شفا

See also: سقا, سفا, and شقا

Arabic

Root
ش ف و (š f w)
1 term

Etymology

From شَفَة (šafa, “lip; brink, border”).

Verb

شَفَا • (šafā) I (non-past يَشْفُو (yašfū), verbal noun شَفًا (šafan))

to near setting (said of the Sun)
to appear, to nigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of **شَفَا** (I, final-weak, a ~ u, no passive, verbal noun **شَفًا**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					شَفًا šafan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					شَافٍ šāfin
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	شَفَوْتُ šafawtu	شَفَوْتَ šafawta	شَفَا šafā	شَفَوْتُمَا šafawtumā	شَفَوَا šafawā	شَفَوْنَا šafawnā	شَفَوْتُمْ šafawtum	شَفَوْا šafaw
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	شَفَوْتُ šafawtu	شَفَوْتِ šafawti	شَفَتْ šafat	شَفَوْتُمَا šafawtumā	شَفَتَا šafatā	شَفَوْنَا šafawnā	شَفَوْتُنَّ šafawtunna	شَفَوْنَ šafawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَشْفُو ʔašfū	تَشْفُو tašfū	يَشْفُو yašfū	تَشْفُوَانِ tašfuwāni	يَشْفُوَانِ yašfuwāni	نَشْفُو našfū	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَشْفُو ʔašfū	تَشْفِينَ tašfīna	تَشْفُو tašfū	تَشْفُوَانِ tašfuwāni	تَشْفُوَانِ tašfuwāni	نَشْفُو našfū	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَشْفُوَ ʔašfuwa	تَشْفُوَ tašfuwa	يَشْفُوَ yašfuwa	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	يَشْفُوَا yašfuwā	نَشْفُوَ našfuwa	تَشْفُوا tašfū	يَشْفُوا yašfū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَشْفُوَ ʔašfuwa	تَشْفِي tašfī	تَشْفُوَ tašfuwa	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	نَشْفُوَ našfuwa	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَشْفُ ʔašfu	تَشْفُ tašfu	يَشْفُ yašfu	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	يَشْفُوَا yašfuwā	نَشْفُ našfu	تَشْفُوا tašfū	يَشْفُوا yašfū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَشْفُ ʔašfu	تَشْفِي tašfī	تَشْفُ tašfu	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	نَشْفُ našfu	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُشْفُ ušfu		اُشْفُوَا ušfuwā			اُشْفُوا ušfū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُشْفِي ušfī		اُشْفُوَا ušfuwā			اُشْفُونَ ušfūna

Noun

شَفًا • (šafan) m

extremity, verge, brink, edge

Declension

Declension of noun **شَفًا** (šafan)
singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَفَا šafā	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā
nominative	شَفًا šafan	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā
accusative	شَفًا šafan	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā
genitive	شَفًا šafan	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈfaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.fɑː], [ʃä.fɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.fɑː], [ʃä.fɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃi.fɔː], [ʃä.fɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.fɒː], [ʃæ.fɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.fɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šifā
Dari reading^?	šifā, šafā
Iranian reading^?	šefâ, šafâ
Tajik reading^?	šifo

Noun

شفا • (šifā / šefâ, šafâ) (Tajik spelling шифо)

unhamzated form of (“medicine, healing, remedy”)

Urdu

Alternative forms

شِفَاء (śifā')

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šifā'), from Arabic شِفَاء (šifāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɪ.fɑː/

Noun

شِفا • (śifā) f (Hindi spelling शिफ़ा) (medicine)

healing, recovery
Synonym: آروگْیَہ (ārogya)
cure, remedy

References

“شفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“شفا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.