شفقة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Verbal noun of شَفَقَ (šafaqa, “to feel compassion with, to have mercy upon”), from the root ش ف ق (š-f-q).
Noun edit
شَفَقَة • (šafaqa) f
- verbal noun of شَفَقَ (šafaqa, “to feel compassion with, to have mercy upon”) (form I)
- pity
- compassion, solicitude
- fond attachment
Declension edit
Declension of noun شَفَقَة (šafaqa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَفَقَة šafaqa |
الشَّفَقَة aš-šafaqa |
شَفَقَة šafaqat |
| Nominative | شَفَقَةٌ šafaqatun |
الشَّفَقَةُ aš-šafaqatu |
شَفَقَةُ šafaqatu |
| Accusative | شَفَقَةً šafaqatan |
الشَّفَقَةَ aš-šafaqata |
شَفَقَةَ šafaqata |
| Genitive | شَفَقَةٍ šafaqatin |
الشَّفَقَةِ aš-šafaqati |
شَفَقَةِ šafaqati |
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شفقة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Iraqi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاپقه (şapka), from Russian ша́пка (šápka), from Old French chape, from Latin cappa, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *káput-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
شفقة (šafqa) f