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))

1. wool

Declension

Declension of noun صُوف (ṣūf)

collective	basic collective triptote
	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)
	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
	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
	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))

1. 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
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	صَوِفْتُ ṣawiftu	صَوِفْتَ ṣawifta	صَوِفَ ṣawifa		صَوِفْنَا ṣawifnā	صَوِفْتُمَا ṣawiftumā	صَوِفَا ṣawifā		صَوِفْنَا ṣawifnā	صَوِفْتُمْ ṣawiftum	صَوِفُوا ṣawifū
	f		صَوِفْتِ ṣawifti	صَوِفَتْ ṣawifat				صَوِفَتَا ṣawifatā			صَوِفْتُنَّ ṣawiftunna	صَوِفْنَ ṣawifna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصْوَفُ ʔaṣwafu	تَصْوَفُ taṣwafu	يَصْوَفُ yaṣwafu		نَصْوَفُ naṣwafu	تَصْوَفَانِ taṣwafāni	يَصْوَفَانِ yaṣwafāni		نَصْوَفُ naṣwafu	تَصْوَفُونَ taṣwafūna	يَصْوَفُونَ yaṣwafūna
	f		تَصْوَفِينَ taṣwafīna	تَصْوَفُ taṣwafu				تَصْوَفَانِ taṣwafāni			تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصْوَفَ ʔaṣwafa	تَصْوَفَ taṣwafa	يَصْوَفَ yaṣwafa		نَصْوَفَ naṣwafa	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	يَصْوَفَا yaṣwafā		نَصْوَفَ naṣwafa	تَصْوَفُوا taṣwafū	يَصْوَفُوا yaṣwafū
	f		تَصْوَفِي taṣwafī	تَصْوَفَ taṣwafa				تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā			تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصْوَفْ ʔaṣwaf	تَصْوَفْ taṣwaf	يَصْوَفْ yaṣwaf		نَصْوَفْ naṣwaf	تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā	يَصْوَفَا yaṣwafā		نَصْوَفْ naṣwaf	تَصْوَفُوا taṣwafū	يَصْوَفُوا yaṣwafū
	f		تَصْوَفِي taṣwafī	تَصْوَفْ taṣwaf				تَصْوَفَا taṣwafā			تَصْوَفْنَ taṣwafna	يَصْوَفْنَ yaṣwafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِصْوَفْ iṣwaf				اِصْوَفَا iṣwafā				اِصْوَفُوا iṣwafū
	f		اِصْوَفِي iṣwafī								اِصْوَفْنَ iṣwafna

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wa.fa/

Verb

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

1. to produce wool, to increase its wool (of sheep, etc.)
2. to make someone Sufi
3. to have cotton-like fungus (see the image) (of plants)
4. (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
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	صَوَّفْتُ ṣawwaftu	صَوَّفْتَ ṣawwafta	صَوَّفَ ṣawwafa		صَوَّفْنَا ṣawwafnā	صَوَّفْتُمَا ṣawwaftumā	صَوَّفَا ṣawwafā		صَوَّفْنَا ṣawwafnā	صَوَّفْتُمْ ṣawwaftum	صَوَّفُوا ṣawwafū
	f		صَوَّفْتِ ṣawwafti	صَوَّفَتْ ṣawwafat				صَوَّفَتَا ṣawwafatā			صَوَّفْتُنَّ ṣawwaftunna	صَوَّفْنَ ṣawwafna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوِّفُ ʔuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفُ tuṣawwifu	يُصَوِّفُ yuṣawwifu		نُصَوِّفُ nuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفَانِ tuṣawwifāni	يُصَوِّفَانِ yuṣawwifāni		نُصَوِّفُ nuṣawwifu	تُصَوِّفُونَ tuṣawwifūna	يُصَوِّفُونَ yuṣawwifūna
	f		تُصَوِّفِينَ tuṣawwifīna	تُصَوِّفُ tuṣawwifu				تُصَوِّفَانِ tuṣawwifāni			تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوِّفَ ʔuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفَ tuṣawwifa	يُصَوِّفَ yuṣawwifa		نُصَوِّفَ nuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	يُصَوِّفَا yuṣawwifā		نُصَوِّفَ nuṣawwifa	تُصَوِّفُوا tuṣawwifū	يُصَوِّفُوا yuṣawwifū
	f		تُصَوِّفِي tuṣawwifī	تُصَوِّفَ tuṣawwifa				تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā			تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوِّفْ ʔuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفْ tuṣawwif	يُصَوِّفْ yuṣawwif		نُصَوِّفْ nuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā	يُصَوِّفَا yuṣawwifā		نُصَوِّفْ nuṣawwif	تُصَوِّفُوا tuṣawwifū	يُصَوِّفُوا yuṣawwifū
	f		تُصَوِّفِي tuṣawwifī	تُصَوِّفْ tuṣawwif				تُصَوِّفَا tuṣawwifā			تُصَوِّفْنَ tuṣawwifna	يُصَوِّفْنَ yuṣawwifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صَوِّفْ ṣawwif				صَوِّفَا ṣawwifā				صَوِّفُوا ṣawwifū
	f		صَوِّفِي ṣawwifī								صَوِّفْنَ ṣawwifna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	صُوِّفْتُ ṣuwwiftu	صُوِّفْتَ ṣuwwifta	صُوِّفَ ṣuwwifa		صُوِّفْنَا ṣuwwifnā	صُوِّفْتُمَا ṣuwwiftumā	صُوِّفَا ṣuwwifā		صُوِّفْنَا ṣuwwifnā	صُوِّفْتُمْ ṣuwwiftum	صُوِّفُوا ṣuwwifū
	f		صُوِّفْتِ ṣuwwifti	صُوِّفَتْ ṣuwwifat				صُوِّفَتَا ṣuwwifatā			صُوِّفْتُنَّ ṣuwwiftunna	صُوِّفْنَ ṣuwwifna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوَّفُ ʔuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفُ tuṣawwafu	يُصَوَّفُ yuṣawwafu		نُصَوَّفُ nuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفَانِ tuṣawwafāni	يُصَوَّفَانِ yuṣawwafāni		نُصَوَّفُ nuṣawwafu	تُصَوَّفُونَ tuṣawwafūna	يُصَوَّفُونَ yuṣawwafūna
	f		تُصَوَّفِينَ tuṣawwafīna	تُصَوَّفُ tuṣawwafu				تُصَوَّفَانِ tuṣawwafāni			تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوَّفَ ʔuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفَ tuṣawwafa	يُصَوَّفَ yuṣawwafa		نُصَوَّفَ nuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	يُصَوَّفَا yuṣawwafā		نُصَوَّفَ nuṣawwafa	تُصَوَّفُوا tuṣawwafū	يُصَوَّفُوا yuṣawwafū
	f		تُصَوَّفِي tuṣawwafī	تُصَوَّفَ tuṣawwafa				تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā			تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوَّفْ ʔuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفْ tuṣawwaf	يُصَوَّفْ yuṣawwaf		نُصَوَّفْ nuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā	يُصَوَّفَا yuṣawwafā		نُصَوَّفْ nuṣawwaf	تُصَوَّفُوا tuṣawwafū	يُصَوَّفُوا yuṣawwafū
	f		تُصَوَّفِي tuṣawwafī	تُصَوَّفْ tuṣawwaf				تُصَوَّفَا tuṣawwafā			تُصَوَّفْنَ tuṣawwafna	يُصَوَّفْنَ yuṣawwafna

Chadian Arabic

Root
ص و ف
1 term

صوف

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic صُوف (ṣūf, “wool”).

Noun

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

1. 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

See also

• شعر (šaʔar, “long hair”)
• شيب (šēb, “grey hair”)

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *cáywaH.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suː.fə/, [suː.f]

Noun

صُوفُ • (ṣūfu) m (Devanagari सूफ़ु)

1. apple

Further reading

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “صُوفُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ, page 1272
• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “صۇفُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 367
• Stack, George (1849), “सूफु”, in A dictionary, English and Sindhi, American Mission Press, page 6
• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “صوف”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[4]