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Czech
Pronunciation
Interjection
safra
- darn
- Synonym: sakra
Further reading
- “safra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “safra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic سَفْرَة (safra).
Noun
safra f (plural safriet)
- a trip, voyage abroad, an instance of such travel
Etymology 2
See the lemma.
Adjective
safra f
- feminine singular of isfar
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar, “journey, travel”). Cognate with Spanish zafra (“sugar cane harvest”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -afɾɐ
- Hyphenation: sa‧fra
Noun
safra f (plural safras)
- harvest
- crop
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /safˈɾa/
- Hyphenation: saf‧ra
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish صافره, from Byzantine Greek σαβούρα (saboúra).
Noun
safra (definite accusative safrayı, plural safralar)
- ballast
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish صفرا (safra), from Arabic صَفْرَاء (ṣafrāʔ). Cognate with Azerbaijani səfra and Uzbek safro.
Adjective
safra
- (obsolete) yellow
Noun
safra (definite accusative safrayı, plural safralar)
- bile
- Synonym: öd
Derived terms
References
- Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, § 837, page 561
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “safra1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN