صفت

Arabic

Verb

صَفَتْ • (ṣafat) (form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of صَفَا‎ (ṣafā)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [si.fat]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [sɪ.fät̪]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [sɪ.fät̪]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [si.fät̪]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [se.fæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [si.fät̪]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [سِفَت]‎

Iranian: [سِفَت]‎

Readings
Classical reading?	sifat
Dari reading?	sifat
Iranian reading?	sefat
Tajik reading?	sifat

Noun

Dari	صفت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сифат

صفت • (sefat) (plural صفات‎ (sefât) or صفت‌ها‎ (sefat-hâ))

1. attribute
2. adjective

Related terms

• صفتی‎ (sefati)
• صفت تفضیلی‎ (sefat-e tafzili)
• صفت عالی‎ (sefat-e 'âli)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صفت‎ (sifat), Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

Noun

صفت • (sifat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਫ਼ਤ)

1. praise, admiration
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:

     ‏توں سچا صاحب صفت سوالیؤ جن کیتی سو پار پیا‎

     tū̃ sachā sāheb sifat suālahiu jin kītī so pār peā

     You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.

   Synonyms: استت‎ (ustat), تعریف‎ (tarīf), وڈیائی‎ (vaḍiāē), اپما‎ (upmā)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صفت‎ (sifat), from Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

Noun

صفت • (sifat) f (Hindi spelling सिफ़त)

1. adjective
2. description
3. attribute
4. mode
5. manner

Synonyms

• بشیشن‎