سفيل

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Arabic[edit]

Root
س ف ل (s-f-l)

Etymology[edit]

فَعِيل (faʕīl) passive measure derived from سَفُلَ (safula, to go down).

Adjective[edit]

سَفِيل (safīl) (feminine سَفِيلَة (safīla), common plural سُفَلَاء (sufalāʔ))

  1. despicable
  2. unlucky

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

سَفِيل (safīlm (plural سُفَلَاء (sufalāʔ), feminine سَفِيلَة (safīla))

  1. lowlife

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: səfil
  • Ottoman Turkish: سفیل