Etymology

softa

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Today it means: A religious student, especially in Turkey Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish صوفته ← Classical Persian سوخته
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromسوخته
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromصوفته“theology student”
  3. English todaysofta

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.