مصفات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِصْفَاة (miṣfāh, “colander”).

Noun

مصفات • (misfât) (definite accusative مصفاتی (misfâtı), plural مصافی (mesâfî))

  1. strainer, sile, colander, any device through which a liquid is passed for purification or separation from solid matter
    Synonym: سوزكج (süzgec)
  2. ethmoid, a light, spongy, cubical bone located at the root of the nose, through which the olfactory nerves pass

Descendants

  • Turkish: misfat

Further reading

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