صوفته

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • سوفته (softa)

Etymology

From a vulgarization of Classical Persian سوخته (soxta, “burnt”). Doublet of سوخته (suhte, “burnt, singed, scoreched”).

Noun

صوفته • (softa) (definite accusative صوفته‌یی (softayı), plural صوفته‌لر (softalar))

  1. (Islam) softa, a student in the fields of theology, law, or other sciences within the madrasa educational system

Derived terms

  • صوفته‌لق (softalık, “quality or state of a softa”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: softa
  • → Armenian: սոֆտա / սօֆտա (softa)
  • → English: softa
  • → Finnish: softa
  • → Greek: σοφτάς (softás)
  • → Macedonian: софта (softa)
  • → Romanian: softa
  • → Serbo-Croatian: sȍfta

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