صدفة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص د ف (ṣ d f)
6 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤud.fa/, /sˤid.fa/

Noun

صُدْفَة or صِدْفَة • (ṣudfa or ṣidfa) f (plural صُدَف (ṣudaf) or صُدُفَات (ṣudufāt) or صُدْفَات (ṣudfāt) or صِدَف (ṣidaf) or صِدْفَات (ṣidfāt))

chance (accidental occurrence), accident, coincidence
صُدْفَةً ― ṣudfatan ― by chance, accidentally

بِصُدْفَة ― bi-ṣudfa ― by chance, accidentally
chance meeting

Declension

Declension of noun **صُدْفَة** (ṣudfa)‎; **صِدْفَة** (ṣidfa)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُدْفَة‎; صِدْفَة ṣudfa‎; ṣidfa	الصُّدْفَة‎; الصِّدْفَة aṣ-ṣudfa‎; aṣ-ṣidfa	صُدْفَة‎; صِدْفَة ṣudfat‎; ṣidfat
nominative	صُدْفَةٌ‎; صِدْفَةٌ ṣudfatun‎; ṣidfatun	الصُّدْفَةُ‎; الصِّدْفَةُ aṣ-ṣudfatu‎; aṣ-ṣidfatu	صُدْفَةُ‎; صِدْفَةُ ṣudfatu‎; ṣidfatu
accusative	صُدْفَةً‎; صِدْفَةً ṣudfatan‎; ṣidfatan	الصُّدْفَةَ‎; الصِّدْفَةَ aṣ-ṣudfata‎; aṣ-ṣidfata	صُدْفَةَ‎; صِدْفَةَ ṣudfata‎; ṣidfata
genitive	صُدْفَةٍ‎; صِدْفَةٍ ṣudfatin‎; ṣidfatin	الصُّدْفَةِ‎; الصِّدْفَةِ aṣ-ṣudfati‎; aṣ-ṣidfati	صُدْفَةِ‎; صِدْفَةِ ṣudfati‎; ṣidfati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُدْفَتَيْن‎; صِدْفَتَيْن ṣudfatayn‎; ṣidfatayn	الصُّدْفَتَيْن‎; الصِّدْفَتَيْن aṣ-ṣudfatayn‎; aṣ-ṣidfatayn	صُدْفَتَيْ‎; صِدْفَتَيْ ṣudfatay‎; ṣidfatay
nominative	صُدْفَتَانِ‎; صِدْفَتَانِ ṣudfatāni‎; ṣidfatāni	الصُّدْفَتَانِ‎; الصِّدْفَتَانِ aṣ-ṣudfatāni‎; aṣ-ṣidfatāni	صُدْفَتَا‎; صِدْفَتَا ṣudfatā‎; ṣidfatā
accusative	صُدْفَتَيْنِ‎; صِدْفَتَيْنِ ṣudfatayni‎; ṣidfatayni	الصُّدْفَتَيْنِ‎; الصِّدْفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣudfatayni‎; aṣ-ṣidfatayni	صُدْفَتَيْ‎; صِدْفَتَيْ ṣudfatay‎; ṣidfatay
genitive	صُدْفَتَيْنِ‎; صِدْفَتَيْنِ ṣudfatayni‎; ṣidfatayni	الصُّدْفَتَيْنِ‎; الصِّدْفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣudfatayni‎; aṣ-ṣidfatayni	صُدْفَتَيْ‎; صِدْفَتَيْ ṣudfatay‎; ṣidfatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُدَف‎; صُدُفَات‎; صُدْفَات‎; صِدَف‎; صِدْفَات ṣudaf‎; ṣudufāt‎; ṣudfāt‎; ṣidaf‎; ṣidfāt	الصُّدَف‎; الصُّدُفَات‎; الصُّدْفَات‎; الصِّدَف‎; الصِّدْفَات aṣ-ṣudaf‎; aṣ-ṣudufāt‎; aṣ-ṣudfāt‎; aṣ-ṣidaf‎; aṣ-ṣidfāt	صُدَف‎; صُدُفَات‎; صُدْفَات‎; صِدَف‎; صِدْفَات ṣudaf‎; ṣudufāt‎; ṣudfāt‎; ṣidaf‎; ṣidfāt
nominative	صُدَفٌ‎; صُدُفَاتٌ‎; صُدْفَاتٌ‎; صِدَفٌ‎; صِدْفَاتٌ ṣudafun‎; ṣudufātun‎; ṣudfātun‎; ṣidafun‎; ṣidfātun	الصُّدَفُ‎; الصُّدُفَاتُ‎; الصُّدْفَاتُ‎; الصِّدَفُ‎; الصِّدْفَاتُ aṣ-ṣudafu‎; aṣ-ṣudufātu‎; aṣ-ṣudfātu‎; aṣ-ṣidafu‎; aṣ-ṣidfātu	صُدَفُ‎; صُدُفَاتُ‎; صُدْفَاتُ‎; صِدَفُ‎; صِدْفَاتُ ṣudafu‎; ṣudufātu‎; ṣudfātu‎; ṣidafu‎; ṣidfātu
accusative	صُدَفًا‎; صُدُفَاتٍ‎; صُدْفَاتٍ‎; صِدَفًا‎; صِدْفَاتٍ ṣudafan‎; ṣudufātin‎; ṣudfātin‎; ṣidafan‎; ṣidfātin	الصُّدَفَ‎; الصُّدُفَاتِ‎; الصُّدْفَاتِ‎; الصِّدَفَ‎; الصِّدْفَاتِ aṣ-ṣudafa‎; aṣ-ṣudufāti‎; aṣ-ṣudfāti‎; aṣ-ṣidafa‎; aṣ-ṣidfāti	صُدَفَ‎; صُدُفَاتِ‎; صُدْفَاتِ‎; صِدَفَ‎; صِدْفَاتِ ṣudafa‎; ṣudufāti‎; ṣudfāti‎; ṣidafa‎; ṣidfāti
genitive	صُدَفٍ‎; صُدُفَاتٍ‎; صُدْفَاتٍ‎; صِدَفٍ‎; صِدْفَاتٍ ṣudafin‎; ṣudufātin‎; ṣudfātin‎; ṣidafin‎; ṣidfātin	الصُّدَفِ‎; الصُّدُفَاتِ‎; الصُّدْفَاتِ‎; الصِّدَفِ‎; الصِّدْفَاتِ aṣ-ṣudafi‎; aṣ-ṣudufāti‎; aṣ-ṣudfāti‎; aṣ-ṣidafi‎; aṣ-ṣidfāti	صُدَفِ‎; صُدُفَاتِ‎; صُدْفَاتِ‎; صِدَفِ‎; صِدْفَاتِ ṣudafi‎; ṣudufāti‎; ṣudfāti‎; ṣidafi‎; ṣidfāti

Descendants

→ Swahili: sadfa

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صدفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979) “صدف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤa.da.fa/

Noun

صَدَفَة • (ṣadafa) f (singulative, collective صَدَف m (ṣadaf), plural أَصْدَاف (ʔaṣdāf))

Declension

Declension of noun **صَدَفَة** (ṣadafa)
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَدَفَة ṣadafa	الصَّدَفَة aṣ-ṣadafa	صَدَفَة ṣadafat
nominative	صَدَفَةٌ ṣadafatun	الصَّدَفَةُ aṣ-ṣadafatu	صَدَفَةُ ṣadafatu
accusative	صَدَفَةً ṣadafatan	الصَّدَفَةَ aṣ-ṣadafata	صَدَفَةَ ṣadafata
genitive	صَدَفَةٍ ṣadafatin	الصَّدَفَةِ aṣ-ṣadafati	صَدَفَةِ ṣadafati
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَدَف ṣadaf	الصَّدَف aṣ-ṣadaf	صَدَف ṣadaf
nominative	صَدَفٌ ṣadafun	الصَّدَفُ aṣ-ṣadafu	صَدَفُ ṣadafu
accusative	صَدَفًا ṣadafan	الصَّدَفَ aṣ-ṣadafa	صَدَفَ ṣadafa
genitive	صَدَفٍ ṣadafin	الصَّدَفِ aṣ-ṣadafi	صَدَفِ ṣadafi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَدَفَتَيْن ṣadafatayn	الصَّدَفَتَيْن aṣ-ṣadafatayn	صَدَفَتَيْ ṣadafatay
nominative	صَدَفَتَانِ ṣadafatāni	الصَّدَفَتَانِ aṣ-ṣadafatāni	صَدَفَتَا ṣadafatā
accusative	صَدَفَتَيْنِ ṣadafatayni	الصَّدَفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣadafatayni	صَدَفَتَيْ ṣadafatay
genitive	صَدَفَتَيْنِ ṣadafatayni	الصَّدَفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣadafatayni	صَدَفَتَيْ ṣadafatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَدَفَات ṣadafāt	الصَّدَفَات aṣ-ṣadafāt	صَدَفَات ṣadafāt
nominative	صَدَفَاتٌ ṣadafātun	الصَّدَفَاتُ aṣ-ṣadafātu	صَدَفَاتُ ṣadafātu
accusative	صَدَفَاتٍ ṣadafātin	الصَّدَفَاتِ aṣ-ṣadafāti	صَدَفَاتِ ṣadafāti
genitive	صَدَفَاتٍ ṣadafātin	الصَّدَفَاتِ aṣ-ṣadafāti	صَدَفَاتِ ṣadafāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَصْدَاف ʔaṣdāf	الْأَصْدَاف al-ʔaṣdāf	أَصْدَاف ʔaṣdāf
nominative	أَصْدَافٌ ʔaṣdāfun	الْأَصْدَافُ al-ʔaṣdāfu	أَصْدَافُ ʔaṣdāfu
accusative	أَصْدَافًا ʔaṣdāfan	الْأَصْدَافَ al-ʔaṣdāfa	أَصْدَافَ ʔaṣdāfa
genitive	أَصْدَافٍ ʔaṣdāfin	الْأَصْدَافِ al-ʔaṣdāfi	أَصْدَافِ ʔaṣdāfi

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “صدفة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صدفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979) “صدف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN