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/ˈsɒftə/

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016

sof•ta (sôf′tə, sof′-),
n.

Eastern Religionsa Turkish Muslim theological student.

Etymology:

Persian sōkhta literally, fired (by love of learning)
Turkish
1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

softa /ˈsɒftə/ n

a Muslim student of divinity and jurisprudence, esp in Turkey

Etymology: 17th Century: from Turkish, from Persian sōkhtah aflame (with love of learning)

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