سقف

See also: شفق, شقق, and شقف

Arabic

Root
س ق ف (s q f)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

• IPA^(key): /saqf/

• Audio:

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Noun

سَقْف • (saqf) m (plural سُقُوف (suqūf) or أَسْقُف (ʔasquf) or سُقُف (suquf))

1. ceiling
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:26:

     قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى اللهُ بُنْيَانَهُمْ مِنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ

     qad makara llaḏīna min qablihim faʔatā llāhu bunyānahum mina l-qawāʕidi faḵarra ʕalayhimu as-saqfu min fawqihim

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. roof

Declension

Declension of noun سَقْف (saqf)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَقْف saqf	السَّقْف as-saqf	سَقْف saqf
nominative	سَقْفٌ saqfun	السَّقْفُ as-saqfu	سَقْفُ saqfu
accusative	سَقْفًا saqfan	السَّقْفَ as-saqfa	سَقْفَ saqfa
genitive	سَقْفٍ saqfin	السَّقْفِ as-saqfi	سَقْفِ saqfi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَقْفَيْن saqfayn	السَّقْفَيْن as-saqfayn	سَقْفَيْ saqfay
nominative	سَقْفَانِ saqfāni	السَّقْفَانِ as-saqfāni	سَقْفَا saqfā
accusative	سَقْفَيْنِ saqfayni	السَّقْفَيْنِ as-saqfayni	سَقْفَيْ saqfay
genitive	سَقْفَيْنِ saqfayni	السَّقْفَيْنِ as-saqfayni	سَقْفَيْ saqfay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سُقُوف‎; أَسْقُف‎; سُقُف suqūf‎; ʔasquf‎; suquf	السُّقُوف‎; الْأَسْقُف‎; السُّقُف as-suqūf‎; al-ʔasquf‎; as-suquf	سُقُوف‎; أَسْقُف‎; سُقُف suqūf‎; ʔasquf‎; suquf
nominative	سُقُوفٌ‎; أَسْقُفٌ‎; سُقُفٌ suqūfun‎; ʔasqufun‎; suqufun	السُّقُوفُ‎; الْأَسْقُفُ‎; السُّقُفُ as-suqūfu‎; al-ʔasqufu‎; as-suqufu	سُقُوفُ‎; أَسْقُفُ‎; سُقُفُ suqūfu‎; ʔasqufu‎; suqufu
accusative	سُقُوفًا‎; أَسْقُفًا‎; سُقُفًا suqūfan‎; ʔasqufan‎; suqufan	السُّقُوفَ‎; الْأَسْقُفَ‎; السُّقُفَ as-suqūfa‎; al-ʔasqufa‎; as-suqufa	سُقُوفَ‎; أَسْقُفَ‎; سُقُفَ suqūfa‎; ʔasqufa‎; suqufa
genitive	سُقُوفٍ‎; أَسْقُفٍ‎; سُقُفٍ suqūfin‎; ʔasqufin‎; suqufin	السُّقُوفِ‎; الْأَسْقُفِ‎; السُّقُفِ as-suqūfi‎; al-ʔasqufi‎; as-suqufi	سُقُوفِ‎; أَسْقُفِ‎; سُقُفِ suqūfi‎; ʔasqufi‎; suqufi

Descendants

• → Swahili: sakafu (“floor”)

Verb

سَقَفَ • (saqafa) I (non-past يَسْقُفُ (yasqufu), verbal noun سَقْف (saqf))

1. to ceil; to roof

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَقَفَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun سَقْف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سَقْف saqf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَاقِف sāqif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسْقُوف masqūf
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	سَقَفْتُ saqaftu	سَقَفْتَ saqafta	سَقَفَ saqafa		سَقَفْتُمَا saqaftumā	سَقَفَا saqafā		سَقَفْنَا saqafnā	سَقَفْتُمْ saqaftum	سَقَفُوا saqafū
	f		سَقَفْتِ saqafti	سَقَفَتْ saqafat			سَقَفَتَا saqafatā			سَقَفْتُنَّ saqaftunna	سَقَفْنَ saqafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْقُفُ ʔasqufu	تَسْقُفُ tasqufu	يَسْقُفُ yasqufu		تَسْقُفَانِ tasqufāni	يَسْقُفَانِ yasqufāni		نَسْقُفُ nasqufu	تَسْقُفُونَ tasqufūna	يَسْقُفُونَ yasqufūna
	f		تَسْقُفِينَ tasqufīna	تَسْقُفُ tasqufu			تَسْقُفَانِ tasqufāni			تَسْقُفْنَ tasqufna	يَسْقُفْنَ yasqufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْقُفَ ʔasqufa	تَسْقُفَ tasqufa	يَسْقُفَ yasqufa		تَسْقُفَا tasqufā	يَسْقُفَا yasqufā		نَسْقُفَ nasqufa	تَسْقُفُوا tasqufū	يَسْقُفُوا yasqufū
	f		تَسْقُفِي tasqufī	تَسْقُفَ tasqufa			تَسْقُفَا tasqufā			تَسْقُفْنَ tasqufna	يَسْقُفْنَ yasqufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْقُفْ ʔasquf	تَسْقُفْ tasquf	يَسْقُفْ yasquf		تَسْقُفَا tasqufā	يَسْقُفَا yasqufā		نَسْقُفْ nasquf	تَسْقُفُوا tasqufū	يَسْقُفُوا yasqufū
	f		تَسْقُفِي tasqufī	تَسْقُفْ tasquf			تَسْقُفَا tasqufā			تَسْقُفْنَ tasqufna	يَسْقُفْنَ yasqufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُسْقُفْ usquf			اُسْقُفَا usqufā				اُسْقُفُوا usqufū
	f		اُسْقُفِي usqufī							اُسْقُفْنَ usqufna
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	سُقِفْتُ suqiftu	سُقِفْتَ suqifta	سُقِفَ suqifa		سُقِفْتُمَا suqiftumā	سُقِفَا suqifā		سُقِفْنَا suqifnā	سُقِفْتُمْ suqiftum	سُقِفُوا suqifū
	f		سُقِفْتِ suqifti	سُقِفَتْ suqifat			سُقِفَتَا suqifatā			سُقِفْتُنَّ suqiftunna	سُقِفْنَ suqifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسْقَفُ ʔusqafu	تُسْقَفُ tusqafu	يُسْقَفُ yusqafu		تُسْقَفَانِ tusqafāni	يُسْقَفَانِ yusqafāni		نُسْقَفُ nusqafu	تُسْقَفُونَ tusqafūna	يُسْقَفُونَ yusqafūna
	f		تُسْقَفِينَ tusqafīna	تُسْقَفُ tusqafu			تُسْقَفَانِ tusqafāni			تُسْقَفْنَ tusqafna	يُسْقَفْنَ yusqafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسْقَفَ ʔusqafa	تُسْقَفَ tusqafa	يُسْقَفَ yusqafa		تُسْقَفَا tusqafā	يُسْقَفَا yusqafā		نُسْقَفَ nusqafa	تُسْقَفُوا tusqafū	يُسْقَفُوا yusqafū
	f		تُسْقَفِي tusqafī	تُسْقَفَ tusqafa			تُسْقَفَا tusqafā			تُسْقَفْنَ tusqafna	يُسْقَفْنَ yusqafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسْقَفْ ʔusqaf	تُسْقَفْ tusqaf	يُسْقَفْ yusqaf		تُسْقَفَا tusqafā	يُسْقَفَا yusqafā		نُسْقَفْ nusqaf	تُسْقَفُوا tusqafū	يُسْقَفُوا yusqafū
	f		تُسْقَفِي tusqafī	تُسْقَفْ tusqaf			تُسْقَفَا tusqafā			تُسْقَفْنَ tusqafna	يُسْقَفْنَ yusqafna

Verb

سَقَّفَ • (saqqafa) II (non-past يُسَقِّفُ (yusaqqifu), verbal noun تَسْقِيف (tasqīf))

1. to ceil; to roof

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَقَّفَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَسْقِيف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَسْقِيف tasqīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسَقِّف musaqqif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَقَّف musaqqaf
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	سَقَّفْتُ saqqaftu	سَقَّفْتَ saqqafta	سَقَّفَ saqqafa		سَقَّفْتُمَا saqqaftumā	سَقَّفَا saqqafā		سَقَّفْنَا saqqafnā	سَقَّفْتُمْ saqqaftum	سَقَّفُوا saqqafū
	f		سَقَّفْتِ saqqafti	سَقَّفَتْ saqqafat			سَقَّفَتَا saqqafatā			سَقَّفْتُنَّ saqqaftunna	سَقَّفْنَ saqqafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَقِّفُ ʔusaqqifu	تُسَقِّفُ tusaqqifu	يُسَقِّفُ yusaqqifu		تُسَقِّفَانِ tusaqqifāni	يُسَقِّفَانِ yusaqqifāni		نُسَقِّفُ nusaqqifu	تُسَقِّفُونَ tusaqqifūna	يُسَقِّفُونَ yusaqqifūna
	f		تُسَقِّفِينَ tusaqqifīna	تُسَقِّفُ tusaqqifu			تُسَقِّفَانِ tusaqqifāni			تُسَقِّفْنَ tusaqqifna	يُسَقِّفْنَ yusaqqifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَقِّفَ ʔusaqqifa	تُسَقِّفَ tusaqqifa	يُسَقِّفَ yusaqqifa		تُسَقِّفَا tusaqqifā	يُسَقِّفَا yusaqqifā		نُسَقِّفَ nusaqqifa	تُسَقِّفُوا tusaqqifū	يُسَقِّفُوا yusaqqifū
	f		تُسَقِّفِي tusaqqifī	تُسَقِّفَ tusaqqifa			تُسَقِّفَا tusaqqifā			تُسَقِّفْنَ tusaqqifna	يُسَقِّفْنَ yusaqqifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَقِّفْ ʔusaqqif	تُسَقِّفْ tusaqqif	يُسَقِّفْ yusaqqif		تُسَقِّفَا tusaqqifā	يُسَقِّفَا yusaqqifā		نُسَقِّفْ nusaqqif	تُسَقِّفُوا tusaqqifū	يُسَقِّفُوا yusaqqifū
	f		تُسَقِّفِي tusaqqifī	تُسَقِّفْ tusaqqif			تُسَقِّفَا tusaqqifā			تُسَقِّفْنَ tusaqqifna	يُسَقِّفْنَ yusaqqifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَقِّفْ saqqif			سَقِّفَا saqqifā				سَقِّفُوا saqqifū
	f		سَقِّفِي saqqifī							سَقِّفْنَ saqqifna
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	سُقِّفْتُ suqqiftu	سُقِّفْتَ suqqifta	سُقِّفَ suqqifa		سُقِّفْتُمَا suqqiftumā	سُقِّفَا suqqifā		سُقِّفْنَا suqqifnā	سُقِّفْتُمْ suqqiftum	سُقِّفُوا suqqifū
	f		سُقِّفْتِ suqqifti	سُقِّفَتْ suqqifat			سُقِّفَتَا suqqifatā			سُقِّفْتُنَّ suqqiftunna	سُقِّفْنَ suqqifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَقَّفُ ʔusaqqafu	تُسَقَّفُ tusaqqafu	يُسَقَّفُ yusaqqafu		تُسَقَّفَانِ tusaqqafāni	يُسَقَّفَانِ yusaqqafāni		نُسَقَّفُ nusaqqafu	تُسَقَّفُونَ tusaqqafūna	يُسَقَّفُونَ yusaqqafūna
	f		تُسَقَّفِينَ tusaqqafīna	تُسَقَّفُ tusaqqafu			تُسَقَّفَانِ tusaqqafāni			تُسَقَّفْنَ tusaqqafna	يُسَقَّفْنَ yusaqqafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَقَّفَ ʔusaqqafa	تُسَقَّفَ tusaqqafa	يُسَقَّفَ yusaqqafa		تُسَقَّفَا tusaqqafā	يُسَقَّفَا yusaqqafā		نُسَقَّفَ nusaqqafa	تُسَقَّفُوا tusaqqafū	يُسَقَّفُوا yusaqqafū
	f		تُسَقَّفِي tusaqqafī	تُسَقَّفَ tusaqqafa			تُسَقَّفَا tusaqqafā			تُسَقَّفْنَ tusaqqafna	يُسَقَّفْنَ yusaqqafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَقَّفْ ʔusaqqaf	تُسَقَّفْ tusaqqaf	يُسَقَّفْ yusaqqaf		تُسَقَّفَا tusaqqafā	يُسَقَّفَا yusaqqafā		نُسَقَّفْ nusaqqaf	تُسَقَّفُوا tusaqqafū	يُسَقَّفُوا yusaqqafū
	f		تُسَقَّفِي tusaqqafī	تُسَقَّفْ tusaqqaf			تُسَقَّفَا tusaqqafā			تُسَقَّفْنَ tusaqqafna	يُسَقَّفْنَ yusaqqafna

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833), “سقف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 329
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “سقف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1382–1383.
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “سقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 484

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَقْف (saqf).

Noun

سقف • (saʔf) m (plural سقوف (suʔūf) or سقفة (suʔufa) or أسقف (ʾasʔuf))

1. ceiling

References

• Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986), “س ق ف 1”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[2], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 418

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ق ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic سَقْف (saqf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɡf/

Noun

سقف • (sagf) m (plural سقوف (sugūf) or أسقُف (ʔasguf) or سُقُف (suguf))

1. ceiling

See also

• سَطوح (saṭūḥ, “roof”)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَقْف (saqf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaqf/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säqf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säqf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säqf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säqf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæʁf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säqf]

Readings
Classical reading?	saqf
Dari reading?	saqf
Iranian reading?	saġf
Tajik reading?	saqf

Noun

Dari	سَقف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сақф

سقف • (saqf / saġf) (plural سقوف, or سقف‌ها (saqf-hā / saġf-hâ), Tajik spelling сақф)

1. ceiling, roof

   Synonym: بام (bâm)

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 4669:

     چون به خانه مرغ اشتر پا نهاد
     خانه ویران گشت و سقف اندر فتاد

     čon be xâne-ye morġ oštor pâ nehâd
     xâne virân gašt o saqf andar fatâd

     When the camel set foot in the hen's house, the house was destroyed and the roof fell in.

   • 1967, Samad Behrangi, ماهی سیاه کوچولو [The Little Black Fish]:

     خانه ی ماهی کوچولو و مادرش پشت سنگ سیاهی بود؛ زیر سقفی از خزه.

     xâne-ye mâhi-ye kučulu o mâdar-eš pošt-e sang-e siyâhi bud; zir-e saqfi az xaze.

     The house of the little fish and his mother was behind a black stone, under a roof of moss.

Usage notes

• With regard to houses, سقف (saqf) tends to mean “ceiling” and بام (bâm) tends to mean “roof”, though the distinction is not as strict as in English.

Derived terms

• سقف بندی (saqf-bandi)
• سقف دهان (saqf-e dahân)
• سقف سازی (saqf-sâzi)
• سقف مینا (saqf-e minâ)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَقْف (saqf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /saʔf/, [ˈsa.ʔ(ɪ)f]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /saɡf/, [ˈsa.ɡ(ɪ)f]

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Noun

سقف • (saʔf) m

1. ceiling
2. roof

See also

• سطح (saṭḥ, “flat roof”)