SOFTA
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Sof″ta (?), n. [[Corruption of Per. s�khtah one who burns, is ardent or zealous.]] Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school. [Written also sophta.]
Source: 567
Sof″ta (?), n. [[Corruption of Per. s�khtah one who burns, is ardent or zealous.]] Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school. [Written also sophta.]