"saff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /saf/ Forms: saffejn [dual], saffi [plural], saffijiet [plural], sfuf [plural], safef [plural]
Rhymes: -af Etymology: Inherited from Arabic صَفّ (ṣaff). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:صَفّ|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "saff", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="saff"> Inherited from Arabic صَفّ (ṣaff). Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=saffejn|g=m|p=saffi|p2=saffijiet|p3=sfuf|p4=safef}} saff m (dual saffejn, plural saffi or saffijiet or sfuf or safef)
  1. layer, stratum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-saff-mt-noun-Juxcqrp4 Categories (other): Maltese terms with collocations, Maltese entries referencing missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing missing etymons: 71 29 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 82 18 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 57 43 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 54
  2. row Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-saff-mt-noun-Y0do2uFH Categories (other): Maltese terms with collocations, Maltese entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 57 43 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 54

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} saff
  1. alternative form of sauf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sauf
    Sense id: en-saff-enm-adj-RAml5dpL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0

Conjunction [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction|altform=1}} saff
  1. alternative form of sauf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sauf
    Sense id: en-saff-enm-conj-RAml5dpL

Preposition [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|preposition|altform=1}} saff
  1. alternative form of sauf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sauf
    Sense id: en-saff-enm-prep-RAml5dpL

Adjective [Welsh]

IPA: /saːf/ Forms: saff [feminine, singular], saff [plural], saffed [equative], saffach [comparative], saffaf [superlative], sâff [alternative]
Rhymes: -aːf Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English sauf, from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós. Doublet of seff and saf. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*solh₂-}}, {{bor|cy|enm|sauf}} Middle English sauf, {{der|cy|fro|sauf}} Old French sauf, {{der|cy|la|salvus}} Latin salvus, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*solh₂wós}} Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós, {{doublet|cy|seff|saf}} Doublet of seff and saf Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach}} saff (feminine singular saff, plural saff, equative saffed, comparative saffach, superlative saffaf, not mutable)
  1. safe Tags: not-mutable Synonyms: diogel, sicr
    Sense id: en-saff-cy-adj-izNplE3S Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saff",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saffed",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saffach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saffaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sâff",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach"
      },
      "expansion": "saff (feminine singular saff, plural saff, equative saffed, comparative saffach, superlative saffaf, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/aːf",
        "Welsh adjectives",
        "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh doublets",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh terms borrowed from Middle English",
        "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle English",
        "Welsh terms derived from Old French",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *solh₂-"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "safe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "safe",
          "safe"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "diogel"
        },
        {
          "word": "sicr"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/saːf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saff"
}

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