سپید

Persian

Alternative forms

• سفید (safid / sefid)

Etymology

From Middle Persian spyt' (spēd, “white”), from Proto-Iranian *cwaytáh (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (spaēta, “white”), Sogdian [script needed] (ʾspʾyt)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás (compare Sanskrit श्वेत (śvetá, “white, bright”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytós (“bright; shine”) (compare Old Church Slavonic свѣтъ (světŭ), Old English hwīt (“white”)).

Adjective

سپید • (sapid / sepid)

1. white (color)
2. fair
3. pale
4. clear

Inflection

Predicative forms of سپید (sapid)
	singular	plural
1st person (“I am, we are”)	سپیدم (sapidam)	سپیدیم (sapidim)
2nd person (“you are”)	سپیدی (sapidi)	سپیدید (sapidid) سپیدین △ (sapidin)
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”)	سپید است (sapid ast) سپیده △ (sapide)	سپیدند (sapidand) سپیدن △ (sapidan)
△ Colloquial.

Predicative forms of سپید (sepid)
	singular	plural
1st person (“I am, we are”)	سپیدم (sepidam)	سپیدیم (sepidim)
2nd person (“you are”)	سپیدی (sepidi)	سپیدید (sepidid) سپیدین △ (sepidin)
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”)	سپید است (sepid ast) سپیده △ (sepide)	سپیدند (sepidand) سپیدن △ (sepidan)
△ Colloquial.

Descendants

• → Old Punjabi: ਸੁਪੇਦੁ (supedu)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਸਫ਼ੈਦ (safaid)

    Shahmukhi script: سَفَید (safaid)