdan safalarımdan 2nd singular safandan safalarından 3rd singular safasından safalarından 1st plural safamızdan safalarımızdan 2nd plural safanızdan safalarınızdan 3rd plural safalarından safalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular safamın safalarımın 2nd singular safanın safalarının 3rd singular safasının safalarının 1st plural safamızın safalarımızın 2nd plural safanızın safalarınızın 3rd plural safalarının safalarının

Further reading

• “safa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “safa²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4008