Arabic edit

Root
ص ف و (ṣ-f-w)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

صَفَا (ṣafā) I, non-past يَصْفُو‎ (yaṣfū)

  1. to be pure, be clear, be serene
    يَصْفُو ٱلْجَوُّ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِyaṣfū l-jawwu fī ṣ-ṣayfiThe weather becomes clear in the summer.
  2. to be pure of heart
  3. to take the best part of
  4. to remain as a clear gain

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

References edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? safā
Dari reading? safā
Iranian reading? safâ
Tajik reading? safo

Noun edit

Dari صَفا
Iranian Persian
Tajik сафо

صفا (safâ)

  1. purity, clearness
  2. enjoyment, pleasure, delight

References edit

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “صفا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Ushojo edit

Etymology edit

From Urdu صاف (sāf).

Adjective edit

صفا (saffā)

  1. clean, neat
  2. clear