صوف

Arabic

Root
ص و ف (ṣ w f)
3 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤuːf/
- (Andalusian) IPA^(key): /sˤawf/
- (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /sˤuːf/, /sˤawf/

Noun

صُوف • (ṣūf) m (collective, singulative صُوفَة f (ṣūfa), plural أَصْوَاف (ʔaṣwāf))

wool

Declension

Declension of noun **صُوف** (ṣūf)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُوف ṣūf	الصُّوف aṣ-ṣūf	صُوف ṣūf
nominative	صُوفٌ ṣūfun	الصُّوفُ aṣ-ṣūfu	صُوفُ ṣūfu
accusative	صُوفًا ṣūfan	الصُّوفَ aṣ-ṣūfa	صُوفَ ṣūfa
genitive	صُوفٍ ṣūfin	الصُّوفِ aṣ-ṣūfi	صُوفِ ṣūfi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُوفَة ṣūfa	الصُّوفَة aṣ-ṣūfa	صُوفَة ṣūfat
nominative	صُوفَةٌ ṣūfatun	الصُّوفَةُ aṣ-ṣūfatu	صُوفَةُ ṣūfatu
accusative	صُوفَةً ṣūfatan	الصُّوفَةَ aṣ-ṣūfata	صُوفَةَ ṣūfata
genitive	صُوفَةٍ ṣūfatin	الصُّوفَةِ aṣ-ṣūfati	صُوفَةِ ṣūfati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُوفَتَيْن ṣūfatayn	الصُّوفَتَيْن aṣ-ṣūfatayn	صُوفَتَيْ ṣūfatay
nominative	صُوفَتَانِ ṣūfatāni	الصُّوفَتَانِ aṣ-ṣūfatāni	صُوفَتَا ṣūfatā
accusative	صُوفَتَيْنِ ṣūfatayni	الصُّوفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūfatayni	صُوفَتَيْ ṣūfatay
genitive	صُوفَتَيْنِ ṣūfatayni	الصُّوفَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūfatayni	صُوفَتَيْ ṣūfatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صُوفَات ṣūfāt	الصُّوفَات aṣ-ṣūfāt	صُوفَات ṣūfāt
nominative	صُوفَاتٌ ṣūfātun	الصُّوفَاتُ aṣ-ṣūfātu	صُوفَاتُ ṣūfātu
accusative	صُوفَاتٍ ṣūfātin	الصُّوفَاتِ aṣ-ṣūfāti	صُوفَاتِ ṣūfāti
genitive	صُوفَاتٍ ṣūfātin	الصُّوفَاتِ aṣ-ṣūfāti	صُوفَاتِ ṣūfāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَصْوَاف ʔaṣwāf	الْأَصْوَاف al-ʔaṣwāf	أَصْوَاف ʔaṣwāf
nominative	أَصْوَافٌ ʔaṣwāfun	الْأَصْوَافُ al-ʔaṣwāfu	أَصْوَافُ ʔaṣwāfu
accusative	أَصْوَافًا ʔaṣwāfan	الْأَصْوَافَ al-ʔaṣwāfa	أَصْوَافَ ʔaṣwāfa
genitive	أَصْوَافٍ ʔaṣwāfin	الْأَصْوَافِ al-ʔaṣwāfi	أَصْوَافِ ʔaṣwāfi

Derived terms

صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy)

Descendants

Maltese: suf
Moroccan Arabic: صوف (ṣūf, ṣawf)
→ Malay: suf
→ Swahili: sufi, sufu

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤa.wi.fa/

Verb

صَوِفَ • (ṣawifa) I (non-past يَصْوَفُ (yaṣwafu), verbal noun صَوَف (ṣawaf))

to produce wool, to increase its wool (of sheep, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **صَوِفَ** (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun **صَوَف**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					صَوَف ṣawaf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					صَاوِف ṣāwif
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	صَوِفْتُ ṣawiftu	صَوِفْتَ ṣawifta	صَوِفَ ṣawifa	صَوِفْتُمَا ṣawiftumā	صَوِفَا ṣawifā	صَوِفْنَا ṣawifnā	صَوِفْتُمْ ṣawiftum	صَوِفُوا ṣawifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صَوِفْتُ ṣawiftu	صَوِفْتِ ṣawifti	صَوِفَتْ ṣawifat	صَوِفْتُمَا ṣawiftumā	صَوِفَتَا ṣawifatā	صَوِفْنَا ṣawifnā	صَوِفْتُنَّ ṣawiftunna	صَوِفْنَ ṣawifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصْوَفُ ʔaṣwafu	تَصْوَفُ taṣwafu	يَصْوَفُ yaṣwafu	تَصْوَفَانِ taṣwafāni	يَصْوَفَانِ yaṣwafāni	نَصْوَفُ naṣwafu	تَصْوَفُونَ taṣwafūna	يَصْوَفُونَ yaṣwafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَصْوَفُ ʔaṣwafu	تَصْوَفِينَ taṣwafīna	تَصْوَفُ taṣwafu	تَصْوَفَانِ taṣwafāni	تَصْوَفَانِ taṣwafāni	نَصْوَفُ naṣwafu	تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصْوَفَ ʔaṣwafa	تَصْوَفَ taṣwafa	يَصْوَفَ yaṣwafa	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	يَصْوَفَا yaṣwafā	نَصْوَفَ naṣwafa	تَصْوَفُوا taṣwafū	يَصْوَفُوا yaṣwafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَصْوَفَ ʔaṣwafa	تَصْوَفِي taṣwafī	تَصْوَفَ taṣwafa	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	نَصْوَفَ naṣwafa	تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصْوَفْ ʔaṣwaf	تَصْوَفْ taṣwaf	يَصْوَفْ yaṣwaf	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	يَصْوَفَا yaṣwafā	نَصْوَفْ naṣwaf	تَصْوَفُوا taṣwafū	يَصْوَفُوا yaṣwafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَصْوَفْ ʔaṣwaf	تَصْوَفِي taṣwafī	تَصْوَفْ taṣwaf	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	نَصْوَفْ naṣwaf	تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِصْوَفْ iṣwaf		اِصْوَفَا iṣwafā			اِصْوَفُوا iṣwafū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِصْوَفِي iṣwafī		اِصْوَفَا iṣwafā			اِصْوَفْنَ iṣwafna

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wa.fa/

Verb

صَوَّفَ • (ṣawwafa) II (non-past يُصَوِّفُ (yuṣawwifu), verbal noun تَصْوِيف (taṣwīf))

to produce wool, to increase its wool (of sheep, etc.)
to make someone Sufi
to have cotton-like fungus (see the image) (of plants)
(intransitive) to decay (to have wool-like fungus)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **صَوَّفَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَصْوِيف*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَصْوِيف taṣwīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُصَوِّف muṣawwif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُصَوَّف muṣawwaf
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	صَوَّفْتُ ṣawwaftu	صَوَّفْتَ ṣawwafta	صَوَّفَ ṣawwafa	صَوَّفْتُمَا ṣawwaftumā	صَوَّفَا ṣawwafā	صَوَّفْنَا ṣawwafnā	صَوَّفْتُمْ ṣawwaftum	صَوَّفُوا ṣawwafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صَوَّفْتُ ṣawwaftu	صَوَّفْتِ ṣawwafti	صَوَّفَتْ ṣawwafat	صَوَّفْتُمَا ṣawwaftumā	صَوَّفَتَا ṣawwafatā	صَوَّفْنَا ṣawwafnā	صَوَّفْتُنَّ ṣawwaftunna	صَوَّفْنَ ṣawwafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوِّفُ ʔuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفُ tuṣawwifu	يُصَوِّفُ yuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفَانِ tuṣawwifāni	يُصَوِّفَانِ yuṣawwifāni	نُصَوِّفُ nuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفُونَ tuṣawwifūna	يُصَوِّفُونَ yuṣawwifūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُصَوِّفُ ʔuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفِينَ tuṣawwifīna	تُصَوِّفُ tuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفَانِ tuṣawwifāni	تُصَوِّفَانِ tuṣawwifāni	نُصَوِّفُ nuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوِّفَ ʔuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفَ tuṣawwifa	يُصَوِّفَ yuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	يُصَوِّفَا yuṣawwifā	نُصَوِّفَ nuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفُوا tuṣawwifū	يُصَوِّفُوا yuṣawwifū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُصَوِّفَ ʔuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفِي tuṣawwifī	تُصَوِّفَ tuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	نُصَوِّفَ nuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوِّفْ ʔuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفْ tuṣawwif	يُصَوِّفْ yuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	يُصَوِّفَا yuṣawwifā	نُصَوِّفْ nuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفُوا tuṣawwifū	يُصَوِّفُوا yuṣawwifū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُصَوِّفْ ʔuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفِي tuṣawwifī	تُصَوِّفْ tuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	نُصَوِّفْ nuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صَوِّفْ ṣawwif		صَوِّفَا ṣawwifā			صَوِّفُوا ṣawwifū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		صَوِّفِي ṣawwifī		صَوِّفَا ṣawwifā			صَوِّفْنَ ṣawwifna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		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	صُوِّفْتُ ṣuwwiftu	صُوِّفْتَ ṣuwwifta	صُوِّفَ ṣuwwifa	صُوِّفْتُمَا ṣuwwiftumā	صُوِّفَا ṣuwwifā	صُوِّفْنَا ṣuwwifnā	صُوِّفْتُمْ ṣuwwiftum	صُوِّفُوا ṣuwwifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صُوِّفْتُ ṣuwwiftu	صُوِّفْتِ ṣuwwifti	صُوِّفَتْ ṣuwwifat	صُوِّفْتُمَا ṣuwwiftumā	صُوِّفَتَا ṣuwwifatā	صُوِّفْنَا ṣuwwifnā	صُوِّفْتُنَّ ṣuwwiftunna	صُوِّفْنَ ṣuwwifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوَّفُ ʔuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفُ tuṣawwafu	يُصَوَّفُ yuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفَانِ tuṣawwafāni	يُصَوَّفَانِ yuṣawwafāni	نُصَوَّفُ nuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفُونَ tuṣawwafūna	يُصَوَّفُونَ yuṣawwafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُصَوَّفُ ʔuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفِينَ tuṣawwafīna	تُصَوَّفُ tuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفَانِ tuṣawwafāni	تُصَوَّفَانِ tuṣawwafāni	نُصَوَّفُ nuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوَّفَ ʔuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفَ tuṣawwafa	يُصَوَّفَ yuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	يُصَوَّفَا yuṣawwafā	نُصَوَّفَ nuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفُوا tuṣawwafū	يُصَوَّفُوا yuṣawwafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُصَوَّفَ ʔuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفِي tuṣawwafī	تُصَوَّفَ tuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	نُصَوَّفَ nuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوَّفْ ʔuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفْ tuṣawwaf	يُصَوَّفْ yuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	يُصَوَّفَا yuṣawwafā	نُصَوَّفْ nuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفُوا tuṣawwafū	يُصَوَّفُوا yuṣawwafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُصَوَّفْ ʔuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفِي tuṣawwafī	تُصَوَّفْ tuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	نُصَوَّفْ nuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna

Chadian Arabic

Root
ص و ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic صُوف (ṣūf, “wool”).

Noun

صوف • (sūf) m (collective, singulative صوفاي f (sūfāy))

hair
- 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎^[1], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, لاوِيِّين [Leviticus] 13:40:
  وَ كَنْ نَادُمْ وَدَّرْ صُوفَهْ وَ بِقِي مُصَلِّعْ، هُو طَاهِرْ.
  wa kan nādum waddar sūfah wa bigi musalliʔ, hu tāhir.
  If a man loses his hair and becomes bald, he is pure.
- 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎^[2], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, مَتَّى [Matthew] 5:36:
  وَ مَا تَحْلِفْ بِرَاسَكْ أَشَانْ مَا تَقْدَرْ تِسَوِّي صُوفَايْ وَاحِدَةْ بَيْضَةْ وَلَّا زَرْقَةْ
  wa ma tahlif be-rāsak ʔašān ma tagdar tisawwi sūfāy wāhide bēda walla zarga
  And don't swear by your head because you can't even make a single strand of hair white or black

References

Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[3] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 138

Sindhi

Etymology

From Persian.

Noun

صوف • (sūfu) (Devanagari spelling सूफ़ु)

apple

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

Noun

See also

References

Sindhi

Etymology

Noun