sefa

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

sefa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sefaði, supine sefað)

  1. to soothe

Conjugation

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Ottoman Turkish صفا.[1]

Noun

sefa f

  1. pleasure
  2. tranquility

References

  1. ^ An English and Turkish dictionary, by James William Redhouse, 1856.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sebō, from Proto-Germanic *sebô (mind, sense), from Proto-Indo-European *sep- (to try, research). Cognate with Old Saxon sevo, Old Norse sefi, Latin sapiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

sefa m

  1. (poetic) spirit, heart, mind
    • Ealle þa gemoniað mōdes fūsne sefan to sīþe
      All these things urge him who is eager of spirit to travel. (The Seafarer)

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sefa sefan
accusative sefan sefan
genitive sefan sefena
dative sefan sefum

Derived terms

Old Norse

Noun

sefa

  1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of sefi

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • safa (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صفا (ṣafa, a being clear, limpid, clearness, the mind's being free from anxiety, grief, irritation, calmness, peace, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, pure affection, delight),[1][2] from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, serenity), verbal noun of صَفَا (ṣafā, to be pure, to be clear, to be pure of heart).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈfaː/
  • Hyphenation: se‧fa

Noun

sefa (definite accusative sefayı, plural sefalar)

  1. Serenity, peace of mind, tranquility.
    Synonyms: rahatlık, gönül rahatlığı, huzur, keyif
  2. Fun, pleasure, enjoyment.
    Synonyms: eğlence, neşe

Declension

Inflection
Nominative sefa
Definite accusative sefayı
Singular Plural
Nominative sefa sefalar
Definite accusative sefayı sefaları
Dative sefaya sefalara
Locative sefada sefalarda
Ablative sefadan sefalardan
Genitive sefanın sefaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular sefam sefalarım
2nd singular sefan sefaların
3rd singular sefası sefaları
1st plural sefamız sefalarımız
2nd plural sefanız sefalarınız
3rd plural sefaları sefaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular sefamı sefalarımı
2nd singular sefanı sefalarını
3rd singular sefasını sefalarını
1st plural sefamızı sefalarımızı
2nd plural sefanızı sefalarınızı
3rd plural sefalarını sefalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular sefama sefalarıma
2nd singular sefana sefalarına
3rd singular sefasına sefalarına
1st plural sefamıza sefalarımıza
2nd plural sefanıza sefalarınıza
3rd plural sefalarına sefalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular sefamda sefalarımda
2nd singular sefanda sefalarında
3rd singular sefasında sefalarında
1st plural sefamızda sefalarımızda
2nd plural sefanızda sefalarınızda
3rd plural sefalarında sefalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular sefamdan sefalarımdan
2nd singular sefandan sefalarından
3rd singular sefasından sefalarından
1st plural sefamızdan sefalarımızdan
2nd plural sefanızdan sefalarınızdan
3rd plural sefalarından sefalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular sefamın sefalarımın
2nd singular sefanın sefalarının
3rd singular sefasının sefalarının
1st plural sefamızın sefalarımızın
2nd plural sefanızın sefalarınızın
3rd plural sefalarının sefalarının

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صفا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1178
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صفا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “safa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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