nafia

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish نافعه (nafi'a), from Arabic نَافِع (nāfiʕ, useful).

Noun

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nafia (definite accusative nafiayı, plural nafialar)

  1. (archaic) public works

References

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN