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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ).
Noun
cefa
- torment
- Synonyms: eziyet, azap
References
Spanish
Noun
cefa m (plural cefas)
- Clipping of franco cefa.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish جفا (cefâ), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ, “cruelty, oppression”), verbal noun of Arabic جَفَا (jafā, “to be crude, to be harsh”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cefa (definite accusative cefayı, plural cefalar)
- cruelty, torment
- Synonyms: eziyet, zulüm
Declension
Further reading
- “cefa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu