واصف
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| و ص ف (w ṣ f) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of وَصَفَ (waṣafa, “to describe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waː.sˤif/
Adjective
وَاصِف • (wāṣif)
- one who describes, describing, depicting
- (Can we date this quote?), Al-Mutanabbi, “حرف اللام”, in ديوان أبي الطيب المتنبي, section 186:
- وَصَفْتَ لَنَا وَلَمْ نَرَهُ سِلَاحًا / كَأَنَّكَ وَاصِفٌ وَقْتَ النِّزَالِ
- waṣafta lanā walam narahu silāḥan / kaʔannaka wāṣifun waqta n-nizāli
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | وَاصِف wāṣif |
الْوَاصِف al-wāṣif |
وَاصِفَة wāṣifa |
الْوَاصِفَة al-wāṣifa |
| nominative | وَاصِفٌ wāṣifun |
الْوَاصِفُ al-wāṣifu |
وَاصِفَةٌ wāṣifatun |
الْوَاصِفَةُ al-wāṣifatu |
| accusative | وَاصِفًا wāṣifan |
الْوَاصِفَ al-wāṣifa |
وَاصِفَةً wāṣifatan |
الْوَاصِفَةَ al-wāṣifata |
| genitive | وَاصِفٍ wāṣifin |
الْوَاصِفِ al-wāṣifi |
وَاصِفَةٍ wāṣifatin |
الْوَاصِفَةِ al-wāṣifati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | وَاصِفَيْن wāṣifayn |
الْوَاصِفَيْن al-wāṣifayn |
وَاصِفَتَيْن wāṣifatayn |
الْوَاصِفَتَيْن al-wāṣifatayn |
| nominative | وَاصِفَانِ wāṣifāni |
الْوَاصِفَانِ al-wāṣifāni |
وَاصِفَتَانِ wāṣifatāni |
الْوَاصِفَتَانِ al-wāṣifatāni |
| accusative | وَاصِفَيْنِ wāṣifayni |
الْوَاصِفَيْنِ al-wāṣifayni |
وَاصِفَتَيْنِ wāṣifatayni |
الْوَاصِفَتَيْنِ al-wāṣifatayni |
| genitive | وَاصِفَيْنِ wāṣifayni |
الْوَاصِفَيْنِ al-wāṣifayni |
وَاصِفَتَيْنِ wāṣifatayni |
الْوَاصِفَتَيْنِ al-wāṣifatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | ? | ? | وَاصِفَات wāṣifāt |
الْوَاصِفَات al-wāṣifāt |
| nominative | ? | ? | وَاصِفَاتٌ wāṣifātun |
الْوَاصِفَاتُ al-wāṣifātu |
| accusative | ? | ? | وَاصِفَاتٍ wāṣifātin |
الْوَاصِفَاتِ al-wāṣifāti |
| genitive | ? | ? | وَاصِفَاتٍ wāṣifātin |
الْوَاصِفَاتِ al-wāṣifāti |
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: واصف (vasıf)
Proper noun
وَاصِف • (wāṣif) m
- a male given name
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: واصف (Vasıf)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic وَاصِف (wāṣif), active participle of وَصَفَ (waṣafa).
Noun
واصف • (vasıf)
- description
- eulogy; praise
Proper noun
واصف • (Vasıf)
- a male given name from Arabic
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “vâsıf”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1368
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “واصف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1300
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “واصف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2123
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN