مصفى

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place from صَفَا (ṣafā, to be pure).

Root
ص ف و (ṣ f w)
13 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

مَصْفًى (maṣfanm (plural مَصَافٍ (maṣāfin), plural construct state مَصَافِي (maṣāfī))

  1. refinery, purification plant
  2. (nonstandard) colander, searce
    • 2023 December 7, ريهام الصواف, “طريقة عمل الكاتشب في البيت، للتوفير في الميزانية”, in ڤيتو:
      توضع في مصفى كبير ثم تصفي جيدا للتخلص من القطع الكبيرة واستخلاص الصلصة الناعمة المنكهة فقط.
      One puts them into a major colander then sifts them well to get rid of the chunks and draw the copious and flavoury sauce from it just so.
Declension

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of صَفَّى (ṣaffā, to purify, to refine).

Pronunciation

  • (definite): IPA(key): /mu.sˤaf.faː/

Adjective

مُصَفًّى (muṣaffan) (construct state مُصَفَّى (muṣaffā))

  1. refined, purified
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: müsəffa
  • Ottoman Turkish: مصفی (musaffâ)
  • Persian: مصفا
  • Uzbek: musaffo