sefa

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɛːva] Rhymes: -ɛːva === Verb === sefa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sefaði, supine sefað) to soothe ==== Conjugation ==== == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === Ottoman Turkish صفا. === Noun === sefa f pleasure tranquility === References === == Old English == === Alternative forms === seofa === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *sebō, from Proto-Germanic *sebô (“mind, sense”), from Proto-Indo-European *sep- (“to try, research”). Cognate with Old Saxon sevo, Old Norse sefi, Latin sapiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈse.fɑ/, [ˈse.vɑ] Rhymes: -e.fɑ === Noun === sefa m (poetic) spirit, heart, mind ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Derived terms ==== mōdsefa == Old Norse == === Noun === sefa accusative/dative/genitive singular of sefi == Turkish == === Alternative forms === safa (superseded spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صفا (ṣafa, “a being clear, limpid, clearness, the mind's being free from anxiety, grief, irritation, calmness, peace, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, pure affection, delight”), from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, “serenity”), verbal noun of صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be pure, to be clear, to be pure of heart”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /seˈfaː/ Hyphenation: se‧fa === Noun === sefa (definite accusative sefayı, plural sefalar) Serenity, peace of mind, tranquility. Synonyms: rahatlık, gönül rahatlığı, huzur, keyif Fun, pleasure, enjoyment. Synonyms: eğlence, neşe ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “sefa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “sefa”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4117