cefa

cruelty, torment

Pronounced as (IPA)
/dʒ.faː/
Etymology

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”).

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