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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish نافعه (nafi'a), from Arabic نَافِع (nāfiʕ, “useful”).
Noun
nafia (definite accusative nafiayı, plural nafialar)
- (archaic) public works
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN