مصحف

Arabic

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf), as in Ethiopian Semitic such is the usual word for “book” and the root more generally relates to the concept of “writing”. The other words in the Arabic root ص ح ف (ṣ ḥ f) are from this noun. According to the fifteenth-century scholar al-Suyūṭī in his book Al-Itqān fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān, the early Muslims debated what to call a copy of the Qur'an following Muhammad's death. One person suggested سِفْر (sifr), which refers to a book of the Bible in Christianity and Judaism; however مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), which al-Suyūṭī explicitly says is an Ethiopian word, was chosen to better distinguish between the Bible and the Qur'an.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /musˤ.ħaf/, /masˤ.ħaf/

    Noun

    مُصْحَف or مَصْحَف • (muṣḥaf or maṣḥaf) m (plural مَصَاحِف (maṣāḥif))

    1. volume, edition, copy, printing
    2. manuscript, codex, text
    3. a copy of the Qur'an
    4. volume, tome, book

    Declension

    Declension of noun مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf)‎; مَصْحَف (maṣḥaf)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal مُصْحَف‎; مَصْحَف
    muṣḥaf‎; maṣḥaf     		الْمُصْحَف‎; الْمَصْحَف
    al-muṣḥaf‎; al-maṣḥaf     		مُصْحَف‎; مَصْحَف
    muṣḥaf‎; maṣḥaf
    nominative مُصْحَفٌ‎; مَصْحَفٌ
    muṣḥafun‎; maṣḥafun     		الْمُصْحَفُ‎; الْمَصْحَفُ
    al-muṣḥafu‎; al-maṣḥafu     		مُصْحَفُ‎; مَصْحَفُ
    muṣḥafu‎; maṣḥafu
    accusative مُصْحَفًا‎; مَصْحَفًا
    muṣḥafan‎; maṣḥafan     		الْمُصْحَفَ‎; الْمَصْحَفَ
    al-muṣḥafa‎; al-maṣḥafa     		مُصْحَفَ‎; مَصْحَفَ
    muṣḥafa‎; maṣḥafa
    genitive مُصْحَفٍ‎; مَصْحَفٍ
    muṣḥafin‎; maṣḥafin     		الْمُصْحَفِ‎; الْمَصْحَفِ
    al-muṣḥafi‎; al-maṣḥafi     		مُصْحَفِ‎; مَصْحَفِ
    muṣḥafi‎; maṣḥafi
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal مُصْحَفَيْن‎; مَصْحَفَيْن
    muṣḥafayn‎; maṣḥafayn     		الْمُصْحَفَيْن‎; الْمَصْحَفَيْن
    al-muṣḥafayn‎; al-maṣḥafayn     		مُصْحَفَيْ‎; مَصْحَفَيْ
    muṣḥafay‎; maṣḥafay
    nominative مُصْحَفَانِ‎; مَصْحَفَانِ
    muṣḥafāni‎; maṣḥafāni     		الْمُصْحَفَانِ‎; الْمَصْحَفَانِ
    al-muṣḥafāni‎; al-maṣḥafāni     		مُصْحَفَا‎; مَصْحَفَا
    muṣḥafā‎; maṣḥafā
    accusative مُصْحَفَيْنِ‎; مَصْحَفَيْنِ
    muṣḥafayni‎; maṣḥafayni     		الْمُصْحَفَيْنِ‎; الْمَصْحَفَيْنِ
    al-muṣḥafayni‎; al-maṣḥafayni     		مُصْحَفَيْ‎; مَصْحَفَيْ
    muṣḥafay‎; maṣḥafay
    genitive مُصْحَفَيْنِ‎; مَصْحَفَيْنِ
    muṣḥafayni‎; maṣḥafayni     		الْمُصْحَفَيْنِ‎; الْمَصْحَفَيْنِ
    al-muṣḥafayni‎; al-maṣḥafayni     		مُصْحَفَيْ‎; مَصْحَفَيْ
    muṣḥafay‎; maṣḥafay
    plural basic broken plural diptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal مَصَاحِف
    maṣāḥif     		الْمَصَاحِف
    al-maṣāḥif     		مَصَاحِف
    maṣāḥif
    nominative مَصَاحِفُ
    maṣāḥifu     		الْمَصَاحِفُ
    al-maṣāḥifu     		مَصَاحِفُ
    maṣāḥifu
    accusative مَصَاحِفَ
    maṣāḥifa     		الْمَصَاحِفَ
    al-maṣāḥifa     		مَصَاحِفَ
    maṣāḥifa
    genitive مَصَاحِفَ
    maṣāḥifa     		الْمَصَاحِفِ
    al-maṣāḥifi     		مَصَاحِفِ
    maṣāḥifi

    Descendants

    • → Azerbaijani: müshəf
    • → Classical Persian: مُصْحَف (mushaf)
    • → Hebrew: מִצְחָף (mitskháf)
    • → Lishana Deni: מסחף (masḥaf, “book”)
    • → Northern Kurdish: mishef
    • → Indonesian: mushaf
    • → Swahili: msahafu
    • → Ottoman Turkish: مصحف (mushaf)

    References

    Persian

    Etymology 1

  • Etymology tree
    Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf)bor.
    Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf)bor.
    Persian مصحف

    Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), borrowed from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊs.háf], [mäs.háf]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊ.sáf], [mä.sáf]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.sáf], [mä.sáf]

    Readings
    Classical reading? musháf, masháf
    Dari reading? mushaf, mashaf
    Iranian reading? moshaf, mashaf
    Tajik reading? mushaf, mashaf

    Noun

    مصحف • (mushaf / moshaf) (Tajik spelling мусҳаф)

    1. (dated) book
      Synonym: کتاب (kitāb / ketâb)
    2. (dated) volume
      Synonym: جلد (jild / jeld)
    3. (Islam) Qur'an
      Synonym: قرآن (qur'ān / ġor'ân)
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Arabic مُصَحَّف (muṣaḥḥaf).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? musahhaf
    Dari reading? musahhaf
    Iranian reading? mosahhaf
    Tajik reading? musahhaf

    Adjective

    مصحف • (musahhaf / mosahhaf) (Tajik spelling мусаҳҳаф)

    1. (linguistics) misspelt (incorrectly spelt)
    Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ص ح ف (0 c, 2 e)

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