شفاف
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ش ف ف (š f f) |
| 6 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaf.faːf/
Adjective
شَفَّاف • (šaffāf) (feminine شَفَّافَة (šaffāfa), masculine plural شَفَّافُونَ (šaffāfūna), feminine plural شَفَّافَات (šaffāfāt))
- see-through, transparent
- (textiles) sheer, thin, fine, delicate, see-through, transparent
- Synonym: رَقِيق (raqīq)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | شَفَّاف šaffāf |
الشَّفَّاف aš-šaffāf |
شَفَّافَة šaffāfa |
الشَّفَّافَة aš-šaffāfa |
| nominative | شَفَّافٌ šaffāfun |
الشَّفَّافُ aš-šaffāfu |
شَفَّافَةٌ šaffāfatun |
الشَّفَّافَةُ aš-šaffāfatu |
| accusative | شَفَّافًا šaffāfan |
الشَّفَّافَ aš-šaffāfa |
شَفَّافَةً šaffāfatan |
الشَّفَّافَةَ aš-šaffāfata |
| genitive | شَفَّافٍ šaffāfin |
الشَّفَّافِ aš-šaffāfi |
شَفَّافَةٍ šaffāfatin |
الشَّفَّافَةِ aš-šaffāfati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | شَفَّافَيْن šaffāfayn |
الشَّفَّافَيْن aš-šaffāfayn |
شَفَّافَتَيْن šaffāfatayn |
الشَّفَّافَتَيْن aš-šaffāfatayn |
| nominative | شَفَّافَانِ šaffāfāni |
الشَّفَّافَانِ aš-šaffāfāni |
شَفَّافَتَانِ šaffāfatāni |
الشَّفَّافَتَانِ aš-šaffāfatāni |
| accusative | شَفَّافَيْنِ šaffāfayni |
الشَّفَّافَيْنِ aš-šaffāfayni |
شَفَّافَتَيْنِ šaffāfatayni |
الشَّفَّافَتَيْنِ aš-šaffāfatayni |
| genitive | شَفَّافَيْنِ šaffāfayni |
الشَّفَّافَيْنِ aš-šaffāfayni |
شَفَّافَتَيْنِ šaffāfatayni |
الشَّفَّافَتَيْنِ aš-šaffāfatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | شَفَّافِين šaffāfīn |
الشَّفَّافِين aš-šaffāfīn |
شَفَّافَات šaffāfāt |
الشَّفَّافَات aš-šaffāfāt |
| nominative | شَفَّافُونَ šaffāfūna |
الشَّفَّافُونَ aš-šaffāfūna |
شَفَّافَاتٌ šaffāfātun |
الشَّفَّافَاتُ aš-šaffāfātu |
| accusative | شَفَّافِينَ šaffāfīna |
الشَّفَّافِينَ aš-šaffāfīna |
شَفَّافَاتٍ šaffāfātin |
الشَّفَّافَاتِ aš-šaffāfāti |
| genitive | شَفَّافِينَ šaffāfīna |
الشَّفَّافِينَ aš-šaffāfīna |
شَفَّافَاتٍ šaffāfātin |
الشَّفَّافَاتِ aš-šaffāfāti |
Derived terms
- شَفَّافِيَّة (šaffāfiyya)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: şəffaf
- → Northern Kurdish: şefaf, şeffaf
- → Persian: شفاف
- → Ottoman Turkish: شفاف (şeffaf)
- Turkish: şeffaf
- → Uzbek: shaffof
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَفَّاف (šaffāf, “see-through, transparent”).
Adjective
شفاف • (şeffaf)
- transparent, see-through, diaphanous, clear, translucent, having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed
Derived terms
Descendants
- Turkish: şeffaf
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “şeffaf”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4446
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “şeffâf”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1178
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “شفاف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 729
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Transparens”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[3], Vienna, column 1690
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “شفاف”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[4], Vienna, column 2817
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şeffaf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شفاف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1128
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَفَّاف (šaffāf).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃaf.ˈfaːf/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäf.fɑ́ːf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃæf.fɒ́ːf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäf.fɔ́f]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šaffāf |
| Dari reading? | šaffāf |
| Iranian reading? | šaffâf |
| Tajik reading? | šaffof |
Adjective
شفاف • (šaffâf)
- transparent, see-through
- transparent, open, public
- (of a dream) lucid
- خواب شفاف ― xâb-e šaffâf ― lucid dream
- رویای شفاف ― ro'yâ-ye šaffâf ― lucid dream
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شفاف”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim