صفت
Arabic
Verb
صَفَتْ • (ṣafat) (form I) /sˤa.fat/
- third-person feminine singular past active of صَفَا (ṣafā)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /si.ˈfat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɪ.fät̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [se.fæt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [si.fät̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sifat |
| Dari reading? | sifat |
| Iranian reading? | sefat |
| Tajik reading? | sifat |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
صفت • (sifat / sefat) (plural صفات (sifāt / sefât), or صفتها (sifat-hā / sefat-hâ), Tajik spelling сифат)
- (grammar) adjective
- property, attribute, epithet
- Synonym: خاصیت (xāsiyyat / xâsiyat)
- quality, description
- qualification
Derived terms
- صفت تفضیلی (sifat-i tafzīlī / sefat-e tafzili)
- صفت عالی (sifat-i ālī / sefat-e âli)
- صفتی (sifatī / sefati)
Related terms
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root و ص ف (0 c, 3 e)
Further reading
- صفت on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “صفت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “صفة”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian صفت (sifat), Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).
Noun
صفت • (sifat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਫ਼ਤ)
- praise, admiration
- Synonyms: تعریف (tarīf), وڈیائی (vaḍiyāi)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian صفت (sifat), from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).
Noun
صفت • (sifat) f (Hindi spelling सिफ़त)