softa

From Ottoman Turkish صوفته‎ (“theology student”) (modern Turkish softa), from Persian سوخته‎.

softa (plural softas)

1. (Islam) A religious student, especially in Turkey
   • 1896, Eliakim Littell and Robert S. Littell Living Age, volume 208, page 330.

     The softas, concerning whose exploits we have heard so much of late, are the theological students who wish to become ulemas, or, literally, learned men.

2. (by extension) A fanatic adherent, blind follower

• FOSTA, fatso

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoftɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ft̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -oftɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sof‧ta

Shortening from English software.

softa

1. (computing, slang) software

From Turkish softa (“theology student”).

softa

1. softa

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صوفته‎ (softa), from Persian سوخته‎.

softa f (plural softale)

1. (Islam, obsolete) a student at a Muslim univeristy

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

From English soft +‎ -a.

softa (present softar, preterite softade, supine softat, imperative softa)

1. (slang) to kick back (relax)

   Hon softade med en bra film

   She was kicking back with a good movie

2. (slang) to chill (calm down from an agitated state)

   Softa nu, Kent!

   Calm down, Kent!

• chilla

• soft (“chill”)

• Slangopedia

From Ottoman Turkish صوفته‎, from Persian سوخته‎.

softa (definite accusative softayı, plural softalar)

1. (Islam) A student of theology
2. (by extension) A fanatic adherent, blind follower, person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion
3. (by extension) A backwards-minded person

• → English: softa