تصوف

Arabic

Root
ص و ف (ṣ w f)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Modern Standard Arabic) IPA^(key): /ta.sˤaw.wuf/

Verb

تَصَوَّفَ • (taṣawwafa) V (non-past يَتَصَوَّفُ (yataṣawwafu), verbal noun تَصَوُّف (taṣawwuf))

1. to be a Sufi, to practice Sufism
2. to behave like a Sufi
3. to wear a woolen clothing

Conjugation

Conjugation of تَصَوَّفَ (V, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun تَصَوُّف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَصَوُّف taṣawwuf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَصَوِّف mutaṣawwif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَصَوَّف mutaṣawwaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَصَوَّفْتُ taṣawwaftu	تَصَوَّفْتَ taṣawwafta	تَصَوَّفَ taṣawwafa		تَصَوَّفْتُمَا taṣawwaftumā	تَصَوَّفَا taṣawwafā		تَصَوَّفْنَا taṣawwafnā	تَصَوَّفْتُمْ taṣawwaftum	تَصَوَّفُوا taṣawwafū
	f		تَصَوَّفْتِ taṣawwafti	تَصَوَّفَتْ taṣawwafat			تَصَوَّفَتَا taṣawwafatā			تَصَوَّفْتُنَّ taṣawwaftunna	تَصَوَّفْنَ taṣawwafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَصَوَّفُ ʔataṣawwafu	تَتَصَوَّفُ tataṣawwafu	يَتَصَوَّفُ yataṣawwafu		تَتَصَوَّفَانِ tataṣawwafāni	يَتَصَوَّفَانِ yataṣawwafāni		نَتَصَوَّفُ nataṣawwafu	تَتَصَوَّفُونَ tataṣawwafūna	يَتَصَوَّفُونَ yataṣawwafūna
	f		تَتَصَوَّفِينَ tataṣawwafīna	تَتَصَوَّفُ tataṣawwafu			تَتَصَوَّفَانِ tataṣawwafāni			تَتَصَوَّفْنَ tataṣawwafna	يَتَصَوَّفْنَ yataṣawwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَصَوَّفَ ʔataṣawwafa	تَتَصَوَّفَ tataṣawwafa	يَتَصَوَّفَ yataṣawwafa		تَتَصَوَّفَا tataṣawwafā	يَتَصَوَّفَا yataṣawwafā		نَتَصَوَّفَ nataṣawwafa	تَتَصَوَّفُوا tataṣawwafū	يَتَصَوَّفُوا yataṣawwafū
	f		تَتَصَوَّفِي tataṣawwafī	تَتَصَوَّفَ tataṣawwafa			تَتَصَوَّفَا tataṣawwafā			تَتَصَوَّفْنَ tataṣawwafna	يَتَصَوَّفْنَ yataṣawwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَصَوَّفْ ʔataṣawwaf	تَتَصَوَّفْ tataṣawwaf	يَتَصَوَّفْ yataṣawwaf		تَتَصَوَّفَا tataṣawwafā	يَتَصَوَّفَا yataṣawwafā		نَتَصَوَّفْ nataṣawwaf	تَتَصَوَّفُوا tataṣawwafū	يَتَصَوَّفُوا yataṣawwafū
	f		تَتَصَوَّفِي tataṣawwafī	تَتَصَوَّفْ tataṣawwaf			تَتَصَوَّفَا tataṣawwafā			تَتَصَوَّفْنَ tataṣawwafna	يَتَصَوَّفْنَ yataṣawwafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَصَوَّفْ taṣawwaf			تَصَوَّفَا taṣawwafā				تَصَوَّفُوا taṣawwafū
	f		تَصَوَّفِي taṣawwafī							تَصَوَّفْنَ taṣawwafna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُصُوِّفَ tuṣuwwifa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَصَوَّفُ yutaṣawwafu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَصَوَّفَ yutaṣawwafa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَصَوَّفْ yutaṣawwaf		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Noun

تَصَوُّف • (taṣawwuf) m

1. Sufism
2. verbal noun of تَصَوَّفَ (taṣawwafa) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَصَوُّف (taṣawwuf)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَصَوُّف taṣawwuf	التَّصَوُّف at-taṣawwuf	تَصَوُّف taṣawwuf
nominative	تَصَوُّفٌ taṣawwufun	التَّصَوُّفُ at-taṣawwufu	تَصَوُّفُ taṣawwufu
accusative	تَصَوُّفًا taṣawwufan	التَّصَوُّفَ at-taṣawwufa	تَصَوُّفَ taṣawwufa
genitive	تَصَوُّفٍ taṣawwufin	التَّصَوُّفِ at-taṣawwufi	تَصَوُّفِ taṣawwufi

See also

• صُوف (ṣūf)
• صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَصَوُّف (taṣawwuf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.saw.ˈwuf/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.säw.wʊ́f]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.säw.wʊ́f]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.säw.wʊ́f]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.säw.wúf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.sæv.vóf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.säw.vúf]

Readings
Classical reading?	tasawwuf
Dari reading?	tasawwuf
Iranian reading?	tasavvof
Tajik reading?	tasavvuf

Noun

تصوف • (tasawwuf / tasavvof) (Tajik spelling тасаввуф)

1. Sufism

Derived terms

• تصوفی (tasawwufī / tasavvofi)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: તસવ્વુફ (tasavvuph)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu تَصَوُّف (tasavvuf), from Classical Persian تَصَوُّف (tasawwuf), ultimately from Arabic تَصَوُّف (taṣawwuf).

Noun

تَصَوُّف • (tasavvuf) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਸੱਵੁਫ਼)

1. mysticism, spirituality
2. holiness
3. (Islam) Sufism

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “تصوُّف”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਤਸੱਵਫ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025