سفاح

Arabic

Etymology

• س ف ح (s-f-ḥ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.faːħ/ (fornication)
• IPA^(key): /saf.faːħ/ (assassin)

Noun

سِفَاح • (sifāḥ) m

1. verbal noun of سَافَحَ (sāfaḥa) (form III)
2. fornication

Declension

Declension of noun سِفَاح (sifāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِفَاح sifāḥ	السِّفَاح as-sifāḥ	سِفَاح sifāḥ
Nominative	سِفَاحٌ sifāḥun	السِّفَاحُ as-sifāḥu	سِفَاحُ sifāḥu
Accusative	سِفَاحًا sifāḥan	السِّفَاحَ as-sifāḥa	سِفَاحَ sifāḥa
Genitive	سِفَاحٍ sifāḥin	السِّفَاحِ as-sifāḥi	سِفَاحِ sifāḥi

Related terms

• سِفَاح الْقُرْبَى (sifāḥ al-qurbā, “incest”)

Noun

سَفَّاح • (saffāḥ) m

1. bloodshedder, murderer

Declension

Declension of noun سَفَّاح (saffāḥ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَفَّاح saffāḥ	السَّفَّاح as-saffāḥ	سَفَّاح saffāḥ	سَفَّاحَة saffāḥa	السَّفَّاحَة as-saffāḥa	سَفَّاحَة saffāḥat
Nominative	سَفَّاحٌ saffāḥun	السَّفَّاحُ as-saffāḥu	سَفَّاحُ saffāḥu	سَفَّاحَةٌ saffāḥatun	السَّفَّاحَةُ as-saffāḥatu	سَفَّاحَةُ saffāḥatu
Accusative	سَفَّاحًا saffāḥan	السَّفَّاحَ as-saffāḥa	سَفَّاحَ saffāḥa	سَفَّاحَةً saffāḥatan	السَّفَّاحَةَ as-saffāḥata	سَفَّاحَةَ saffāḥata
Genitive	سَفَّاحٍ saffāḥin	السَّفَّاحِ as-saffāḥi	سَفَّاحِ saffāḥi	سَفَّاحَةٍ saffāḥatin	السَّفَّاحَةِ as-saffāḥati	سَفَّاحَةِ saffāḥati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَفَّاحَيْن saffāḥayn	السَّفَّاحَيْن as-saffāḥayn	سَفَّاحَيْ saffāḥay	سَفَّاحَتَيْن saffāḥatayn	السَّفَّاحَتَيْن as-saffāḥatayn	سَفَّاحَتَيْ saffāḥatay
Nominative	سَفَّاحَانِ saffāḥāni	السَّفَّاحَانِ as-saffāḥāni	سَفَّاحَا saffāḥā	سَفَّاحَتَانِ saffāḥatāni	السَّفَّاحَتَانِ as-saffāḥatāni	سَفَّاحَتَا saffāḥatā
Accusative	سَفَّاحَيْنِ saffāḥayni	السَّفَّاحَيْنِ as-saffāḥayni	سَفَّاحَيْ saffāḥay	سَفَّاحَتَيْنِ saffāḥatayni	السَّفَّاحَتَيْنِ as-saffāḥatayni	سَفَّاحَتَيْ saffāḥatay
Genitive	سَفَّاحَيْنِ saffāḥayni	السَّفَّاحَيْنِ as-saffāḥayni	سَفَّاحَيْ saffāḥay	سَفَّاحَتَيْنِ saffāḥatayni	السَّفَّاحَتَيْنِ as-saffāḥatayni	سَفَّاحَتَيْ saffāḥatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَفَّاحِين saffāḥīn	السَّفَّاحِين as-saffāḥīn	سَفَّاحِي saffāḥī	سَفَّاحَات saffāḥāt	السَّفَّاحَات as-saffāḥāt	سَفَّاحَات saffāḥāt
Nominative	سَفَّاحُونَ saffāḥūna	السَّفَّاحُونَ as-saffāḥūna	سَفَّاحُو saffāḥū	سَفَّاحَاتٌ saffāḥātun	السَّفَّاحَاتُ as-saffāḥātu	سَفَّاحَاتُ saffāḥātu
Accusative	سَفَّاحِينَ saffāḥīna	السَّفَّاحِينَ as-saffāḥīna	سَفَّاحِي saffāḥī	سَفَّاحَاتٍ saffāḥātin	السَّفَّاحَاتِ as-saffāḥāti	سَفَّاحَاتِ saffāḥāti
Genitive	سَفَّاحِينَ saffāḥīna	السَّفَّاحِينَ as-saffāḥīna	سَفَّاحِي saffāḥī	سَفَّاحَاتٍ saffāḥātin	السَّفَّاحَاتِ as-saffāḥāti	سَفَّاحَاتِ saffāḥāti

References

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