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sofra
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Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سفره (sofra), from Persian سفره (sofre) from Arabic سُفْرَة (sufra).
Noun
sofra
Declension
Derived terms
- sofra örtüsi
- sofraci
References
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Portuguese
Verb
sofra
- inflection of sofrer:
Romanian
Alternative forms
- sofră
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سفره (sofra), from Persian سفره (sofre) from Arabic سُفْرَة (sufra).
Pronunciation
Noun
sofra f (plural sofrale)
Declension
Further reading
- “sofra”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سفره (sofra, “cloth for wrapping up food and spreading out to eat while travelling”) (compare Turkish sofra), from Persian سفره (sofre), from Arabic سُفْرَة (sufra, “travelling provisions”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sȍfra f (Cyrillic spelling со̏фра)
- (regional) low round dining table around which one eats seated on pillows [16th century]
- Synonym: sinija
- (regional) food and drink laid out for consumption, feast
- (regional) gathering for eating and drinking, feast
- (regional) people seated together at a dining table, guests, company
Alternative forms
References
- “sofra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- Josip Hamm, editor (1955–1956), “sȍfra”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 15, Zagreb: JAZU, page 876
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سفره, صوفره (sofra), from Persian سفره (sofre) from Arabic سُفْرَة (sufra).
Noun
sofra (definite accusative sofrayı, plural sofralar)
Declension
Derived terms
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