From Arabic مِصْفَاة (miṣfāh) formed in the characteristic of Tool noun.
- IPA(key): /misˤ.faː.ja/, [mɪsˤfaːja]
مصفاية • (miṣfāya) f (construct state مِصْفايةْ (miṣfāyat), plural مِصْفايات (miṣfāyāt))
- sieve
- Synonym: غِرْبَال (ḡirbāl, “traditional sieve”)