مصطفى

See also: مصطفی

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ص ف و (ṣ-f-w)

Derived from the passive participle of اِصْطَفَى (iṣṭafā, “choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /musˤ.tˤa.fan/ (adjective):
• IPA^(key): /musˤ.tˤa.faː/ (proper noun):

Adjective

مُصْطَفًى • (muṣṭafan) (feminine مُصْطَفَاة (muṣṭafāh), masculine dual مُصْطَفَيَانِ (muṣṭafayāni), feminine dual مُصْطَفَاتَانِ (muṣṭafātāni), masculine plural مُصْطَفَوْنَ (muṣṭafawna), feminine plural مُصْطَفَيَات (muṣṭafayāt))

1. chosen

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصْطَفًى (muṣṭafan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular in ـًى (-an)		singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصْطَفَى muṣṭafā	الْمُصْطَفَى al-muṣṭafā	مُصْطَفَاة muṣṭafāt	الْمُصْطَفَاة al-muṣṭafāt
Nominative	مُصْطَفًى muṣṭafan	الْمُصْطَفَى al-muṣṭafā	مُصْطَفَاةٌ muṣṭafātun	الْمُصْطَفَاةُ al-muṣṭafātu
Accusative	مُصْطَفًى muṣṭafan	الْمُصْطَفَى al-muṣṭafā	مُصْطَفَاةً muṣṭafātan	الْمُصْطَفَاةَ al-muṣṭafāta
Genitive	مُصْطَفًى muṣṭafan	الْمُصْطَفَى al-muṣṭafā	مُصْطَفَاةٍ muṣṭafātin	الْمُصْطَفَاةِ al-muṣṭafāti
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصْطَفَيَيْن muṣṭafayayn	الْمُصْطَفَيَيْن al-muṣṭafayayn	مُصْطَفَاتَيْن muṣṭafātayn	الْمُصْطَفَاتَيْن al-muṣṭafātayn
Nominative	مُصْطَفَيَانِ muṣṭafayāni	الْمُصْطَفَيَانِ al-muṣṭafayāni	مُصْطَفَاتَانِ muṣṭafātāni	الْمُصْطَفَاتَانِ al-muṣṭafātāni
Accusative	مُصْطَفَيَيْنِ muṣṭafayayni	الْمُصْطَفَيَيْنِ al-muṣṭafayayni	مُصْطَفَاتَيْنِ muṣṭafātayni	الْمُصْطَفَاتَيْنِ al-muṣṭafātayni
Genitive	مُصْطَفَيَيْنِ muṣṭafayayni	الْمُصْطَفَيَيْنِ al-muṣṭafayayni	مُصْطَفَاتَيْنِ muṣṭafātayni	الْمُصْطَفَاتَيْنِ al-muṣṭafātayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصْطَفَيْن muṣṭafayn	الْمُصْطَفَيْن al-muṣṭafayn	مُصْطَفَيَات muṣṭafayāt	الْمُصْطَفَيَات al-muṣṭafayāt
Nominative	مُصْطَفَوْنَ muṣṭafawna	الْمُصْطَفَوْنَ al-muṣṭafawna	مُصْطَفَيَاتٌ muṣṭafayātun	الْمُصْطَفَيَاتُ al-muṣṭafayātu
Accusative	مُصْطَفَيْنَ muṣṭafayna	الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ al-muṣṭafayna	مُصْطَفَيَاتٍ muṣṭafayātin	الْمُصْطَفَيَاتِ al-muṣṭafayāti
Genitive	مُصْطَفَيْنَ muṣṭafayna	الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ al-muṣṭafayna	مُصْطَفَيَاتٍ muṣṭafayātin	الْمُصْطَفَيَاتِ al-muṣṭafayāti

Proper noun

مُصْطَفَى • (muṣṭafā) m

1. a male given name, Mustafa, Mostafa

Declension

Declension of noun مُصْطَفًى (muṣṭafan)

Singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مُصْطَفَى muṣṭafā	—
Nominative	—	مُصْطَفًى muṣṭafan	—
Accusative	—	مُصْطَفًى muṣṭafan	—
Genitive	—	مُصْطَفًى muṣṭafan	—

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Mustafa
• → Bengali: মোস্তফা (mōstopha)
• → Chinese: → 穆斯塔法 (Mùsītǎfǎ) (transliteration)
• → Classical Persian: مُصْطَفیٰ (mustafā)
  • Dari: مُصْطَفیٰ (mustafā)
  • Iranian Persian: مُصْطَفیٰ (mostafâ)
  • Tajik: Мустафо (Mustafo)
• → Maguindanao: Mustapha, Mustapa, Mostapha
• → Malay: Mustafa
  • Indonesian: Mustafa
• → Maranao: Mustapha, Mostapa, Mostapha
• → Portuguese: Mustafá
• → Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى (muṣṭafa)

  > Turkish: Mustafa (inherited)