شفيع

Arabic

Root
ش ف ع (š-f-ʕ)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb شَفَعَ (šafaʕa, “to intercede”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.fiːʕ/

Noun

شَفِيع • (šafīʕ) m (plural شُفَعَاء (šufaʕāʔ), feminine شَفِيعَة (šafīʕa))

1. intercessor, advocate, mediator, protector

Declension

Declension of noun شَفِيع (šafīʕ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَفِيع šafīʕ	الشَّفِيع aš-šafīʕ	شَفِيع šafīʕ	شَفِيعَة šafīʕa	الشَّفِيعَة aš-šafīʕa	شَفِيعَة šafīʕat
Nominative	شَفِيعٌ šafīʕun	الشَّفِيعُ aš-šafīʕu	شَفِيعُ šafīʕu	شَفِيعَةٌ šafīʕatun	الشَّفِيعَةُ aš-šafīʕatu	شَفِيعَةُ šafīʕatu
Accusative	شَفِيعًا šafīʕan	الشَّفِيعَ aš-šafīʕa	شَفِيعَ šafīʕa	شَفِيعَةً šafīʕatan	الشَّفِيعَةَ aš-šafīʕata	شَفِيعَةَ šafīʕata
Genitive	شَفِيعٍ šafīʕin	الشَّفِيعِ aš-šafīʕi	شَفِيعِ šafīʕi	شَفِيعَةٍ šafīʕatin	الشَّفِيعَةِ aš-šafīʕati	شَفِيعَةِ šafīʕati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَفِيعَيْن šafīʕayn	الشَّفِيعَيْن aš-šafīʕayn	شَفِيعَيْ šafīʕay	شَفِيعَتَيْن šafīʕatayn	الشَّفِيعَتَيْن aš-šafīʕatayn	شَفِيعَتَيْ šafīʕatay
Nominative	شَفِيعَانِ šafīʕāni	الشَّفِيعَانِ aš-šafīʕāni	شَفِيعَا šafīʕā	شَفِيعَتَانِ šafīʕatāni	الشَّفِيعَتَانِ aš-šafīʕatāni	شَفِيعَتَا šafīʕatā
Accusative	شَفِيعَيْنِ šafīʕayni	الشَّفِيعَيْنِ aš-šafīʕayni	شَفِيعَيْ šafīʕay	شَفِيعَتَيْنِ šafīʕatayni	الشَّفِيعَتَيْنِ aš-šafīʕatayni	شَفِيعَتَيْ šafīʕatay
Genitive	شَفِيعَيْنِ šafīʕayni	الشَّفِيعَيْنِ aš-šafīʕayni	شَفِيعَيْ šafīʕay	شَفِيعَتَيْنِ šafīʕatayni	الشَّفِيعَتَيْنِ aš-šafīʕatayni	شَفِيعَتَيْ šafīʕatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُفَعَاء šufaʕāʔ	الشُّفَعَاء aš-šufaʕāʔ	شُفَعَاء šufaʕāʔ	شَفِيعَات šafīʕāt	الشَّفِيعَات aš-šafīʕāt	شَفِيعَات šafīʕāt
Nominative	شُفَعَاءُ šufaʕāʔu	الشُّفَعَاءُ aš-šufaʕāʔu	شُفَعَاءُ šufaʕāʔu	شَفِيعَاتٌ šafīʕātun	الشَّفِيعَاتُ aš-šafīʕātu	شَفِيعَاتُ šafīʕātu
Accusative	شُفَعَاءَ šufaʕāʔa	الشُّفَعَاءَ aš-šufaʕāʔa	شُفَعَاءَ šufaʕāʔa	شَفِيعَاتٍ šafīʕātin	الشَّفِيعَاتِ aš-šafīʕāti	شَفِيعَاتِ šafīʕāti
Genitive	شُفَعَاءَ šufaʕāʔa	الشُّفَعَاءِ aš-šufaʕāʔi	شُفَعَاءِ šufaʕāʔi	شَفِيعَاتٍ šafīʕātin	الشَّفِيعَاتِ aš-šafīʕāti	شَفِيعَاتِ šafīʕāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: şəfi
• → Persian: شفيع
• → Ottoman Turkish: شفيع (şefi')
  • → Turkish: şefi
• → Uzbek: shafe

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَفِيع (šafīʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃa.ˈfiːʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fíːʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fíːʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.fíːʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.féʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šafī'
Dari reading?	šafī'
Iranian reading?	šafi'
Tajik reading?	šafiʾ

Noun

شفيع • (šafī') (plural شفیعان (šafī'ān))

1. intercessor, mediator
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2612:

     شد شفیع و گفت این ملک و لوا / با کمالی ده که دادی مر مرا

     šud šafi' u guft en mulk u liwâ / bâ kamâli dih ki dâdi mar marâ

     He [Solomon] interceded (with God on their behalf) and said, “Give this kingdom and banner (to them) with the (spiritual) perfection which Thou hast given to me.