صفا
Arabic edit
Root |
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ص ف و (ṣ-f-w) |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
صَفَا • (ṣafā) I, non-past يَصْفُو (yaṣfū)
- to be pure, be clear, be serene
- يَصْفُو ٱلْجَوُّ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِ ― yaṣfū l-jawwu fī ṣ-ṣayfi ― The weather becomes clear in the summer.
- to be pure of heart
- to take the best part of
- to remain as a clear gain
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
صَفَا
(form-I final-weak, verbal nouns صَفْو or صَفَاء or صُفُوّ)verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
ṣafw or ṣafāʔ or ṣufuww | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
ṣāfin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maṣfuww | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | ṣafawtu |
ṣafawta |
صَفَا ṣafā |
ṣafawtumā |
ṣafawā |
ṣafawnā |
ṣafawtum |
ṣafaw | |||
f | ṣafawti |
ṣafat |
ṣafatā |
ṣafawtunna |
ṣafawna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔaṣfū |
taṣfū |
yaṣfū |
taṣfuwāni |
yaṣfuwāni |
naṣfū |
taṣfūna |
yaṣfūna | |||
f | taṣfīna |
taṣfū |
taṣfuwāni |
taṣfūna |
yaṣfūna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔaṣfuwa |
taṣfuwa |
yaṣfuwa |
taṣfuwā |
yaṣfuwā |
naṣfuwa |
taṣfū |
yaṣfū | |||
f | taṣfī |
taṣfuwa |
taṣfuwā |
taṣfūna |
yaṣfūna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔaṣfu |
taṣfu |
yaṣfu |
taṣfuwā |
yaṣfuwā |
naṣfu |
taṣfū |
yaṣfū | |||
f | taṣfī |
taṣfu |
taṣfuwā |
taṣfūna |
yaṣfūna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | uṣfu |
uṣfuwā |
uṣfū |
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f | uṣfī |
uṣfūna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | ṣufītu |
ṣufīta |
ṣufiya |
ṣufītumā |
ṣufiyā |
ṣufīnā |
ṣufītum |
ṣufū | |||
f | ṣufīti |
ṣufiyat |
ṣufiyatā |
ṣufītunna |
ṣufīna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuṣfā |
tuṣfā |
yuṣfā |
tuṣfayāni |
yuṣfayāni |
nuṣfā |
tuṣfawna |
yuṣfawna | |||
f | tuṣfayna |
tuṣfā |
tuṣfayāni |
tuṣfayna |
yuṣfayna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuṣfā |
tuṣfā |
yuṣfā |
tuṣfayā |
yuṣfayā |
nuṣfā |
tuṣfaw |
yuṣfaw | |||
f | tuṣfay |
tuṣfā |
tuṣfayā |
tuṣfayna |
yuṣfayna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuṣfa |
tuṣfa |
yuṣfa |
tuṣfayā |
yuṣfayā |
nuṣfa |
tuṣfaw |
yuṣfaw | |||
f | tuṣfay |
tuṣfa |
tuṣfayā |
tuṣfayna |
yuṣfayna |
Related terms edit
- صَفْو (ṣafw, “clarity, purity”)
- صِفْوَة (ṣifwa, “a sincere friend”)
- صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, “righteousness, sincerity”)
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صفا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [sa.fɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.fɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.fɔ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | safā |
Dari reading? | safā |
Iranian reading? | safâ |
Tajik reading? | safo |
Noun edit
Dari | صَفا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | сафо |
صفا • (safâ)
- purity, clearness
- enjoyment, pleasure, delight
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2548:
- من بگفته پند شد بند از جفا / شیر پند از مهر جوشد وز صفا
- man biguftah pand šud band az jafâ / šer-i-pand az mihr jošad waz safâ
- I said, ‘Counsel is barred by ill-treatment: the milk of counsel gushes forth from love and joy
References edit
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “صفا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Ushojo edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
صفا (saffā)