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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic صَافٍ (ṣāfin).
Adjective
saf (comparative daha saf, superlative ən saf)
- pristine, pure
- free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- free of foreign material or pollutants.
- free of immoral behavior or qualities; decent
- fresh (of air)
- clear (of sky, sound or voice)
- healthy, sound (e.g. of body organs)
- (accounting) net (remaining after expenses or deductions)
- (mineralogy) native (occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form)
Further reading
Middle English
Adjective
saf
- Alternative form of sauf
Preposition
saf
- Alternative form of sauf
Conjunction
saf
- Alternative form of sauf
Sukurum
Noun
saf
- fire
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea, page 70
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Arabic صَافٍ (ṣāfin).
Adjective
saf
- pure
- naive, gullible
- bona fide (acting in good faith)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Arabic صَفّ (ṣaff).
Noun
saf (definite accusative saffı, plural saflar)
- row, line
Derived terms
References
Uzbek
Etymology
From Arabic صَفّ (ṣaff, “row, line”). Compare Turkish saf.
Noun
saf (plural saflar)
- row, line
- rank, front
Volapük
Noun
saf (nominative plural safs)
- hoof
Declension
declension of saf
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only