saf

See also: Saf, and 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; decent
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)

Related terms

• safi

Etymology 2

From Arabic صَفّ (ṣaff).

Noun

saf (definite accusative saffı, plural saflar)

1. row, line

Derived terms

• saffıharp

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “saf1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “saf2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَفّ (ṣaff, “row, line”). Compare Turkish saf.

Noun

saf (plural saflar)

1. row, line
2. rank, front

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