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softa

softa noun: a religious student, especially in Turkey.

Noun

softa (plural softas)

  1. A religious student, especially in Turkey
    • The softas, concerning whose exploits we have heard so much of late, are the theological students who wish to become ulemas, or, literally, learned men.1896, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, Living Age, volume 208, page 330
  2. (broadly) A fanatic adherent, blind follower

softa meaning in Tamil

softa in Tamil

இஸ்லாமிய சமயவிதிமுறை மாணவன்

Forms of softa

pluralsoftas

Origin of softa

From Ottoman Turkish صوفته (“theology student”) (modern Turkish softa), from Classical Persian سوخته (sōxta).

Questions about softa

What does softa mean?
Softa means a religious student, especially in Turkey.
What is softa in Tamil?
Softa in Tamil is இஸ்லாமிய சமயவிதிமுறை மாணவன். See Softa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is softa?
Softa is a noun.
What is the plural of softa?
The plural of softa is softas.

Words near softa in the dictionary

  1. soft-subbing
  2. soft-subs
  3. soft-verge
  4. soft-verges
  5. soft-water
  6. softa
  7. Softail
  8. Softails
  9. softas
  10. softback
  11. softbacked

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Adapted from Wiktionary: softa (page history and authors); softa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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