وفي

See also: وفى, وقي, وقى, and و ف ي

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ف ي (w f y)
13 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.fijj/

Adjective

وَفِيّ • (wafiyy) (feminine وَفِيَّة (wafiyya), masculine plural أَوْفِيَاء (ʔawfiyāʔ))

1. loyal; faithful; reliable

Declension

Declension of adjective وَفِيّ (wafiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَفِي wafī	الْوَفِي al-wafī	وَفِيَّة wafiyya	الْوَفِيَّة al-wafiyya
Nominative	وَفِيٌّ wafiyyun	الْوَفِيُّ al-wafiyyu	وَفِيَّةٌ wafiyyatun	الْوَفِيَّةُ al-wafiyyatu
Accusative	وَفِيًّا wafiyyan	الْوَفِيَّ al-wafiyya	وَفِيَّةً wafiyyatan	الْوَفِيَّةَ al-wafiyyata
Genitive	وَفِيٍّ wafiyyin	الْوَفِيِّ al-wafiyyi	وَفِيَّةٍ wafiyyatin	الْوَفِيَّةِ al-wafiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَفِيَّيْن wafiyyayn	الْوَفِيَّيْن al-wafiyyayn	وَفِيَّتَيْن wafiyyatayn	الْوَفِيَّتَيْن al-wafiyyatayn
Nominative	وَفِيَّانِ wafiyyāni	الْوَفِيَّانِ al-wafiyyāni	وَفِيَّتَانِ wafiyyatāni	الْوَفِيَّتَانِ al-wafiyyatāni
Accusative	وَفِيَّيْنِ wafiyyayni	الْوَفِيَّيْنِ al-wafiyyayni	وَفِيَّتَيْنِ wafiyyatayni	الْوَفِيَّتَيْنِ al-wafiyyatayni
Genitive	وَفِيَّيْنِ wafiyyayni	الْوَفِيَّيْنِ al-wafiyyayni	وَفِيَّتَيْنِ wafiyyatayni	الْوَفِيَّتَيْنِ al-wafiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوْفِيَاء ʔawfiyāʔ	الْأَوْفِيَاء al-ʔawfiyāʔ	وَفِيَّات wafiyyāt	الْوَفِيَّات al-wafiyyāt
Nominative	أَوْفِيَاءُ ʔawfiyāʔu	الْأَوْفِيَاءُ al-ʔawfiyāʔu	وَفِيَّاتٌ wafiyyātun	الْوَفِيَّاتُ al-wafiyyātu
Accusative	أَوْفِيَاءَ ʔawfiyāʔa	الْأَوْفِيَاءَ al-ʔawfiyāʔa	وَفِيَّاتٍ wafiyyātin	الْوَفِيَّاتِ al-wafiyyāti
Genitive	أَوْفِيَاءَ ʔawfiyāʔa	الْأَوْفِيَاءِ al-ʔawfiyāʔi	وَفِيَّاتٍ wafiyyātin	الْوَفِيَّاتِ al-wafiyyāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “وفي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

وُفِيَ • (wufiya) (form I) /wu.fi.ja/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of وَفَى (wafā)

Etymology 3

Verb

وفي (form II)

1. وُفِّيَ (wuffiya) /wuf.fi.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of وَفَّى (waffā)
2. وَفِّي (waffī) /waf.fiː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of وَفَّى (waffā)