Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ث ق ف (ṯ-q-f)

Derived from the passive participle of ثَقَّفَ (ṯaqqafa, to educate, to refine).

Adjective edit

مُثَقَّف (muṯaqqaf) (feminine مُثَقَّفَة (muṯaqqafa), masculine plural مُثَقَّفُونَ (muṯaqqafūna), feminine plural مُثَقَّفَات (muṯaqqafāt))

  1. educated
  2. refined, cultured
  3. clairvoyant
  4. trained

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN