سفاح

Arabic

Etymology

س ف ح (s f ḥ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.faːħ/ (fornication)
IPA^(key): /saf.faːħ/ (assassin)

Noun

سِفَاح • (sifāḥ) m

verbal noun of سَافَحَ (sāfaḥa) (form III)
fornication

Declension

Declension of noun **سِفَاح** (sifāḥ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِفَاح sifāḥ	السِّفَاح as-sifāḥ	سِفَاح sifāḥ
nominative	سِفَاحٌ sifāḥun	السِّفَاحُ as-sifāḥu	سِفَاحُ sifāḥu
accusative	سِفَاحًا sifāḥan	السِّفَاحَ as-sifāḥa	سِفَاحَ sifāḥa
genitive	سِفَاحٍ sifāḥin	السِّفَاحِ as-sifāḥi	سِفَاحِ sifāḥi

Related terms

سِفَاح الْقُرْبَى (sifāḥ al-qurbā, “incest”)

Noun

سَفَّاح • (saffāḥ) m

bloodshedder, murderer

Declension

Declension of noun **سَفَّاح** (saffāḥ)
singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَفَّاح saffāḥ	السَّفَّاح as-saffāḥ	سَفَّاح saffāḥ	سَفَّاحَة saffāḥa	السَّفَّاحَة as-saffāḥa	سَفَّاحَة saffāḥat
nominative	سَفَّاحٌ saffāḥun	السَّفَّاحُ as-saffāḥu	سَفَّاحُ saffāḥu	سَفَّاحَةٌ saffāḥatun	السَّفَّاحَةُ as-saffāḥatu	سَفَّاحَةُ saffāḥatu
accusative	سَفَّاحًا saffāḥan	السَّفَّاحَ as-saffāḥa	سَفَّاحَ saffāḥa	سَفَّاحَةً saffāḥatan	السَّفَّاحَةَ as-saffāḥata	سَفَّاحَةَ saffāḥata
genitive	سَفَّاحٍ saffāḥin	السَّفَّاحِ as-saffāḥi	سَفَّاحِ saffāḥi	سَفَّاحَةٍ saffāḥatin	السَّفَّاحَةِ as-saffāḥati	سَفَّاحَةِ saffāḥati
dual	masculine			feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَفَّاحَيْن saffāḥayn	السَّفَّاحَيْن as-saffāḥayn	سَفَّاحَيْ saffāḥay	سَفَّاحَتَيْن saffāḥatayn	السَّفَّاحَتَيْن as-saffāḥatayn	سَفَّاحَتَيْ saffāḥatay
nominative	سَفَّاحَانِ saffāḥāni	السَّفَّاحَانِ as-saffāḥāni	سَفَّاحَا saffāḥā	سَفَّاحَتَانِ saffāḥatāni	السَّفَّاحَتَانِ as-saffāḥatāni	سَفَّاحَتَا saffāḥatā
accusative	سَفَّاحَيْنِ saffāḥayni	السَّفَّاحَيْنِ as-saffāḥayni	سَفَّاحَيْ saffāḥay	سَفَّاحَتَيْنِ saffāḥatayni	السَّفَّاحَتَيْنِ as-saffāḥatayni	سَفَّاحَتَيْ saffāḥatay
genitive	سَفَّاحَيْنِ saffāḥayni	السَّفَّاحَيْنِ as-saffāḥayni	سَفَّاحَيْ saffāḥay	سَفَّاحَتَيْنِ saffāḥatayni	السَّفَّاحَتَيْنِ as-saffāḥatayni	سَفَّاحَتَيْ saffāḥatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَفَّاحِين saffāḥīn	السَّفَّاحِين as-saffāḥīn	سَفَّاحِي saffāḥī	سَفَّاحَات saffāḥāt	السَّفَّاحَات as-saffāḥāt	سَفَّاحَات saffāḥāt
nominative	سَفَّاحُونَ saffāḥūna	السَّفَّاحُونَ as-saffāḥūna	سَفَّاحُو saffāḥū	سَفَّاحَاتٌ saffāḥātun	السَّفَّاحَاتُ as-saffāḥātu	سَفَّاحَاتُ saffāḥātu
accusative	سَفَّاحِينَ saffāḥīna	السَّفَّاحِينَ as-saffāḥīna	سَفَّاحِي saffāḥī	سَفَّاحَاتٍ saffāḥātin	السَّفَّاحَاتِ as-saffāḥāti	سَفَّاحَاتِ saffāḥāti
genitive	سَفَّاحِينَ saffāḥīna	السَّفَّاحِينَ as-saffāḥīna	سَفَّاحِي saffāḥī	سَفَّاحَاتٍ saffāḥātin	السَّفَّاحَاتِ as-saffāḥāti	سَفَّاحَاتِ saffāḥāti

References

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