سفيه

Arabic

Root
س ف ه (s f h)
2 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.fiːh/
Rhymes: -iːh

Adjective

سَفِيه • (safīh) (feminine سَفِيهَة (safīha), common plural سِفَاه (sifāh), masculine plural سُفَهَاء (sufahāʔ))

foolish, stupid, silly
ill-mannered
- Al-Shafi'i
  يُخَاطِبُنِي السَّفِيهُ بِكُلِّ قُبْحٍ / فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَكُونَ لَهُ مُجِيبًا
  يَزِيدُ سَفَاهَةً فَأَزِيدُ حِلْمًا / كَعُودٍ زَادَهُ الْإِحْرَاقُ طِيبًا
  yuḵāṭibuni as-safīhu bikulli qubḥin / faʔakrahu ʔan ʔakūna lahū mujīban
  yazīdu safāhatan faʔazīdu ḥilman / kaʕūdin zādahu l-ʔiḥrāqu ṭīban
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of adjective **سَفِيه** (safīh)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سَفِيه safīh	السَّفِيه as-safīh	سَفِيهَة safīha	السَّفِيهَة as-safīha
nominative	سَفِيهٌ safīhun	السَّفِيهُ as-safīhu	سَفِيهَةٌ safīhatun	السَّفِيهَةُ as-safīhatu
accusative	سَفِيهًا safīhan	السَّفِيهَ as-safīha	سَفِيهَةً safīhatan	السَّفِيهَةَ as-safīhata
genitive	سَفِيهٍ safīhin	السَّفِيهِ as-safīhi	سَفِيهَةٍ safīhatin	السَّفِيهَةِ as-safīhati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سَفِيهَيْن safīhayn	السَّفِيهَيْن as-safīhayn	سَفِيهَتَيْن safīhatayn	السَّفِيهَتَيْن as-safīhatayn
nominative	سَفِيهَانِ safīhāni	السَّفِيهَانِ as-safīhāni	سَفِيهَتَانِ safīhatāni	السَّفِيهَتَانِ as-safīhatāni
accusative	سَفِيهَيْنِ safīhayni	السَّفِيهَيْنِ as-safīhayni	سَفِيهَتَيْنِ safīhatayni	السَّفِيهَتَيْنِ as-safīhatayni
genitive	سَفِيهَيْنِ safīhayni	السَّفِيهَيْنِ as-safīhayni	سَفِيهَتَيْنِ safīhatayni	السَّفِيهَتَيْنِ as-safīhatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	سُفَهَاء‎; سِفَاه sufahāʔ‎; sifāh	السُّفَهَاء‎; السِّفَاه as-sufahāʔ‎; as-sifāh	سَفِيهَات‎; سِفَاه safīhāt‎; sifāh	السَّفِيهَات‎; السِّفَاه as-safīhāt‎; as-sifāh
nominative	سُفَهَاءُ‎; سِفَاهٌ sufahāʔu‎; sifāhun	السُّفَهَاءُ‎; السِّفَاهُ as-sufahāʔu‎; as-sifāhu	سَفِيهَاتٌ‎; سِفَاهٌ safīhātun‎; sifāhun	السَّفِيهَاتُ‎; السِّفَاهُ as-safīhātu‎; as-sifāhu
accusative	سُفَهَاءَ‎; سِفَاهًا sufahāʔa‎; sifāhan	السُّفَهَاءَ‎; السِّفَاهَ as-sufahāʔa‎; as-sifāha	سَفِيهَاتٍ‎; سِفَاهًا safīhātin‎; sifāhan	السَّفِيهَاتِ‎; السِّفَاهَ as-safīhāti‎; as-sifāha
genitive	سُفَهَاءَ‎; سِفَاهٍ sufahāʔa‎; sifāhin	السُّفَهَاءِ‎; السِّفَاهِ as-sufahāʔi‎; as-sifāhi	سَفِيهَاتٍ‎; سِفَاهٍ safīhātin‎; sifāhin	السَّفِيهَاتِ‎; السِّفَاهِ as-safīhāti‎; as-sifāhi

Descendants

→ Spanish: zafio
→ Azerbaijani: səfih
→ Persian: سفیه
→ Ottoman Turkish: سفیه (sefîh)
- > Turkish: sefih (inherited)
- → Crimean Tatar: sefih