سفال

Persian

Alternative forms

• سخال (suxāl, sixāl), سوفار (sōfār)

Etymology

Unknown Middle Iranian origins. Cognate with Gilaki سوفال (sufāl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [su.fɑːl], [sa.fɑːl], [si.fɑːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.fɑːl]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [so.fɒːl̥]

Readings
Classical reading?	sufāl, safāl, sifāl
Dari reading?	sufāl
Iranian reading?	sofâl

Noun

سفال • (sofâl)

1. earthenware
2. shard
3. roof tile
4. nutshell

Descendants

• → Urdu: سفال (sifāl)

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian سفال (sufāl ~ sifāl, “earthenware”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪ.fɑːl/

Noun

سِفال • (sifāl) m (Hindi spelling सिफ़ाल)

1. earthenware; terracotta
2. earth; clay, soil
3. vase, pot; cover, shell
4. tile; shard

Derived terms

• سِفالینہ (sifālīna, “earthenware”)
• سِفال گر (sifāl-gar, “potter”)
• سفال ساز (sifāl-sāz, “potter, ceramist”)
• جامِ سِفال (jām-e-sifāl, “earthen cup”)

References

• “سفال”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.