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
Dual	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

Etymology 2

Verb

صُفِيَ • (ṣufiya) (form I)

third-person masculine singular past passive of صَفَا‎ (ṣafā)

Etymology 3

Verb

صِفِي • (ṣifī) (form I)

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

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