صفالو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صفا (safa) +‎ ـلو (-lı).

Adjective

صفالو • (safalı, sefalı)

  1. that gives pleasure or enjoyment

Descendants
  • → Armenian: սէֆալը (sēfalə)
  • → Bulgarian: сафалъ́ (safalǎ́)
  • → Laz: სეჶალი (sefali)

References
  • Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “صفالو”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français‎, Vienna: F. Beck, page 300b
  • Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841) “սէֆալը”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary]‎, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 835a
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صفالو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1178
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