صفت

Arabic

Verb

صَفَتْ • (ṣafat) (form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of صَفَا‎ (ṣafā)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /sifat/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /sɪfat/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /sefæt/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /sifat/

Noun

Dari	صفت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сифат (sifat)

صفت • (sefat) (plural صفات‎ (sefât) or صفت‌ها‎ (sefat-hâ))

1. attribute
2. adjective

Related terms

• صفتی‎ (sefati)
• صفت تفضیلی‎ (sefat-e tafzili)
• صفت عالی‎ (sefat-e 'âli)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صفت‎ (sefat), Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

Noun

صفت • (sifat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਫ਼ਤ)

1. praise, admiration
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:

     ‏توں سچا صاحب صفت سوالیؤ جن کیتی سو پار پیا‎

     tū̃ sachā sāheb sifat suālahiu jin kītī so pār peā

     You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.

   Synonyms: استت‎ (ustat), تعریف‎ (tarīf), وڈیائی‎ (vaḍiāē), اپما‎ (upmā)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian صفت‎ (sefat), from Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

Noun

صفت • (sifat) f (Hindi spelling सिफ़त)

1. adjective
2. description
3. attribute
4. mode
5. manner

Synonyms

• بشیشن‎