أصفى
See also: اصفي
Arabic
Etymology 1
Elative of صَافٍ (ṣāfin, “clear; pure”) and صَفِيّ (ṣafiyy, “(same)”), from the root ص ف و (ṣ-f-w).
Adjective
أَصْفَى • (ʾaṣfā)
- elative degree of صَافٍ (ṣāfin), elative degree of صَفِيّ (ṣafiyy):
- clearer; clearest
- purer; purest
Declension
Declension of adjective أَصْفَى (ʾaṣfā)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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singular invariable | singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَصْفَى ʾaṣfā | الْأَصْفَى al-ʾaṣfā | أَصْفَاة ʾaṣfāt | الْأَصْفَاة al-ʾaṣfāt |
Nominative | أَصْفَى ʾaṣfā | الْأَصْفَى al-ʾaṣfā | أَصْفَاةٌ ʾaṣfātun | الْأَصْفَاةُ al-ʾaṣfātu |
Accusative | أَصْفَى ʾaṣfā | الْأَصْفَى al-ʾaṣfā | أَصْفَاةً ʾaṣfātan | الْأَصْفَاةَ al-ʾaṣfāta |
Genitive | أَصْفَى ʾaṣfā | الْأَصْفَى al-ʾaṣfā | أَصْفَاةٍ ʾaṣfātin | الْأَصْفَاةِ al-ʾaṣfāti |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَصْفَيَيْن ʾaṣfayayn | الْأَصْفَيَيْن al-ʾaṣfayayn | أَصْفَاتَيْن ʾaṣfātayn | الْأَصْفَاتَيْن al-ʾaṣfātayn |
Nominative | أَصْفَيَانِ ʾaṣfayāni | الْأَصْفَيَانِ al-ʾaṣfayāni | أَصْفَاتَانِ ʾaṣfātāni | الْأَصْفَاتَانِ al-ʾaṣfātāni |
Accusative | أَصْفَيَيْنِ ʾaṣfayayni | الْأَصْفَيَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfayayni | أَصْفَاتَيْنِ ʾaṣfātayni | الْأَصْفَاتَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfātayni |
Genitive | أَصْفَيَيْنِ ʾaṣfayayni | الْأَصْفَيَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfayayni | أَصْفَاتَيْنِ ʾaṣfātayni | الْأَصْفَاتَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfātayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | ? ? | ? ? | أَصْفَيَات ʾaṣfayāt | الْأَصْفَيَات al-ʾaṣfayāt |
Nominative | ? ? | ? ? | أَصْفَيَاتٌ ʾaṣfayātun | الْأَصْفَيَاتُ al-ʾaṣfayātu |
Accusative | ? ? | ? ? | أَصْفَيَاتٍ ʾaṣfayātin | الْأَصْفَيَاتِ al-ʾaṣfayāti |
Genitive | ? ? | ? ? | أَصْفَيَاتٍ ʾaṣfayātin | الْأَصْفَيَاتِ al-ʾaṣfayāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أصفى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Verb
أُصْفَى • (ʾuṣfā) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of صَفَا (ṣafā)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of صَفَا (ṣafā)