صف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ص ف ف (ṣ-f-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaff/

Noun

صَفّ • (ṣaff) m (plural صُفُوف (ṣufūf))

1. row, line (sequence of people or objects)
2. battle order (arrangement of soldiers in battle)
3. setting in type
4. year, grade, form

Declension

Declension of noun صَفّ (ṣaff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَفّ ṣaff	الصَّفّ aṣ-ṣaff	صَفّ ṣaff
Nominative	صَفٌّ ṣaffun	الصَّفُّ aṣ-ṣaffu	صَفُّ ṣaffu
Accusative	صَفًّا ṣaffan	الصَّفَّ aṣ-ṣaffa	صَفَّ ṣaffa
Genitive	صَفٍّ ṣaffin	الصَّفِّ aṣ-ṣaffi	صَفِّ ṣaffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَفَّيْن ṣaffayn	الصَّفَّيْن aṣ-ṣaffayn	صَفَّيْ ṣaffay
Nominative	صَفَّانِ ṣaffāni	الصَّفَّانِ aṣ-ṣaffāni	صَفَّا ṣaffā
Accusative	صَفَّيْنِ ṣaffayni	الصَّفَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣaffayni	صَفَّيْ ṣaffay
Genitive	صَفَّيْنِ ṣaffayni	الصَّفَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣaffayni	صَفَّيْ ṣaffay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صُفُوف ṣufūf	الصُّفُوف aṣ-ṣufūf	صُفُوف ṣufūf
Nominative	صُفُوفٌ ṣufūfun	الصُّفُوفُ aṣ-ṣufūfu	صُفُوفُ ṣufūfu
Accusative	صُفُوفًا ṣufūfan	الصُّفُوفَ aṣ-ṣufūfa	صُفُوفَ ṣufūfa
Genitive	صُفُوفٍ ṣufūfin	الصُّفُوفِ aṣ-ṣufūfi	صُفُوفِ ṣufūfi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “صف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From the root ص ف ف (ṣ-f-f).

Verb

صَفَّ • (ṣaffa) I, non-past يَصُفُّ‎ (yaṣuffu)

1. to line up, align
2. to compose, classify
3. to park (a car)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَفَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun صَفّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						صَفّ ṣaff
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						صَافّ ṣāff
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَصْفُوف maṣfūf
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	صَفِفْتُ ṣafiftu	صَفِفْتَ ṣafifta	صَفَّ ṣaffa		صَفِفْتُمَا ṣafiftumā	صَفَّا ṣaffā		صَفِفْنَا ṣafifnā	صَفِفْتُمْ ṣafiftum	صَفُّوا ṣaffū
	f		صَفِفْتِ ṣafifti	صَفَّتْ ṣaffat			صَفَّتَا ṣaffatā			صَفِفْتُنَّ ṣafiftunna	صَفِفْنَ ṣafifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصُفُّ ʔaṣuffu	تَصُفُّ taṣuffu	يَصُفُّ yaṣuffu		تَصُفَّانِ taṣuffāni	يَصُفَّانِ yaṣuffāni		نَصُفُّ naṣuffu	تَصُفُّونَ taṣuffūna	يَصُفُّونَ yaṣuffūna
	f		تَصُفِّينَ taṣuffīna	تَصُفُّ taṣuffu			تَصُفَّانِ taṣuffāni			تَصْفُفْنَ taṣfufna	يَصْفُفْنَ yaṣfufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصُفَّ ʔaṣuffa	تَصُفَّ taṣuffa	يَصُفَّ yaṣuffa		تَصُفَّا taṣuffā	يَصُفَّا yaṣuffā		نَصُفَّ naṣuffa	تَصُفُّوا taṣuffū	يَصُفُّوا yaṣuffū
	f		تَصُفِّي taṣuffī	تَصُفَّ taṣuffa			تَصُفَّا taṣuffā			تَصْفُفْنَ taṣfufna	يَصْفُفْنَ yaṣfufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصُفَّ or أَصُفِّ or أَصْفُفْ ʔaṣuffa or ʔaṣuffi or ʔaṣfuf	تَصُفَّ or تَصُفِّ or تَصْفُفْ taṣuffa or taṣuffi or taṣfuf	يَصُفَّ or يَصُفِّ or يَصْفُفْ yaṣuffa or yaṣuffi or yaṣfuf		تَصُفَّا taṣuffā	يَصُفَّا yaṣuffā		نَصُفَّ or نَصُفِّ or نَصْفُفْ naṣuffa or naṣuffi or naṣfuf	تَصُفُّوا taṣuffū	يَصُفُّوا yaṣuffū
	f		تَصُفِّي taṣuffī	تَصُفَّ or تَصُفِّ or تَصْفُفْ taṣuffa or taṣuffi or taṣfuf			تَصُفَّا taṣuffā			تَصْفُفْنَ taṣfufna	يَصْفُفْنَ yaṣfufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صُفَّ or صُفِّ or اُصْفُفْ ṣuffa or ṣuffi or uṣfuf			صُفَّا ṣuffā				صُفُّوا ṣuffū
	f		صُفِّي ṣuffī							اُصْفُفْنَ uṣfufna
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	صُفِفْتُ ṣufiftu	صُفِفْتَ ṣufifta	صُفَّ ṣuffa		صُفِفْتُمَا ṣufiftumā	صُفَّا ṣuffā		صُفِفْنَا ṣufifnā	صُفِفْتُمْ ṣufiftum	صُفُّوا ṣuffū
	f		صُفِفْتِ ṣufifti	صُفَّتْ ṣuffat			صُفَّتَا ṣuffatā			صُفِفْتُنَّ ṣufiftunna	صُفِفْنَ ṣufifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَفُّ ʔuṣaffu	تُصَفُّ tuṣaffu	يُصَفُّ yuṣaffu		تُصَفَّانِ tuṣaffāni	يُصَفَّانِ yuṣaffāni		نُصَفُّ nuṣaffu	تُصَفُّونَ tuṣaffūna	يُصَفُّونَ yuṣaffūna
	f		تُصَفِّينَ tuṣaffīna	تُصَفُّ tuṣaffu			تُصَفَّانِ tuṣaffāni			تُصْفَفْنَ tuṣfafna	يُصْفَفْنَ yuṣfafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَفَّ ʔuṣaffa	تُصَفَّ tuṣaffa	يُصَفَّ yuṣaffa		تُصَفَّا tuṣaffā	يُصَفَّا yuṣaffā		نُصَفَّ nuṣaffa	تُصَفُّوا tuṣaffū	يُصَفُّوا yuṣaffū
	f		تُصَفِّي tuṣaffī	تُصَفَّ tuṣaffa			تُصَفَّا tuṣaffā			تُصْفَفْنَ tuṣfafna	يُصْفَفْنَ yuṣfafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَفَّ or أُصَفِّ or أُصْفَفْ ʔuṣaffa or ʔuṣaffi or ʔuṣfaf	تُصَفَّ or تُصَفِّ or تُصْفَفْ tuṣaffa or tuṣaffi or tuṣfaf	يُصَفَّ or يُصَفِّ or يُصْفَفْ yuṣaffa or yuṣaffi or yuṣfaf		تُصَفَّا tuṣaffā	يُصَفَّا yuṣaffā		نُصَفَّ or نُصَفِّ or نُصْفَفْ nuṣaffa or nuṣaffi or nuṣfaf	تُصَفُّوا tuṣaffū	يُصَفُّوا yuṣaffū
	f		تُصَفِّي tuṣaffī	تُصَفَّ or تُصَفِّ or تُصْفَفْ tuṣaffa or tuṣaffi or tuṣfaf			تُصَفَّا tuṣaffā			تُصْفَفْنَ tuṣfafna	يُصْفَفْنَ yuṣfafna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “صف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 516-517

Etymology 3

Verb

صِفْ • (ṣif) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)