تفاوت

Arabic

Root
ف و ت (f w t)
4 terms

Verb

تَفَاوَتَ • (tafāwata) VI (non-past يَتَفَاوَتُ (yatafāwatu), verbal noun تَفَاوُت (tafāwut))

to be disparate, to vary, to differ, to be distinguishable
تَانِكَ ٱلْأُخْتَانِ تَتَفَاوَتَانِ فِي ٱلسِّنِّ
tānika l-ʔuḵtāni tatafāwatāni fī s-sinni
Those two sisters differ in age.

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَفَاوَتَ** (VI, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun **تَفَاوُت**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَفَاوُت tafāwut
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَفَاوِت mutafāwit
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَفَاوَت mutafāwat
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		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	تَفَاوَتُّ tafāwattu	تَفَاوَتَّ tafāwatta	تَفَاوَتَ tafāwata	تَفَاوَتُّمَا tafāwattumā	تَفَاوَتَا tafāwatā	تَفَاوَتْنَا tafāwatnā	تَفَاوَتُّمْ tafāwattum	تَفَاوَتُوا tafāwatū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَفَاوَتُّ tafāwattu	تَفَاوَتِّ tafāwatti	تَفَاوَتَتْ tafāwatat	تَفَاوَتُّمَا tafāwattumā	تَفَاوَتَتَا tafāwatatā	تَفَاوَتْنَا tafāwatnā	تَفَاوَتُّنَّ tafāwattunna	تَفَاوَتْنَ tafāwatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَفَاوَتُ ʔatafāwatu	تَتَفَاوَتُ tatafāwatu	يَتَفَاوَتُ yatafāwatu	تَتَفَاوَتَانِ tatafāwatāni	يَتَفَاوَتَانِ yatafāwatāni	نَتَفَاوَتُ natafāwatu	تَتَفَاوَتُونَ tatafāwatūna	يَتَفَاوَتُونَ yatafāwatūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَفَاوَتُ ʔatafāwatu	تَتَفَاوَتِينَ tatafāwatīna	تَتَفَاوَتُ tatafāwatu	تَتَفَاوَتَانِ tatafāwatāni	تَتَفَاوَتَانِ tatafāwatāni	نَتَفَاوَتُ natafāwatu	تَتَفَاوَتْنَ tatafāwatna	يَتَفَاوَتْنَ yatafāwatna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَفَاوَتَ ʔatafāwata	تَتَفَاوَتَ tatafāwata	يَتَفَاوَتَ yatafāwata	تَتَفَاوَتَا tatafāwatā	يَتَفَاوَتَا yatafāwatā	نَتَفَاوَتَ natafāwata	تَتَفَاوَتُوا tatafāwatū	يَتَفَاوَتُوا yatafāwatū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَفَاوَتَ ʔatafāwata	تَتَفَاوَتِي tatafāwatī	تَتَفَاوَتَ tatafāwata	تَتَفَاوَتَا tatafāwatā	تَتَفَاوَتَا tatafāwatā	نَتَفَاوَتَ natafāwata	تَتَفَاوَتْنَ tatafāwatna	يَتَفَاوَتْنَ yatafāwatna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَفَاوَتْ ʔatafāwat	تَتَفَاوَتْ tatafāwat	يَتَفَاوَتْ yatafāwat	تَتَفَاوَتَا tatafāwatā	يَتَفَاوَتَا yatafāwatā	نَتَفَاوَتْ natafāwat	تَتَفَاوَتُوا tatafāwatū	يَتَفَاوَتُوا yatafāwatū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَفَاوَتْ ʔatafāwat	تَتَفَاوَتِي tatafāwatī	تَتَفَاوَتْ tatafāwat	تَتَفَاوَتَا tatafāwatā	تَتَفَاوَتَا tatafāwatā	نَتَفَاوَتْ natafāwat	تَتَفَاوَتْنَ tatafāwatna	يَتَفَاوَتْنَ yatafāwatna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَفَاوَتْ tafāwat		تَفَاوَتَا tafāwatā			تَفَاوَتُوا tafāwatū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَفَاوَتِي tafāwatī		تَفَاوَتَا tafāwatā			تَفَاوَتْنَ tafāwatna

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	—	—	تُفُووِتَ tufūwita	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَفَاوَتُ yutafāwatu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَفَاوَتَ yutafāwata	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَفَاوَتْ yutafāwat	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Noun

تَفَاوُت • (tafāwut) m

verbal noun of تَفَاوَتَ (tafāwata) (form VI)
difference, distinction, disparity
state of being uneven

Declension

Declension of noun **تَفَاوُت** (tafāwut)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَفَاوُت tafāwut	التَّفَاوُت at-tafāwut	تَفَاوُت tafāwut
nominative	تَفَاوُتٌ tafāwutun	التَّفَاوُتُ at-tafāwutu	تَفَاوُتُ tafāwutu
accusative	تَفَاوُتًا tafāwutan	التَّفَاوُتَ at-tafāwuta	تَفَاوُتَ tafāwuta
genitive	تَفَاوُتٍ tafāwutin	التَّفَاوُتِ at-tafāwuti	تَفَاوُتِ tafāwuti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: təfavüt
→ Ottoman Turkish: تفاوت (tefâvüt)
- Turkish: tefavüt
→ Persian: تفاوت (tafâvot)
- → Middle Bengali: তফাউত (tophaut)
  - Bengali: তফাত (tophat)
- → Gujarati: તફાવત (taphāvat)
→ Swahili: tofauti
→ Tabasaran: тафавут (tafavut)
→ Tajik: тафовут (tafovut)
→ Uzbek: tafovut

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَفَاوُت (tafāwut).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.faː.ˈwut/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɑː.wʊt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɑː.wʊt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɔː.wut̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.fɒː.vot̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɔ.vut̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tafāwut
Dari reading^?	tafāwut
Iranian reading^?	tafâvot
Tajik reading^?	tafovut

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun

تَفاوُت • (tafâvot) (plural تَفاوُت‌ها (tafâvot-hâ))

difference
Synonym: فَرق (farq)

Antonym: شَباهَت (šabâhat)

tafâvot beyn-e do šekl râ peydâ kon
find the difference between the two pictures
(archaic) distance
Synonym: فاصله (fâsele)
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 3”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎^[1]:
  صلاح کار کجا و من خراب کجا
  ببین تفاوت ره کز کجاست تا به کجا
  salāh-i kār kujā u man-i xarāb kujā
  bibēn tafāwut-i rah k-az kujā-st tā be kujā
  Where is the righteousness of works, and where am I, the broken one?
  Look at the distance of the road—from where to where?
  (Classical Persian romanization)

Derived terms

بی‌تَفاوُت (bi-tafâvot)
تَفاوُت دادن (tafâvot dâdan)
تَفاوُت کَردَن (tafâvot kardan)

Related terms

مُتَفاوِت (motafâvet, “different”)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: તફાવત (taphāvat)