safa

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Hausa

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sàfâ f (possessed form sàfân)

  1. large, intercity bus

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sā̀fā f (plural sā̀fànnī, possessed form sā̀far̃)

  1. socks, stockings

Icelandic

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Noun

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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

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Root
s-f-j
7 terms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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safa f

  1. purity
    Synonym: purità

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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    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

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -afɐ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧fa

Etymology 1

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Noun

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safa f (plural safas)

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

Interjection

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safa!

  1. expresses surprise, disgust or admiration

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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safa

  1. feminine singular of safo

Etymology 3

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Verb

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safa

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

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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safa (n class, plural safa)

  1. a type of trough used for bathing

Turkish

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Etymology

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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),[1][2] from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, serenity), verbal noun of صَفَا (ṣafā, to be pure, to be clear, to be pure of heart).[3]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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safa (definite accusative safayı, plural safalar)

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

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative safa
Definite accusative safayı
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

References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صفا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1178
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صفا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “safa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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