صفا

Arabic

Root
ص ف و (ṣ-f-w)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.faː/

Verb

صَفَا • (ṣafā) I, non-past يَصْفُو‎ (yaṣfū)

1. to be pure, be clear, be serene

   يَصْفُو ٱلْجَوُّ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِ ― yaṣfū l-jawwu fī ṣ-ṣayfi ― The weather becomes clear in the summer.

2. to be pure of heart
3. to take the best part of
4. to remain as a clear gain

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَفَا

(form-I final-weak, verbal nouns صَفْو or صَفَاء or صُفُوّ)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						صَفْو or صَفَاء or صُفُوّ ṣafw or ṣafāʔ or ṣufuww
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						صَافٍ ṣāfin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَصْفُوّ maṣfuww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	صَفَوْتُ ṣafawtu	صَفَوْتَ ṣafawta	صَفَا ṣafā		صَفَوْتُمَا ṣafawtumā	صَفَوَا ṣafawā		صَفَوْنَا ṣafawnā	صَفَوْتُمْ ṣafawtum	صَفَوْا ṣafaw
	f		صَفَوْتِ ṣafawti	صَفَتْ ṣafat			صَفَتَا ṣafatā			صَفَوْتُنَّ ṣafawtunna	صَفَوْنَ ṣafawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصْفُو ʔaṣfū	تَصْفُو taṣfū	يَصْفُو yaṣfū		تَصْفُوَانِ taṣfuwāni	يَصْفُوَانِ yaṣfuwāni		نَصْفُو naṣfū	تَصْفُونَ taṣfūna	يَصْفُونَ yaṣfūna
	f		تَصْفِينَ taṣfīna	تَصْفُو taṣfū			تَصْفُوَانِ taṣfuwāni			تَصْفُونَ taṣfūna	يَصْفُونَ yaṣfūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصْفُوَ ʔaṣfuwa	تَصْفُوَ taṣfuwa	يَصْفُوَ yaṣfuwa		تَصْفُوَا taṣfuwā	يَصْفُوَا yaṣfuwā		نَصْفُوَ naṣfuwa	تَصْفُوا taṣfū	يَصْفُوا yaṣfū
	f		تَصْفِي taṣfī	تَصْفُوَ taṣfuwa			تَصْفُوَا taṣfuwā			تَصْفُونَ taṣfūna	يَصْفُونَ yaṣfūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصْفُ ʔaṣfu	تَصْفُ taṣfu	يَصْفُ yaṣfu		تَصْفُوَا taṣfuwā	يَصْفُوَا yaṣfuwā		نَصْفُ naṣfu	تَصْفُوا taṣfū	يَصْفُوا yaṣfū
	f		تَصْفِي taṣfī	تَصْفُ taṣfu			تَصْفُوَا taṣfuwā			تَصْفُونَ taṣfūna	يَصْفُونَ yaṣfūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُصْفُ uṣfu			اُصْفُوَا uṣfuwā				اُصْفُوا uṣfū
	f		اُصْفِي uṣfī							اُصْفُونَ uṣfūna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	صُفِيتُ ṣufītu	صُفِيتَ ṣufīta	صُفِيَ ṣufiya		صُفِيتُمَا ṣufītumā	صُفِيَا ṣufiyā		صُفِينَا ṣufīnā	صُفِيتُمْ ṣufītum	صُفُوا ṣufū
	f		صُفِيتِ ṣufīti	صُفِيَتْ ṣufiyat			صُفِيَتَا ṣufiyatā			صُفِيتُنَّ ṣufītunna	صُفِينَ ṣufīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصْفَى ʔuṣfā	تُصْفَى tuṣfā	يُصْفَى yuṣfā		تُصْفَيَانِ tuṣfayāni	يُصْفَيَانِ yuṣfayāni		نُصْفَى nuṣfā	تُصْفَوْنَ tuṣfawna	يُصْفَوْنَ yuṣfawna
	f		تُصْفَيْنَ tuṣfayna	تُصْفَى tuṣfā			تُصْفَيَانِ tuṣfayāni			تُصْفَيْنَ tuṣfayna	يُصْفَيْنَ yuṣfayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصْفَى ʔuṣfā	تُصْفَى tuṣfā	يُصْفَى yuṣfā		تُصْفَيَا tuṣfayā	يُصْفَيَا yuṣfayā		نُصْفَى nuṣfā	تُصْفَوْا tuṣfaw	يُصْفَوْا yuṣfaw
	f		تُصْفَيْ tuṣfay	تُصْفَى tuṣfā			تُصْفَيَا tuṣfayā			تُصْفَيْنَ tuṣfayna	يُصْفَيْنَ yuṣfayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصْفَ ʔuṣfa	تُصْفَ tuṣfa	يُصْفَ yuṣfa		تُصْفَيَا tuṣfayā	يُصْفَيَا yuṣfayā		نُصْفَ nuṣfa	تُصْفَوْا tuṣfaw	يُصْفَوْا yuṣfaw
	f		تُصْفَيْ tuṣfay	تُصْفَ tuṣfa			تُصْفَيَا tuṣfayā			تُصْفَيْنَ tuṣfayna	يُصْفَيْنَ yuṣfayna

Related terms

• صَفْو (ṣafw, “clarity, purity”)
• صِفْوَة (ṣifwa, “a sincere friend”)
• صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ, “righteousness, sincerity”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صفا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَاء (ṣafāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.fɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.fɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.fɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.fɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.fɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	safā
Dari reading?	safā
Iranian reading?	safâ
Tajik reading?	safo

Noun

Dari	صَفا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сафо

صفا • (safâ)

1. purity, clearness
2. enjoyment, pleasure, delight
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2548:

     من بگفته پند شد بند از جفا / شیر پند از مهر جوشد وز صفا

     man biguftah pand šud band az jafâ / šer-i-pand az mihr jošad waz safâ

     I said, ‘Counsel is barred by ill-treatment: the milk of counsel gushes forth from love and joy

     (romanization in Classical Persian).

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “صفا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu صاف (sāf).

Adjective

صفا (saffā)

1. clean, neat
2. clear