safi

safi

See also: Safi

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sáː.fíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sáː.ɸíː]

Noun

sāfī m (plural sāfā̀yē, possessed form sāfin)

  1. thimble

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse safi, from Proto-Germanic *safô (“sap, berry juice”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste, perceive”). Compare Old English sāfor (“drool, slobber”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːvɪ/
    Rhymes: -aːvɪ

Noun

safi m (genitive singular safa, nominative plural safar)

  1. juice
    Synonym: djús

Declension

Declension of safi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative safi safinn safar safarnir
accusative safa safann safa safana
dative safa safanum söfum söfunum
genitive safa safans safa safanna

Derived terms

Maltese

Root
s-f-j
7 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic صَافِي (ṣāfī)
Maltese safi

    Inherited from Arabic صَافِي (ṣāfī).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsaː.fɪ/
    • Rhymes: -aːfɪ

    Adjective

    safi (feminine singular safja, plural safjin, comparative isfa)

    1. pure
      Synonyms: pur, krud

    Old Norse

    Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *safô, from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste, perceive”).

    Noun

    safi m

    1. sap (of trees)

    Declension

    Declension of safi (weak an-stem)
    masculine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative safi safinn safar safarnir
    accusative safa safann safa safana
    dative safa safanum sǫfum sǫfunum
    genitive safa safans safa safanna

    Descendants

    • Icelandic: safi
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: save m > sevje f
    • Norwegian Bokmål: save m > sevje m or f

    Further reading

    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “safi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صافی (safi).

    Adverb

    safi

    1. (obsolete) only

    References

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

    Swahili

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic صَافِي (ṣāfī).

    Pronunciation

    • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.fi/
    • (unadapted from Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈsˤɑ̹.fi/
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Adjective

    safi (invariable) or -safi (declinable)

    1. clean (not dirty)
    2. pure

    Declension

    Inflected forms of -safi
    Noun class singular plural
    m-wa class(I/II) msafi
    m-mi class(III/IV) msafi misafi
    ji-ma class(V/VI) safi masafi
    ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kisafi visafi
    n class(IX/X) safi safi
    u class(XI) msafi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    pa class(XVI) pasafi
    ku class(XVII) kusafi
    mu class(XVIII) msafi

    Derived terms

    • Verbal derivations:
    • Nominal derivations:
      • usafi (“cleanliness, purity”)

    Interjection

    safi

    1. (colloquial) I'm fine (response to "how are you?")
      Synonyms: nzuri, sijambo, njema, (colloquial) poa, (slang) freshi

    Turkish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صافی (ṣāfi, “clear, limpid, free from turbidity, pure, free from admixture, alloy or adulteration, mere, uncontaminated, (of heart) sincere”),[1][2] from Arabic صَافِي (ṣāfī).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /saːˈfiː/
    • Hyphenation: sa‧fi

    Adjective

    safi

    1. pure, unadulterated, limpid
      Synonyms: saf, halis, katıksız, duru, temiz
    2. net, after deductions

    Declension

    Predicative forms of safi
    present tense
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (I am) safiyim safi miyim?
    sen (you are) safisin safi misin?
    o (he/she/it is) safi / safidir safi mi?
    biz (we are) safiyiz safi miyiz?
    siz (you are) safisiniz safi misiniz?
    onlar (they are) safi(ler) safi(ler) mi?
    past tense
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (I was) safiydim safi miydim?
    sen (you were) safiydin safi miydin?
    o (he/she/it was) safiydi safi miydi?
    biz (we were) safiydik safi miydik?
    siz (you were) safiydiniz safi miydiniz?
    onlar (they were) safiydiler safi miydiler?
    indirect past
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (I was) safiymişim safi miymişim?
    sen (you were) safiymişsin safi miymişsin?
    o (he/she/it was) safiymiş safi miymiş?
    biz (we were) safiymişiz safi miymişiz?
    siz (you were) safiymişsiniz safi miymişsiniz?
    onlar (they were) safiymişler safi miymişler?
    conditional
    positive declarative positive interrogative
    ben (if I) safiysem safi miysem?
    sen (if you) safiysen safi miysen?
    o (if he/she/it) safiyse safi miyse?
    biz (if we) safiysek safi miysek?
    siz (if you) safiyseniz safi miyseniz?
    onlar (if they) safiyseler safi miyseler?

    For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

    Adverb

    safi

    1. exclusively, solely, only

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صافی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1159
    2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911), “صافی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 749

    Further reading

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