صوف

Arabic

Root
ص و ف (ṣ-w-f)

Pronunciation 1

• (MSA) IPA^(key): /sˤa.wi.fa/

Verb

صَوِفَ • (ṣawifa) I, non-past يَصْوَفُ‎ (yaṣwafu)

1. (of sheep etc.) to produce wool, to increase its wool

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَوِفَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun صَوَف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						صَوَف ṣawaf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						صَاوِف ṣāwif
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	صَوِفْتُ ṣawiftu	صَوِفْتَ ṣawifta	صَوِفَ ṣawifa		صَوِفْتُمَا ṣawiftumā	صَوِفَا ṣawifā		صَوِفْنَا ṣawifnā	صَوِفْتُمْ ṣawiftum	صَوِفُوا ṣawifū
	f		صَوِفْتِ ṣawifti	صَوِفَتْ ṣawifat			صَوِفَتَا ṣawifatā			صَوِفْتُنَّ ṣawiftunna	صَوِفْنَ ṣawifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصْوَفُ ʔaṣwafu	تَصْوَفُ taṣwafu	يَصْوَفُ yaṣwafu		تَصْوَفَانِ taṣwafāni	يَصْوَفَانِ yaṣwafāni		نَصْوَفُ naṣwafu	تَصْوَفُونَ taṣwafūna	يَصْوَفُونَ yaṣwafūna
	f		تَصْوَفِينَ taṣwafīna	تَصْوَفُ taṣwafu			تَصْوَفَانِ taṣwafāni			تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصْوَفَ ʔaṣwafa	تَصْوَفَ taṣwafa	يَصْوَفَ yaṣwafa		تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	يَصْوَفَا yaṣwafā		نَصْوَفَ naṣwafa	تَصْوَفُوا taṣwafū	يَصْوَفُوا yaṣwafū
	f		تَصْوَفِي taṣwafī	تَصْوَفَ taṣwafa			تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā			تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصْوَفْ ʔaṣwaf	تَصْوَفْ taṣwaf	يَصْوَفْ yaṣwaf		تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	يَصْوَفَا yaṣwafā		نَصْوَفْ naṣwaf	تَصْوَفُوا taṣwafū	يَصْوَفُوا yaṣwafū
	f		تَصْوَفِي taṣwafī	تَصْوَفْ taṣwaf			تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā			تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِصْوَفْ iṣwaf			اِصْوَفَا iṣwafā				اِصْوَفُوا iṣwafū
	f		اِصْوَفِي iṣwafī							اِصْوَفْنَ iṣwafna

Pronunciation 2

• (MSA) IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wa.fa/

Verb

صَوَّفَ • (ṣawwafa) II, non-past يُصَوِّفُ‎ (yuṣawwifu)

1. (of sheep etc.) to produce wool, to increase its wool
2. to make someone Sufi
3. (of plants) to have cotton-like fungus (see the image)
4. (intransitive) to decay (to have wool-like fungus)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَوَّفَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَصْوِيف taṣwīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُصَوِّف muṣawwif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُصَوَّف muṣawwaf
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	صَوَّفْتُ ṣawwaftu	صَوَّفْتَ ṣawwafta	صَوَّفَ ṣawwafa		صَوَّفْتُمَا ṣawwaftumā	صَوَّفَا ṣawwafā		صَوَّفْنَا ṣawwafnā	صَوَّفْتُمْ ṣawwaftum	صَوَّفُوا ṣawwafū
	f		صَوَّفْتِ ṣawwafti	صَوَّفَتْ ṣawwafat			صَوَّفَتَا ṣawwafatā			صَوَّفْتُنَّ ṣawwaftunna	صَوَّفْنَ ṣawwafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوِّفُ ʔuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفُ tuṣawwifu	يُصَوِّفُ yuṣawwifu		تُصَوِّفَانِ tuṣawwifāni	يُصَوِّفَانِ yuṣawwifāni		نُصَوِّفُ nuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفُونَ tuṣawwifūna	يُصَوِّفُونَ yuṣawwifūna
	f		تُصَوِّفِينَ tuṣawwifīna	تُصَوِّفُ tuṣawwifu			تُصَوِّفَانِ tuṣawwifāni			تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوِّفَ ʔuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفَ tuṣawwifa	يُصَوِّفَ yuṣawwifa		تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	يُصَوِّفَا yuṣawwifā		نُصَوِّفَ nuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفُوا tuṣawwifū	يُصَوِّفُوا yuṣawwifū
	f		تُصَوِّفِي tuṣawwifī	تُصَوِّفَ tuṣawwifa			تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā			تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوِّفْ ʔuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفْ tuṣawwif	يُصَوِّفْ yuṣawwif		تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	يُصَوِّفَا yuṣawwifā		نُصَوِّفْ nuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفُوا tuṣawwifū	يُصَوِّفُوا yuṣawwifū
	f		تُصَوِّفِي tuṣawwifī	تُصَوِّفْ tuṣawwif			تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā			تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صَوِّفْ ṣawwif			صَوِّفَا ṣawwifā				صَوِّفُوا ṣawwifū
	f		صَوِّفِي ṣawwifī							صَوِّفْنَ ṣawwifna
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	صُوِّفْتُ ṣuwwiftu	صُوِّفْتَ ṣuwwifta	صُوِّفَ ṣuwwifa		صُوِّفْتُمَا ṣuwwiftumā	صُوِّفَا ṣuwwifā		صُوِّفْنَا ṣuwwifnā	صُوِّفْتُمْ ṣuwwiftum	صُوِّفُوا ṣuwwifū
	f		صُوِّفْتِ ṣuwwifti	صُوِّفَتْ ṣuwwifat			صُوِّفَتَا ṣuwwifatā			صُوِّفْتُنَّ ṣuwwiftunna	صُوِّفْنَ ṣuwwifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوَّفُ ʔuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفُ tuṣawwafu	يُصَوَّفُ yuṣawwafu		تُصَوَّفَانِ tuṣawwafāni	يُصَوَّفَانِ yuṣawwafāni		نُصَوَّفُ nuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفُونَ tuṣawwafūna	يُصَوَّفُونَ yuṣawwafūna
	f		تُصَوَّفِينَ tuṣawwafīna	تُصَوَّفُ tuṣawwafu			تُصَوَّفَانِ tuṣawwafāni			تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوَّفَ ʔuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفَ tuṣawwafa	يُصَوَّفَ yuṣawwafa		تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	يُصَوَّفَا yuṣawwafā		نُصَوَّفَ nuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفُوا tuṣawwafū	يُصَوَّفُوا yuṣawwafū
	f		تُصَوَّفِي tuṣawwafī	تُصَوَّفَ tuṣawwafa			تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā			تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوَّفْ ʔuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفْ tuṣawwaf	يُصَوَّفْ yuṣawwaf		تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	يُصَوَّفَا yuṣawwafā		نُصَوَّفْ nuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفُوا tuṣawwafū	يُصَوَّفُوا yuṣawwafū
	f		تُصَوَّفِي tuṣawwafī	تُصَوَّفْ tuṣawwaf			تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā			تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna

Pronunciation 3

• (Classical Arabic, MSA) IPA^(key): /sˤuːf/
• (Al-Andalus, Morocco) IPA^(key): [sˤawf]

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Noun

صُوف • (ṣūf) m (collective, singulative صُوفَة f (ṣūfa), plural أَصْوَاف (ʔaṣwāf))

1. wool

Declension

Declension of noun صُوف (ṣūf)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صُوف ṣūf	الصُّوف aṣ-ṣūf	صُوف ṣūf
Nominative	صُوفٌ ṣūfun	الصُّوفُ aṣ-ṣūfu	صُوفُ ṣūfu
Accusative	صُوفًا ṣūfan	الصُّوفَ aṣ-ṣūfa	صُوفَ ṣūfa
Genitive	صُوفٍ ṣūfin	الصُّوفِ aṣ-ṣūfi	صُوفِ ṣūfi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صُوفَة ṣūfa	الصُّوفَة aṣ-ṣūfa	صُوفَة ṣūfat
Nominative	صُوفَةٌ ṣūfatun	الصُّوفَةُ aṣ-ṣūfatu	صُوفَةُ ṣūfatu
Accusative	صُوفَةً ṣūfatan	الصُّوفَةَ aṣ-ṣūfata	صُوفَةَ ṣūfata
Genitive	صُوفَةٍ ṣūfatin	الصُّوفَةِ aṣ-ṣūfati	صُوفَةِ ṣūfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صُوفَتَيْن ṣūfatayn	الصُّوفَتَيْن aṣ-ṣūfatayn	صُوفَتَيْ ṣūfatay
Nominative	صُوفَتَانِ ṣūfatāni	الصُّوفَتَانِ aṣ-ṣūfatāni	صُوفَتَا ṣūfatā
Accusative	صُوفَتَيْنِ ṣūfatayni	الصُّوفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūfatayni	صُوفَتَيْ ṣūfatay
Genitive	صُوفَتَيْنِ ṣūfatayni	الصُّوفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūfatayni	صُوفَتَيْ ṣūfatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صُوفَات ṣūfāt	الصُّوفَات aṣ-ṣūfāt	صُوفَات ṣūfāt
Nominative	صُوفَاتٌ ṣūfātun	الصُّوفَاتُ aṣ-ṣūfātu	صُوفَاتُ ṣūfātu
Accusative	صُوفَاتٍ ṣūfātin	الصُّوفَاتِ aṣ-ṣūfāti	صُوفَاتِ ṣūfāti
Genitive	صُوفَاتٍ ṣūfātin	الصُّوفَاتِ aṣ-ṣūfāti	صُوفَاتِ ṣūfāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَصْوَاف ʔaṣwāf	الْأَصْوَاف al-ʔaṣwāf	أَصْوَاف ʔaṣwāf
Nominative	أَصْوَافٌ ʔaṣwāfun	الْأَصْوَافُ al-ʔaṣwāfu	أَصْوَافُ ʔaṣwāfu
Accusative	أَصْوَافًا ʔaṣwāfan	الْأَصْوَافَ al-ʔaṣwāfa	أَصْوَافَ ʔaṣwāfa
Genitive	أَصْوَافٍ ʔaṣwāfin	الْأَصْوَافِ al-ʔaṣwāfi	أَصْوَافِ ʔaṣwāfi

Derived terms

• صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy)

Descendants

• → Malay: suf
• → Swahili: sufi, sufu

Sindhi

Etymology

From Persian.

Noun

صوف • (sūfu) (Devanagari spelling सूफ़ु)

1. apple