safiha
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صفیحه (safiha), itself from Arabic صَفِيحَة (ṣafīḥa, “thin plate, sheet, lamina”).
Noun
safiha (definite accusative safihayı, plural safihalar)
- flat and broad surface
- lamina, plaque, a thin sheet of metal
- Synonym: levha
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | safiha | |
| Definite accusative | safihayı | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | safiha | safihalar |
| Definite accusative | safihayı | safihaları |
| Dative | safihaya | safihalara |
| Locative | safihada | safihalarda |
| Ablative | safihadan | safihalardan |
| Genitive | safihanın | safihaların |
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “safiha”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4008