softa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish softa (“theology student”).
Noun
softa (plural softas)
- (Islam) A religious student, especially in Turkey
- 1896: The softas, concerning whose exploits we have heard so much of late, are the theological students who wish to become ulemas, or, literally, learned men. — Eliakim Littell and Robert S. Littell (1896), Living Age, volume 208, p. 330.
- (by extension) A fanatic adherent, blind follower
Translations
Turkish student of religion
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Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology 1
Shortening from English software.
Noun
softa
Etymology 2
From Turkish softa (“theology student”).
Noun
softa
Declension
Inflection of softa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | softa | softat | |
genitive | softan | softien | |
partitive | softaa | softia | |
illative | softaan | softiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | softa | softat | |
accusative | nom. | softa | softat |
gen. | softan | ||
genitive | softan | softien softain rare | |
partitive | softaa | softia | |
inessive | softassa | softissa | |
elative | softasta | softista | |
illative | softaan | softiin | |
adessive | softalla | softilla | |
ablative | softalta | softilta | |
allative | softalle | softille | |
essive | softana | softina | |
translative | softaksi | softiksi | |
abessive | softatta | softitta | |
instructive | — | softin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Turkish
Noun
softa (definite accusative softayı, plural softalar)
- (Islam) A student of theology
- (by extension) A fanatic adherent, blind follower, person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion
- (by extension) A backwards-minded person
Declension
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | softa | |
Definite accusative | softayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | softa | softalar |
Definite accusative | softayı | softaları |
Dative | softaya | softalara |
Locative | softada | softalarda |
Ablative | softadan | softalardan |
Genitive | softanın | softaların |
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