سفيه

Arabic

Root
س ف ه (s f h)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.fiːh/
• Rhymes: -iːh

Adjective

سَفِيه • (safīh) (feminine سَفِيهَة (safīha), common plural سِفَاه (sifāh), masculine plural سُفَهَاء (sufahāʔ))

1. foolish, stupid, silly
2. ill-mannered
   • Al-Shafi'i

     يُخَاطِبُنِي السَّفِيهُ بِكُلِّ قُبْحٍ / فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَكُونَ لَهُ مُجِيبًا
     يَزِيدُ سَفَاهَةً فَأَزِيدُ حِلْمًا / كَعُودٍ زَادَهُ الْإِحْرَاقُ طِيبًا

     yuḵāṭibuni as-safīhu bikulli qubḥin / faʔakrahu ʔan ʔakūna lahū mujīban
     yazīdu safāhatan faʔazīdu ḥilman / kaʕūdin zādahu l-ʔiḥrāqu ṭīban

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Declension

Declension of adjective سَفِيه (safīh)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَفِيه safīh	السَّفِيه as-safīh	سَفِيهَة safīha	السَّفِيهَة as-safīha
Nominative	سَفِيهٌ safīhun	السَّفِيهُ as-safīhu	سَفِيهَةٌ safīhatun	السَّفِيهَةُ as-safīhatu
Accusative	سَفِيهًا safīhan	السَّفِيهَ as-safīha	سَفِيهَةً safīhatan	السَّفِيهَةَ as-safīhata
Genitive	سَفِيهٍ safīhin	السَّفِيهِ as-safīhi	سَفِيهَةٍ safīhatin	السَّفِيهَةِ as-safīhati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَفِيهَيْن safīhayn	السَّفِيهَيْن as-safīhayn	سَفِيهَتَيْن safīhatayn	السَّفِيهَتَيْن as-safīhatayn
Nominative	سَفِيهَانِ safīhāni	السَّفِيهَانِ as-safīhāni	سَفِيهَتَانِ safīhatāni	السَّفِيهَتَانِ as-safīhatāni
Accusative	سَفِيهَيْنِ safīhayni	السَّفِيهَيْنِ as-safīhayni	سَفِيهَتَيْنِ safīhatayni	السَّفِيهَتَيْنِ as-safīhatayni
Genitive	سَفِيهَيْنِ safīhayni	السَّفِيهَيْنِ as-safīhayni	سَفِيهَتَيْنِ safīhatayni	السَّفِيهَتَيْنِ as-safīhatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سُفَهَاء‎; سِفَاه sufahāʔ‎; sifāh	السُّفَهَاء‎; السِّفَاه as-sufahāʔ‎; as-sifāh	سَفِيهَات‎; سِفَاه safīhāt‎; sifāh	السَّفِيهَات‎; السِّفَاه as-safīhāt‎; as-sifāh
Nominative	سُفَهَاءُ‎; سِفَاهٌ sufahāʔu‎; sifāhun	السُّفَهَاءُ‎; السِّفَاهُ as-sufahāʔu‎; as-sifāhu	سَفِيهَاتٌ‎; سِفَاهٌ safīhātun‎; sifāhun	السَّفِيهَاتُ‎; السِّفَاهُ as-safīhātu‎; as-sifāhu
Accusative	سُفَهَاءَ‎; سِفَاهًا sufahāʔa‎; sifāhan	السُّفَهَاءَ‎; السِّفَاهَ as-sufahāʔa‎; as-sifāha	سَفِيهَاتٍ‎; سِفَاهًا safīhātin‎; sifāhan	السَّفِيهَاتِ‎; السِّفَاهَ as-safīhāti‎; as-sifāha
Genitive	سُفَهَاءَ‎; سِفَاهٍ sufahāʔa‎; sifāhin	السُّفَهَاءِ‎; السِّفَاهِ as-sufahāʔi‎; as-sifāhi	سَفِيهَاتٍ‎; سِفَاهٍ safīhātin‎; sifāhin	السَّفِيهَاتِ‎; السِّفَاهِ as-safīhāti‎; as-sifāhi

Descendants

• → Spanish: zafio
• → Azerbaijani: səfih
• → Persian: سفیه
• → Ottoman Turkish: سفیه (sefîh)
  • > Turkish: sefih (inherited)
  • → Crimean Tatar: sefih