SOFTA

Etymology

Noun

softa (plural softas)

(Islam) A religious student, especially in Turkey

Anagrams

• FOSTA, fatso

Source: Wiktionary


Sof"ta, n. Etym: [Corruption of Per. s one who burns, is ardent or zealous.]

Definition: Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school. [Written also sophta.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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