sefa
See also: Sefa
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsefa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sefaði, supine sefað)
- to soothe
Conjugation
editsefa — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að sefa | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
sefað | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
sefandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég sefa | við sefum | present (nútíð) |
ég sefi | við sefum |
þú sefar | þið sefið | þú sefir | þið sefið | ||
hann, hún, það sefar | þeir, þær, þau sefa | hann, hún, það sefi | þeir, þær, þau sefi | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég sefaði | við sefuðum | past (þátíð) |
ég sefaði | við sefuðum |
þú sefaðir | þið sefuðuð | þú sefaðir | þið sefuðuð | ||
hann, hún, það sefaði | þeir, þær, þau sefuðu | hann, hún, það sefaði | þeir, þær, þau sefuðu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
sefa (þú) | sefið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
sefaðu | sefiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að sefast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
sefast | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
sefandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég sefast | við sefumst | present (nútíð) |
ég sefist | við sefumst |
þú sefast | þið sefist | þú sefist | þið sefist | ||
hann, hún, það sefast | þeir, þær, þau sefast | hann, hún, það sefist | þeir, þær, þau sefist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég sefaðist | við sefuðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég sefaðist | við sefuðumst |
þú sefaðist | þið sefuðust | þú sefaðist | þið sefuðust | ||
hann, hún, það sefaðist | þeir, þær, þau sefuðust | hann, hún, það sefaðist | þeir, þær, þau sefuðust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
sefast (þú) | sefist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
sefastu | sefisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
sefaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
sefaður | sefuð | sefað | sefaðir | sefaðar | sefuð | |
accusative (þolfall) |
sefaðan | sefaða | sefað | sefaða | sefaðar | sefuð | |
dative (þágufall) |
sefuðum | sefaðri | sefuðu | sefuðum | sefuðum | sefuðum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
sefaðs | sefaðrar | sefaðs | sefaðra | sefaðra | sefaðra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
sefaði | sefaða | sefaða | sefuðu | sefuðu | sefuðu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
sefaða | sefuðu | sefaða | sefuðu | sefuðu | sefuðu | |
dative (þágufall) |
sefaða | sefuðu | sefaða | sefuðu | sefuðu | sefuðu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
sefaða | sefuðu | sefaða | sefuðu | sefuðu | sefuðu |
Northern Kurdish
editEtymology
editNoun
editsefa f
References
edit- ^ An English and Turkish dictionary, by James William Redhouse, 1856.
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editsefa m
- (poetic) spirit, heart, mind
- Ealle þa gemoniað mōdes fūsne sefan to sīþe
- All these things urge him who is eager of spirit to travel. (The Seafarer)
Declension
editWeak:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | sefa | sefan |
accusative | sefan | sefan |
genitive | sefan | sefena |
dative | sefan | sefum |
Derived terms
editOld Norse
editNoun
editsefa
Turkish
editAlternative forms
edit- safa (superseded spelling)
Etymology
editInherited 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”),[1][2] from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, “serenity”), verbal noun of صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be pure, to be clear, to be pure of heart”).[3]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsefa (definite accusative sefayı, plural sefalar)
- Serenity, peace of mind, tranquility.
- Synonyms: rahatlık, gönül rahatlığı, huzur, keyif
- Fun, pleasure, enjoyment.
Declension
editInflection | ||
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Nominative | sefa | |
Definite accusative | sefayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | sefa | sefalar |
Definite accusative | sefayı | sefaları |
Dative | sefaya | sefalara |
Locative | sefada | sefalarda |
Ablative | sefadan | sefalardan |
Genitive | sefanın | sefaların |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صفا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1178
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صفا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “safa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “sefa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sefa”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4117
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