سوف

See also: شوق, سوق, and شوف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Particle

سَوْفَ • (sawfa)

1. added to an imperfect (present) verb form to express future tense: will

   يَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا، سَوْفَ يَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا

   yaqraʔu kitāban, sawfa yaqraʔu kitāban

   he is reading a book, he will read a book

Synonyms

• سَـ (sa-)

Antonyms

• لَنْ (lan)

Etymology 2

From the root س و ف (s-w-f)

Verb

سَوَّفَ • (sawwafa) II (non-past يُسَوِّفُ (yusawwifu), verbal noun تَسْوِيف (taswīf))

1. to put off (someone)
2. to postpone, delay, procrastinate