Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تصفیه (taṣfiye, “a clearing, clarifying a liquid, a purifying from alloy or admixture, a cleaning or polishing, a making the heart or mind free from evil thoughts or intentions”),[1][2] from Arabic تَصْفِيَة (taṣfiya, “clarifying, purifying”), verbal noun of صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be pure, to be clear, to be pure of heart”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tas.fiˈje/
- Hyphenation: tas‧fi‧ye
Noun
tasfiye (definite accusative tasfiyeyi, plural tasfiyeler)
- An act of clarifying, sorting out, refining.
- (linguistics) Linguistic purism.
- (business) Liquidation of a company's assets after its bankruptcy.
- (figuratively) Mass layoffs due to various reasons.
Declension
Declension of tasfiye
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tasfiye
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tasfiyeler
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| definite accusative
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tasfiyeyi
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tasfiyeleri
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| dative
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tasfiyeye
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tasfiyelere
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| locative
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tasfiyede
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tasfiyelerde
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| ablative
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tasfiyeden
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tasfiyelerden
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| genitive
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tasfiyenin
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tasfiyelerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tasfiyem
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tasfiyelerim
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| 2nd singular
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tasfiyen
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tasfiyelerin
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| 3rd singular
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tasfiyesi
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tasfiyeleri
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| 1st plural
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tasfiyemiz
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tasfiyelerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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tasfiyeniz
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tasfiyeleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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tasfiyeleri
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tasfiyeleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tasfiyemi
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tasfiyelerimi
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| 2nd singular
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tasfiyeni
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tasfiyelerini
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| 3rd singular
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tasfiyesini
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tasfiyelerini
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| 1st plural
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tasfiyemizi
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tasfiyelerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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tasfiyenizi
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tasfiyelerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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tasfiyelerini
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tasfiyelerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tasfiyeme
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tasfiyelerime
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| 2nd singular
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tasfiyene
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tasfiyelerine
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| 3rd singular
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tasfiyesine
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tasfiyelerine
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| 1st plural
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tasfiyemize
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tasfiyelerimize
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| 2nd plural
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tasfiyenize
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tasfiyelerinize
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| 3rd plural
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tasfiyelerine
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tasfiyelerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tasfiyemde
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tasfiyelerimde
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| 2nd singular
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tasfiyende
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tasfiyelerinde
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| 3rd singular
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tasfiyesinde
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tasfiyelerinde
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| 1st plural
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tasfiyemizde
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tasfiyelerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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tasfiyenizde
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tasfiyelerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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tasfiyelerinde
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tasfiyelerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tasfiyemden
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tasfiyelerimden
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| 2nd singular
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tasfiyenden
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tasfiyelerinden
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| 3rd singular
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tasfiyesinden
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tasfiyelerinden
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| 1st plural
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tasfiyemizden
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tasfiyelerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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tasfiyenizden
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tasfiyelerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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tasfiyelerinden
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tasfiyelerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tasfiyemin
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tasfiyelerimin
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| 2nd singular
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tasfiyenin
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tasfiyelerinin
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| 3rd singular
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tasfiyesinin
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tasfiyelerinin
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| 1st plural
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tasfiyemizin
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tasfiyelerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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tasfiyenizin
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tasfiyelerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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tasfiyelerinin
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tasfiyelerinin
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تصفیه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 553
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تصفیه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 375
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tasfiye”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading