صف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ص ف ف‎ (ṣ-f-f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤaff/

Noun

صَفّ • (ṣaff) m (plural صُفُوف‎ (ṣufūf))

row, line (sequence of people or objects)
battle order (arrangement of soldiers in battle)
setting in type
year, grade, form

Declension

Declension of noun صَفّ (ṣaff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَفّ ṣaff	الصَّفّ‎ aṣ-ṣaff	صَفّ ṣaff
Nominative	صَفٌّ ṣaffun	الصَّفُّ‎ aṣ-ṣaffu	صَفُّ ṣaffu
Accusative	صَفًّا‎ ṣaffan	الصَّفَّ‎ aṣ-ṣaffa	صَفَّ ṣaffa
Genitive	صَفٍّ ṣaffin	الصَّفِّ‎ aṣ-ṣaffi	صَفِّ ṣaffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَفَّيْن‎ ṣaffayn	الصَّفَّيْن‎ aṣ-ṣaffayn	صَفَّيْ‎ ṣaffay
Nominative	صَفَّانِ‎ ṣaffāni	الصَّفَّانِ‎ aṣ-ṣaffāni	صَفَّا‎ ṣaffā
Accusative	صَفَّيْنِ‎ ṣaffayni	الصَّفَّيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣaffayni	صَفَّيْ‎ ṣaffay
Genitive	صَفَّيْنِ‎ ṣaffayni	الصَّفَّيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣaffayni	صَفَّيْ‎ ṣaffay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صُفُوف‎ ṣufūf	الصُّفُوف‎ aṣ-ṣufūf	صُفُوف‎ ṣufūf
Nominative	صُفُوفٌ‎ ṣufūfun	الصُّفُوفُ‎ aṣ-ṣufūfu	صُفُوفُ‎ ṣufūfu
Accusative	صُفُوفًا‎ ṣufūfan	الصُّفُوفَ‎ aṣ-ṣufūfa	صُفُوفَ‎ ṣufūfa
Genitive	صُفُوفٍ‎ ṣufūfin	الصُّفُوفِ‎ aṣ-ṣufūfi	صُفُوفِ‎ ṣufūfi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “صف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “صف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From the root ص ف ف‎ (ṣ-f-f).

Verb

صَفَّ • (ṣaffa) I, non-past يَصُفُّ‎‎ (yaṣuffu)

to line up, align
to compose, classify
to park (a car)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَفَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun صَفّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					صَفّ ṣaff
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					صَافّ‎ ṣāff
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَصْفُوف‎ maṣfūf
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	صَفِفْتُ‎ ṣafiftu	صَفِفْتَ‎ ṣafifta	صَفَّ ṣaffa	صَفِفْتُمَا‎ ṣafiftumā	صَفَّا‎ ṣaffā	صَفِفْنَا‎ ṣafifnā	صَفِفْتُمْ‎ ṣafiftum	صَفُّوا‎ ṣaffū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صَفِفْتُ‎ ṣafiftu	صَفِفْتِ‎ ṣafifti	صَفَّتْ‎ ṣaffat	صَفِفْتُمَا‎ ṣafiftumā	صَفَّتَا‎ ṣaffatā	صَفِفْنَا‎ ṣafifnā	صَفِفْتُنَّ‎ ṣafiftunna	صَفِفْنَ‎ ṣafifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَصُفُّ‎ ʾaṣuffu	تَصُفُّ‎ taṣuffu	يَصُفُّ‎ yaṣuffu	تَصُفَّانِ‎ taṣuffāni	يَصُفَّانِ‎ yaṣuffāni	نَصُفُّ‎ naṣuffu	تَصُفُّونَ‎ taṣuffūna	يَصُفُّونَ‎ yaṣuffūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أَصُفُّ‎ ʾaṣuffu	تَصُفِّينَ‎ taṣuffīna	تَصُفُّ‎ taṣuffu	تَصُفَّانِ‎ taṣuffāni	تَصُفَّانِ‎ taṣuffāni	نَصُفُّ‎ naṣuffu	تَصْفُفْنَ‎ taṣfufna	يَصْفُفْنَ‎ yaṣfufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصُفَّ‎ ʾaṣuffa	تَصُفَّ‎ taṣuffa	يَصُفَّ‎ yaṣuffa	تَصُفَّا‎ taṣuffā	يَصُفَّا‎ yaṣuffā	نَصُفَّ‎ naṣuffa	تَصُفُّوا‎ taṣuffū	يَصُفُّوا‎ yaṣuffū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَصُفَّ‎ ʾaṣuffa	تَصُفِّي‎ taṣuffī	تَصُفَّ‎ taṣuffa	تَصُفَّا‎ taṣuffā	تَصُفَّا‎ taṣuffā	نَصُفَّ‎ naṣuffa	تَصْفُفْنَ‎ taṣfufna	يَصْفُفْنَ‎ yaṣfufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصُفَّ‎ or أَصُفِّ‎ or أَصْفُفْ‎ ʾaṣuffa or ʾaṣuffi or ʾaṣfuf	تَصُفَّ‎ or تَصُفِّ‎ or تَصْفُفْ‎ taṣuffa or taṣuffi or taṣfuf	يَصُفَّ‎ or يَصُفِّ‎ or يَصْفُفْ‎ yaṣuffa or yaṣuffi or yaṣfuf	تَصُفَّا‎ taṣuffā	يَصُفَّا‎ yaṣuffā	نَصُفَّ‎ or نَصُفِّ‎ or نَصْفُفْ‎ naṣuffa or naṣuffi or naṣfuf	تَصُفُّوا‎ taṣuffū	يَصُفُّوا‎ yaṣuffū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَصُفِّي‎ taṣuffī	تَصُفَّ‎ or تَصُفِّ‎ or تَصْفُفْ‎ taṣuffa or taṣuffi or taṣfuf	تَصُفَّا‎ taṣuffā	تَصُفَّا‎ taṣuffā		تَصْفُفْنَ‎ taṣfufna	يَصْفُفْنَ‎ yaṣfufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صُفَّ or صُفِّ or اُصْفُفْ‎ ṣuffa or ṣuffi or uṣfuf		صُفَّا‎ ṣuffā			صُفُّوا‎ ṣuffū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		صُفِّي‎ ṣuffī		صُفَّا‎ ṣuffā			اُصْفُفْنَ‎ uṣfufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	صُفِفْتُ‎ ṣufiftu	صُفِفْتَ‎ ṣufifta	صُفَّ ṣuffa	صُفِفْتُمَا‎ ṣufiftumā	صُفَّا‎ ṣuffā	صُفِفْنَا‎ ṣufifnā	صُفِفْتُمْ‎ ṣufiftum	صُفُّوا‎ ṣuffū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صُفِفْتُ‎ ṣufiftu	صُفِفْتِ‎ ṣufifti	صُفَّتْ‎ ṣuffat	صُفِفْتُمَا‎ ṣufiftumā	صُفَّتَا‎ ṣuffatā	صُفِفْنَا‎ ṣufifnā	صُفِفْتُنَّ‎ ṣufiftunna	صُفِفْنَ‎ ṣufifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُصَفُّ‎ ʾuṣaffu	تُصَفُّ‎ tuṣaffu	يُصَفُّ‎ yuṣaffu	تُصَفَّانِ‎ tuṣaffāni	يُصَفَّانِ‎ yuṣaffāni	نُصَفُّ‎ nuṣaffu	تُصَفُّونَ‎ tuṣaffūna	يُصَفُّونَ‎ yuṣaffūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُصَفُّ‎ ʾuṣaffu	تُصَفِّينَ‎ tuṣaffīna	تُصَفُّ‎ tuṣaffu	تُصَفَّانِ‎ tuṣaffāni	تُصَفَّانِ‎ tuṣaffāni	نُصَفُّ‎ nuṣaffu	تُصْفَفْنَ‎ tuṣfafna	يُصْفَفْنَ‎ yuṣfafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَفَّ‎ ʾuṣaffa	تُصَفَّ‎ tuṣaffa	يُصَفَّ‎ yuṣaffa	تُصَفَّا‎ tuṣaffā	يُصَفَّا‎ yuṣaffā	نُصَفَّ‎ nuṣaffa	تُصَفُّوا‎ tuṣaffū	يُصَفُّوا‎ yuṣaffū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُصَفَّ‎ ʾuṣaffa	تُصَفِّي‎ tuṣaffī	تُصَفَّ‎ tuṣaffa	تُصَفَّا‎ tuṣaffā	تُصَفَّا‎ tuṣaffā	نُصَفَّ‎ nuṣaffa	تُصْفَفْنَ‎ tuṣfafna	يُصْفَفْنَ‎ yuṣfafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَفَّ‎ or أُصَفِّ‎ or أُصْفَفْ‎ ʾuṣaffa or ʾuṣaffi or ʾuṣfaf	تُصَفَّ‎ or تُصَفِّ‎ or تُصْفَفْ‎ tuṣaffa or tuṣaffi or tuṣfaf	يُصَفَّ‎ or يُصَفِّ‎ or يُصْفَفْ‎ yuṣaffa or yuṣaffi or yuṣfaf	تُصَفَّا‎ tuṣaffā	يُصَفَّا‎ yuṣaffā	نُصَفَّ‎ or نُصَفِّ‎ or نُصْفَفْ‎ nuṣaffa or nuṣaffi or nuṣfaf	تُصَفُّوا‎ tuṣaffū	يُصَفُّوا‎ yuṣaffū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُصَفِّي‎ tuṣaffī	تُصَفَّ‎ or تُصَفِّ‎ or تُصْفَفْ‎ tuṣaffa or tuṣaffi or tuṣfaf	تُصَفَّا‎ tuṣaffā	تُصَفَّا‎ tuṣaffā		تُصْفَفْنَ‎ tuṣfafna	يُصْفَفْنَ‎ yuṣfafna

References

Wehr, Hans (1960), “صف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 516-517

Etymology 3

Verb

صِفْ • (ṣif) (form I)

second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَصَفَ‎ (waṣafa)

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