صفا

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Arabic

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Root
ص ف و (ṣ f w)
13 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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صَفَا (ṣafā) I (non-past يَصْفُو (yaṣfū), verbal noun صَفْو (ṣafw) or صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ) or صُفُوّ (ṣufuww))

  1. to be pure, be clear, be serene
    يَصْفُو ٱلْجَوُّ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِyaṣfū l-jawwu fī ṣ-ṣayfiThe weather becomes clear in the summer.
  2. to be pure of heart
  3. to take the best part of
  4. to remain as a clear gain

Conjugation

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References

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? safā
Dari reading? safā
Iranian reading? safâ
Tajik reading? safo

Noun

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Dari صَفا
Iranian Persian
Tajik сафо

صفا (safâ)

  1. purity, clearness
  2. enjoyment, pleasure, delight

References

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “صفا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Urdu صاف (sāf).

Adjective

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صفا (saffā)

  1. clean, neat
  2. clear