softa
/ˈsɒftə
/noun
A Muslim student of sacred law and theology.This practice not only provided jobs for imams and wa`izs but also pleased softas who in that time numbered several thousand in Istanbul.
Origin
Turkish, from Persian, 'severe, hard'.
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