شفاء
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ش ف ي (š f y) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
Verbal noun of شَفَى (šafā, “to heal, to cure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.faːʔ/
Noun
شِفَاء • (šifāʔ) m (dual شِفَاءَانِ (šifāʔāni), plural أَشْفِيَة (ʔašfiya) or أَشَافٍ (ʔašāfin))
- verbal noun of شَفَى (šafā) (form I)
- healing, recovery
- cure, remedy, medicine
- satisfaction, gratification
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شِفَاء šifāʔ |
الشِّفَاء aš-šifāʔ |
شِفَاء šifāʔ |
| nominative | شِفَاءٌ šifāʔun |
الشِّفَاءُ aš-šifāʔu |
شِفَاءُ šifāʔu |
| accusative | شِفَاءً šifāʔan |
الشِّفَاءَ aš-šifāʔa |
شِفَاءَ šifāʔa |
| genitive | شِفَاءٍ šifāʔin |
الشِّفَاءِ aš-šifāʔi |
شِفَاءِ šifāʔi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | شِفَاءَيْن šifāʔayn |
الشِّفَاءَيْن aš-šifāʔayn |
شِفَاءَيْ šifāʔay |
| nominative | شِفَاءَانِ šifāʔāni |
الشِّفَاءَانِ aš-šifāʔāni |
شِفَاءَا šifāʔā |
| accusative | شِفَاءَيْنِ šifāʔayni |
الشِّفَاءَيْنِ aš-šifāʔayni |
شِفَاءَيْ šifāʔay |
| genitive | شِفَاءَيْنِ šifāʔayni |
الشِّفَاءَيْنِ aš-šifāʔayni |
شِفَاءَيْ šifāʔay |
| plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَشْفِيَة; أَشَافِي ʔašfiya; ʔašāfī |
الْأَشْفِيَة; الْأَشَافِي al-ʔašfiya; al-ʔašāfī |
أَشْفِيَة; أَشَافِي ʔašfiyat; ʔašāfī |
| nominative | أَشْفِيَةٌ; أَشَافٍ ʔašfiyatun; ʔašāfin |
الْأَشْفِيَةُ; الْأَشَافِي al-ʔašfiyatu; al-ʔašāfī |
أَشْفِيَةُ; أَشَافِي ʔašfiyatu; ʔašāfī |
| accusative | أَشْفِيَةً; أَشَافِيَ ʔašfiyatan; ʔašāfiya |
الْأَشْفِيَةَ; الْأَشَافِيَ al-ʔašfiyata; al-ʔašāfiya |
أَشْفِيَةَ; أَشَافِيَ ʔašfiyata; ʔašāfiya |
| genitive | أَشْفِيَةٍ; أَشَافٍ ʔašfiyatin; ʔašāfin |
الْأَشْفِيَةِ; الْأَشَافِي al-ʔašfiyati; al-ʔašāfī |
أَشْفِيَةِ; أَشَافِي ʔašfiyati; ʔašāfī |
Descendants
- → Armenian: շիֆա (šifa)
- → Azerbaijani: şəfa
- → Bashkir: шифа (şifa)
- → Bengali: শাফা (śafa), শিফা (śipha), শেফা (śepha)
- → Hindustani:
- → Kazakh: шипа (şipa)
- → Malay: syifa
- → Ottoman Turkish: شفا (şifa)
- Turkish: şifa
- → Turkmen: şypa
- → Uyghur: شىپا (shipa)
- → Uzbek: shifo
Malay
Noun
شفاء (plural شفاء-شفاء or شفاء٢)
Persian
Alternative forms
- شفا (šafâ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شِفَاء (šifāʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃi.ˈfaːʔ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɪ.fɑːʔ], [ʃä.fɑːʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃe.fɒːʔ], [ʃæ.fɒːʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃi.fɔʔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šifā' |
| Dari reading? | šifā', šafā' |
| Iranian reading? | šefâ', šafâ' |
| Tajik reading? | šifo' |
Noun
شفاء • (šifā' / šefâ', šafâ') (Tajik spelling шифоъ)
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “شفاء”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 323
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شفاء”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شفاء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شفاء”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- “شفاء”, in قاموس کبیر افغانستان [qāmūs-i kabīr-i afġānistān, The Great Dictionary of Afghanistan] (in Persian), Afghan Dictionary, 2023