saf

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic صَافٍ‎ (ṣāfin).

Adjective

saf (comparative daha saf, superlative ən saf)

  1. pristine, pure
    1. free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
    2. free of foreign material or pollutants.
    3. free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean
  2. fresh (of air)
  3. clear (of sky, sound or voice)
  4. healthy, sound (e.g. of body organs)
  5. (accounting) net (remaining after expenses or deductions)
  6. (mineralogy) native (occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form)

Further reading
  • “saf” in Obastan.com.

Middle English

Adjective

saf

  1. Alternative form of sauf

Preposition

saf

  1. Alternative form of sauf

Conjunction

saf

  1. Alternative form of sauf

Sukurum

Noun

saf

  1. fire

Further reading
  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham Languages of Papua New Guinea, page 70

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic صَافٍ‎ (ṣāfin).

Adjective

saf

  1. pure
  2. naive, gullible
  3. bona fide (acting in good faith)

Etymology 2

From Arabic صَفّ‎ (ṣaff).

Noun

saf (definite accusative saffı, plural saflar)

  1. row, line
Derived terms
  • saffıharp

References

Volapük

Noun

saf (nominative plural safs)

  1. hoof

Declension
declension of saf
singular plural
nominative saf safs
genitive safa safas
dative safe safes
accusative safi safis
vocative 1 o saf! o safs!
predicative 2 safu safus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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