softa

From Ottoman Turkish صوفته (“theology student”) (modern Turkish softa), from Classical Persian سوخته (sōxta).

softa (plural softas)

1. (Islam) A religious student, especially in Turkey
   • 1896, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, Living Age, volume 208, page 330:

     The softas, concerning whose exploits we have heard so much of late, are the theological students who wish to become ulemas, or, literally, learned men.

2. (by extension) A fanatic adherent, blind follower

• FOSTA, fatso

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoftɑ/,
• Rhymes: -oftɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sof‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): sof‧ta

Shortening from English software.

softa (slang)

1. (computing) software

• “softa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja ‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From Turkish softa (“theology student”).

softa

1. softa

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صوفته (softa), from Persian سوخته.

softa f (plural softale)

1. (Islam, obsolete) a student at a Muslim university

• softa in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

From English soft +‎ -a.

softa (present softar, preterite softade, supine softat, imperative softa)

1. (slang) to kick back (relax)

   Hon softade med en bra film

   She was kicking back with a good movie

2. (slang) to chill (calm down from an agitated state)

   Softa nu, Kent!

   Calm down, Kent!

• chilla

• soft (“chill”)

• Slangopedia

From Ottoman Turkish صوفته, from Persian سوخته.

softa (definite accusative softayı, plural softalar)

1. (Islam) A student of theology
2. (by extension) A fanatic adherent, blind follower, person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion
3. (by extension) A backwards-minded person

• → English: softa