توفى

See also: توفي, توڤي, توقي, and توقى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و ف ي (w-f-y); compare وَفَى (wafā, “to fulfill”), وَفَاة (wafāh, “death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.waf.faː/

Verb

تَوَفَّى • (tawaffā) V, non-past يَتَوَفَّى‎ (yatawaffā)

1. (transitive) to receive in full
2. to take the life of; (passive voice) to die
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:126:

     رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

     rabbanā ʔafriḡ ʕalaynā ṣabran watawaffanā muslimīna

     Our Lord! Shower us with perseverance, and cause us to die as Muslims!

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَوَفَّى

(form-V final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوَفٍّ tawaffin
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَوَفٍّ mutawaffin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَوَفًّى mutawaffan
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	تَوَفَّيْتُ tawaffaytu	تَوَفَّيْتَ tawaffayta	تَوَفَّى tawaffā		تَوَفَّيْتُمَا tawaffaytumā	تَوَفَّيَا tawaffayā		تَوَفَّيْنَا tawaffaynā	تَوَفَّيْتُمْ tawaffaytum	تَوَفَّوْا tawaffaw
	f		تَوَفَّيْتِ tawaffayti	تَوَفَّتْ tawaffat			تَوَفَّتَا tawaffatā			تَوَفَّيْتُنَّ tawaffaytunna	تَوَفَّيْنَ tawaffayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَوَفَّى ʔatawaffā	تَتَوَفَّى tatawaffā	يَتَوَفَّى yatawaffā		تَتَوَفَّيَانِ tatawaffayāni	يَتَوَفَّيَانِ yatawaffayāni		نَتَوَفَّى natawaffā	تَتَوَفَّوْنَ tatawaffawna	يَتَوَفَّوْنَ yatawaffawna
	f		تَتَوَفَّيْنَ tatawaffayna	تَتَوَفَّى tatawaffā			تَتَوَفَّيَانِ tatawaffayāni			تَتَوَفَّيْنَ tatawaffayna	يَتَوَفَّيْنَ yatawaffayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَوَفَّى ʔatawaffā	تَتَوَفَّى tatawaffā	يَتَوَفَّى yatawaffā		تَتَوَفَّيَا tatawaffayā	يَتَوَفَّيَا yatawaffayā		نَتَوَفَّى natawaffā	تَتَوَفَّوْا tatawaffaw	يَتَوَفَّوْا yatawaffaw
	f		تَتَوَفَّيْ tatawaffay	تَتَوَفَّى tatawaffā			تَتَوَفَّيَا tatawaffayā			تَتَوَفَّيْنَ tatawaffayna	يَتَوَفَّيْنَ yatawaffayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَوَفَّ ʔatawaffa	تَتَوَفَّ tatawaffa	يَتَوَفَّ yatawaffa		تَتَوَفَّيَا tatawaffayā	يَتَوَفَّيَا yatawaffayā		نَتَوَفَّ natawaffa	تَتَوَفَّوْا tatawaffaw	يَتَوَفَّوْا yatawaffaw
	f		تَتَوَفَّيْ tatawaffay	تَتَوَفَّ tatawaffa			تَتَوَفَّيَا tatawaffayā			تَتَوَفَّيْنَ tatawaffayna	يَتَوَفَّيْنَ yatawaffayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَوَفَّ tawaffa			تَوَفَّيَا tawaffayā				تَوَفَّوْا tawaffaw
	f		تَوَفَّيْ tawaffay							تَوَفَّيْنَ tawaffayna
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	تُوُفِّيتُ tuwuffītu	تُوُفِّيتَ tuwuffīta	تُوُفِّيَ tuwuffiya		تُوُفِّيتُمَا tuwuffītumā	تُوُفِّيَا tuwuffiyā		تُوُفِّينَا tuwuffīnā	تُوُفِّيتُمْ tuwuffītum	تُوُفُّوا tuwuffū
	f		تُوُفِّيتِ tuwuffīti	تُوُفِّيَتْ tuwuffiyat			تُوُفِّيَتَا tuwuffiyatā			تُوُفِّيتُنَّ tuwuffītunna	تُوُفِّينَ tuwuffīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَوَفَّى ʔutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā	يُتَوَفَّى yutawaffā		تُتَوَفَّيَانِ tutawaffayāni	يُتَوَفَّيَانِ yutawaffayāni		نُتَوَفَّى nutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّوْنَ tutawaffawna	يُتَوَفَّوْنَ yutawaffawna
	f		تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā			تُتَوَفَّيَانِ tutawaffayāni			تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	يُتَوَفَّيْنَ yutawaffayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَوَفَّى ʔutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā	يُتَوَفَّى yutawaffā		تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā	يُتَوَفَّيَا yutawaffayā		نُتَوَفَّى nutawaffā	تُتَوَفَّوْا tutawaffaw	يُتَوَفَّوْا yutawaffaw
	f		تُتَوَفَّيْ tutawaffay	تُتَوَفَّى tutawaffā			تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā			تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	يُتَوَفَّيْنَ yutawaffayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَوَفَّ ʔutawaffa	تُتَوَفَّ tutawaffa	يُتَوَفَّ yutawaffa		تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā	يُتَوَفَّيَا yutawaffayā		نُتَوَفَّ nutawaffa	تُتَوَفَّوْا tutawaffaw	يُتَوَفَّوْا yutawaffaw
	f		تُتَوَفَّيْ tutawaffay	تُتَوَفَّ tutawaffa			تُتَوَفَّيَا tutawaffayā			تُتَوَفَّيْنَ tutawaffayna	يُتَوَفَّيْنَ yutawaffayna

References

• Mace, John (2007) “توفى”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

تُوَفَّى • (tuwaffā) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of وَفَّى (waffā)
2. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of وَفَّى (waffā)
3. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of وَفَّى (waffā)
4. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of وَفَّى (waffā)

Etymology 3

Verb

تُوفَى • (tūfā) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of أَوْفَى (ʔawfā)
2. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَوْفَى (ʔawfā)
3. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of أَوْفَى (ʔawfā)
4. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَوْفَى (ʔawfā)