توفي

See also: توفى, توڤي, توقي, and توقى

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ف ي (w f y)
13 terms

Verb

تُوُفِّيَ • (tuwuffiya) V (passive-only, non-past يُتَوَفَّى (yutawaffā), verbal noun تَوَفٍّ (tawaffin))

1. to die

   Synonyms: تَوَفَّى (tawaffā), مَاتَ (māta), هَلَكَ (halaka); see also Thesaurus:مات

   Hyponym: اِسْتَشْهَدَ (istašhada)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 22:5:

     وَمِنْكُم مَن يُتَوَفَّى وَمِنْكُم مَن يُرَدُّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ

     waminkum man yutawaffā waminkum man yuraddu ʔilā ʔarḏali l-ʕumuri

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تُوُفِّيَ (V, final-weak, passive-only, verbal noun تَوَفٍّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوَفٍّ tawaffin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَوَفًّى mutawaffan
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	تُوُفِّيتُ tuwuffītu	تُوُفِّيتَ tuwuffīta	تُوُفِّيَ tuwuffiya		تُوُفِّيتُمَا tuwuffītumā	تُوُفِّيَا tuwuffiyā		تُوُفِّينَا tuwuffīnā	تُوُفِّيتُمْ tuwuffītum	تُوُفُّوا tuwuffū
	f		تُوُفِّيتِ tuwuffīti	تُوُفِّيَتْ tuwuffiyat			تُوُفِّيَتَا tuwuffiyatā			تُوُفِّيتُنَّ tuwuffītunna	تُوُفِّينَ tuwuffīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَوَفَّى ʔutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā	يُتَوَفَّى yutawaffā		تُتَوَفَّيَانِ tutawaffayāni	يُتَوَفَّيَانِ yutawaffayāni		نُتَوَفَّى nutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّوْنَ tutawaffawna	يُتَوَفَّوْنَ yutawaffawna
	f		تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā			تُتَوَفَّيَانِ tutawaffayāni			تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	يُتَوَفَّيْنَ yutawaffayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَوَفَّى ʔutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā	يُتَوَفَّى yutawaffā		تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā	يُتَوَفَّيَا yutawaffayā		نُتَوَفَّى nutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّوْا tutawaffaw	يُتَوَفَّوْا yutawaffaw
	f		تُتَوَفَّيْ tutawaffay	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā			تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā			تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	يُتَوَفَّيْنَ yutawaffayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَوَفَّ ʔutawaffa	تُتَوَفَّ tutawaffa	يُتَوَفَّ yutawaffa		تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā	يُتَوَفَّيَا yutawaffayā		نُتَوَفَّ nutawaffa	تُتَوَفَّوْا tutawaffaw	يُتَوَفَّوْا yutawaffaw
	f		تُتَوَفَّيْ tutawaffay	تُتَوَفَّ tutawaffa			تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā			تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	يُتَوَفَّيْنَ yutawaffayna

Related terms

• هَلَكَ (halaka)
• وَافَتْهُ الْمَنِيَّة (wāfathu l-maniyya)
• اِنْتَقَلَ إِِلَى رَحْمَةِ الله (intaqala ʔiilā raḥmati llāh)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “توفي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

تَوَفِّي • (tawaffī) m

1. informal pronunciation of تَوَفٍّ (tawaffin)
2. nominative construct state of تَوَفٍّ (tawaffin)
3. genitive construct state of تَوَفٍّ (tawaffin)
4. (with definite article) nominative definite of تَوَفٍّ (tawaffin)
5. (with definite article) genitive definite of تَوَفٍّ (tawaffin)

Etymology 3

Verb

توفي (form II)

1. تُوَفِّي (tuwaffī) /tu.waf.fiː/: inflection of وَفَّى (waffā):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
   3. second-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
2. تُوَفِّيَ (tuwaffiya) /tu.waf.fi.ja/: inflection of وَفَّى (waffā):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
3. تُوَفَّيْ (tuwaffay) /tu.waf.faj/: second-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of وَفَّى (waffā)

Etymology 4

Verb

توفي (form IV)

1. تُوفِي (tūfī) /tuː.fiː/: inflection of أَوْفَى (ʔawfā):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
   3. second-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive
2. تُوفِيَ (tūfiya) /tuː.fi.ja/: inflection of أَوْفَى (ʔawfā):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
3. تُوفَيْ (tūfay) /tuː.faj/: second-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of أَوْفَى (ʔawfā)

Etymology 5

Verb

توفي (form V)

1. تُوُفِّيَ (tuwuffiya) /tu.wuf.fi.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of تَوَفَّى (tawaffā)
2. تَوَفَّيْ (tawaffay) /ta.waf.faj/: second-person feminine singular imperative of تَوَفَّى (tawaffā)