cefa

Meaning

cruelty, torment

Concepts

oppression

cross

punish

torment

hardship

malianity

martyrship

Synonyms

eza

eziyet

felaket

şehadet

şehitlik

Translations

calvaire

martiri

Marter

Martyrium

Märtyrium

Quälerei

martyre

tourment

cruauté

calvario

martyrium

martírio

gólgota

بَرْبَرِيَّة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dʒ.faː/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: جفا

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish جفا (cefâ), from Arabic جَفَاء (jafāʔ, “cruelty, oppression”), verbal noun of Arabic جَفَا (jafā, “to be crude, to be harsh”).