سفره

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See also: شفرة and سفرة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سفره (sofre, “tablecloth”), itself from Arabic سُفْرَة (sufra, “victuals”).

Noun

سفره • (sofra) (plural سفر)

  1. meal set out on a cloth or tray
  2. travelling food-wallet that can be spread out
  3. tablecloth, a cloth used to cover a table
    Synonym: دستار (destar)
  4. wooden or metal tray serving as a dining table

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُفْرَة (sufra, “victuals; table, especially for eating”). Displaced native خوان (xân). Cheung speculates it is from a root meaning to make up "beautify"[1]

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sufra
Dari reading? sufra
Iranian reading? sofre
Tajik reading? sufra
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Noun

Dari سفره
Iranian Persian
Tajik суфра

سفره • (sofre) (plural سفره‌ها (sofre-hâ))

  1. tablecloth
    Synonyms: خوان (xân), خوانپایه (xânpâya)

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References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 368
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