safra
See also: safrà
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsafra]
Interjection
safra
- darn
- Synonym: sakra
Related terms
- See sakra
Further reading
- safra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- safra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| s-f-r |
| 6 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaf.ra/
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
- IPA(key): /ˈsa.fɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -afɾɐ
- Hyphenation: sa‧fra
Noun
safra f (plural safras)
- harvest
- crop
Related terms
- safári
Turkish
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).
Adjective
safra
- (obsolete) yellow
Noun
safra (definite accusative safrayı, plural safralar)
- bile
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