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 (ʾaṣfiyāʾ), elative أَصْفَى (ʾaṣfā))
- pure
- clear
Declension
Declension of adjective صَفِيّ (ṣafiyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ʾaṣfiyāʾ | الْأَصْفِيَاء al-ʾaṣfiyāʾ | صَفِيَّات ṣafiyyāt | الصَّفِيَّات aṣ-ṣafiyyāt |
| Nominative | أَصْفِيَاءُ ʾaṣfiyāʾu | الْأَصْفِيَاءُ al-ʾaṣfiyāʾu | صَفِيَّاتٌ ṣafiyyātun | الصَّفِيَّاتُ aṣ-ṣafiyyātu |
| Accusative | أَصْفِيَاءَ ʾaṣfiyāʾa | الْأَصْفِيَاءَ al-ʾaṣfiyāʾa | صَفِيَّاتٍ ṣafiyyātin | الصَّفِيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣafiyyāti |
| Genitive | أَصْفِيَاءَ ʾaṣfiyāʾa | الْأَصْفِيَاءِ al-ʾaṣfiyāʾi | صَفِيَّاتٍ ṣafiyyātin | الصَّفِيَّاتِ aṣ-ṣafiyyāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “صفي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Verb
صُفِيَ • (ṣufiya) (form I)
- third-person masculine singular past passive of صَفَا (ṣafā)
Verb
صِفِي • (ṣifī) (form I)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)