شفا

Arabic

Etymology

Of the root ش ف و (š f w) from شَفَة (šafa, “lip; brink, border”).

Verb

شَفَا • (šafā) I (non-past يَشْفُو (yašfū), verbal noun شَفًا (šafan))

1. to near setting (said of the Sun)
2. to appear, to nigh

Conjugation

    Conjugation of شَفَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, no passive, verbal noun شَفًا)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						شَفًا šafan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						شَافٍ šāfin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شَفَوْتُ šafawtu	شَفَوْتَ šafawta	شَفَا šafā		شَفَوْتُمَا šafawtumā	شَفَوَا šafawā		شَفَوْنَا šafawnā	شَفَوْتُمْ šafawtum	شَفَوْا šafaw
	f		شَفَوْتِ šafawti	شَفَتْ šafat			شَفَتَا šafatā			شَفَوْتُنَّ šafawtunna	شَفَوْنَ šafawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَشْفُو ʔašfū	تَشْفُو tašfū	يَشْفُو yašfū		تَشْفُوَانِ tašfuwāni	يَشْفُوَانِ yašfuwāni		نَشْفُو našfū	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
	f		تَشْفِينَ tašfīna	تَشْفُو tašfū			تَشْفُوَانِ tašfuwāni			تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَشْفُوَ ʔašfuwa	تَشْفُوَ tašfuwa	يَشْفُوَ yašfuwa		تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	يَشْفُوَا yašfuwā		نَشْفُوَ našfuwa	تَشْفُوا tašfū	يَشْفُوا yašfū
	f		تَشْفِي tašfī	تَشْفُوَ tašfuwa			تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā			تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَشْفُ ʔašfu	تَشْفُ tašfu	يَشْفُ yašfu		تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	يَشْفُوَا yašfuwā		نَشْفُ našfu	تَشْفُوا tašfū	يَشْفُوا yašfū
	f		تَشْفِي tašfī	تَشْفُ tašfu			تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā			تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُشْفُ ušfu			اُشْفُوَا ušfuwā				اُشْفُوا ušfū
	f		اُشْفِي ušfī							اُشْفُونَ ušfūna

Noun

شَفًا • (šafan) m

1. extremity, verge, brink, edge

Declension

Declension of noun شَفًا (šafan)

Singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَفَا šafā	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā
Nominative	شَفًا šafan	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā
Accusative	شَفًا šafan	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā
Genitive	شَفًا šafan	الشَّفَا aš-šafā	شَفَا šafā

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.ˈfɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.fɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.fɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šifā
Dari reading?	šafā
Iranian reading?	šafâ
Tajik reading?	šafo

Noun

شفا • (šafâ)

1. unhamzated form of شفاء (“medicine, healing, remedy”)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• شفاء (śifāʾ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شِفَاء (šifā'), from Arabic شِفَاء (šifāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɪ.fɑː/

Noun

شِفا • (śifā) f (Hindi spelling शिफ़ा)

1. (medicine) healing, recovery
2. (medicine) cure, remedy

Synonyms

• آروگْیَہ (ārogya)

References

• “شفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “شفا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.