صفي
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ص ف و (ṣ-f-w); compare صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be pure, to be clear”).
Adjective
صَفِيّ • (ṣafiyy) (feminine صَفِيَّة (ṣafiyya), masculine plural أَصْفِيَاء (ʔaṣfiyāʔ), elative أَصْفَى (ʔaṣfā))
Declension
Declension of adjective صَفِيّ (ṣafiyy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | صَفِي ṣafī |
الصَّفِي aṣ-ṣafī |
صَفِيَّة ṣafiyya |
الصَّفِيَّة aṣ-ṣafiyya |
Nominative | صَفِيٌّ ṣafiyyun |
الصَّفِيُّ aṣ-ṣafiyyu |
صَفِيَّةٌ ṣafiyyatun |
الصَّفِيَّةُ aṣ-ṣafiyyatu |
Accusative | صَفِيًّا ṣafiyyan |
الصَّفِيَّ aṣ-ṣafiyya |
صَفِيَّةً ṣafiyyatan |
الصَّفِيَّةَ aṣ-ṣafiyyata |
Genitive | صَفِيٍّ ṣafiyyin |
الصَّفِيِّ aṣ-ṣafiyyi |
صَفِيَّةٍ ṣafiyyatin |
الصَّفِيَّةِ aṣ-ṣafiyyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | صَفِيَّيْن ṣafiyyayn |
الصَّفِيَّيْن aṣ-ṣafiyyayn |
صَفِيَّتَيْن ṣafiyyatayn |
الصَّفِيَّتَيْن aṣ-ṣafiyyatayn |
Nominative | صَفِيَّانِ ṣafiyyāni |
الصَّفِيَّانِ aṣ-ṣafiyyāni |
صَفِيَّتَانِ ṣafiyyatāni |
الصَّفِيَّتَانِ aṣ-ṣafiyyatāni |
Accusative | صَفِيَّيْنِ ṣafiyyayni |
الصَّفِيَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣafiyyayni |
صَفِيَّتَيْنِ ṣafiyyatayni |
الصَّفِيَّتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣafiyyatayni |
Genitive | صَفِيَّيْنِ ṣafiyyayni |
الصَّفِيَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣafiyyayni |
صَفِيَّتَيْنِ ṣafiyyatayni |
الصَّفِيَّتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣafiyyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَصْفِيَاء ʔaṣfiyāʔ |
الْأَصْفِيَاء al-ʔaṣfiyāʔ |
صَفِيَّات ṣafiyyāt |
الصَّفِيَّات aṣ-ṣafiyyāt |
Nominative | أَصْفِيَاءُ ʔaṣfiyāʔu |
الْأَصْفِيَاءُ al-ʔaṣfiyāʔu |
صَفِيَّاتٌ ṣafiyyātun |
الصَّفِيَّاتُ aṣ-ṣafiyyātu |
Accusative | أَصْفِيَاءَ ʔaṣfiyāʔa |
الْأَصْفِيَاءَ al-ʔaṣfiyāʔa |
صَفِيَّاتٍ ṣafiyyātin |
الصَّفِيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣafiyyāti |
Genitive | أَصْفِيَاءَ ʔaṣfiyāʔa |
الْأَصْفِيَاءِ al-ʔaṣfiyāʔi |
صَفِيَّاتٍ ṣafiyyātin |
الصَّفِيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣafiyyāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صفي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 2
Verb
Etymology 3
Verb
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
Categories:
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ص ف و
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic adjectives
- Arabic adjectives with basic triptote singular
- Arabic adjectives with triptote singular in -a
- Arabic adjectives with broken plural
- Arabic adjectives with basic diptote broken plural
- Arabic adjectives with sound feminine plural
- Arabic non-lemma forms
- Arabic verb forms