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صف
صف
Arabic
Noun
صَفّ • (ṣaff) m (plural صُفُوف (ṣufūf))
- row, line (sequence of people or objects)
- battle order (arrangement of soldiers in battle)
- setting in type
Declension
Declension of noun صَفّ (ṣaff)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَفّ ṣaff |
الصَّفّ aṣ-ṣaff |
صَفّ ṣaff |
| Nominative | صَفٌّ ṣaffun |
الصَّفُّ aṣ-ṣaffu |
صَفُّ ṣaffu |
| Accusative | صَفًّا ṣaffan |
الصَّفَّ aṣ-ṣaffa |
صَفَّ ṣaffa |
| Genitive | صَفٍّ ṣaffin |
الصَّفِّ aṣ-ṣaffi |
صَفِّ ṣaffi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صَفَّيْن ṣaffayn |
الصَّفَّيْن aṣ-ṣaffayn |
صَفَّيْ ṣaffay |
| Nominative | صَفَّانِ ṣaffāni |
الصَّفَّانِ aṣ-ṣaffāni |
صَفَّا ṣaffā |
| Accusative | صَفَّيْنِ ṣaffayni |
الصَّفَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣaffayni |
صَفَّيْ ṣaffay |
| Genitive | صَفَّيْنِ ṣaffayni |
الصَّفَّيْنِ aṣ-ṣaffayni |
صَفَّيْ ṣaffay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صُفُوف ṣufūf |
الصُّفُوف aṣ-ṣufūf |
صُفُوف ṣufūf |
| Nominative | صُفُوفٌ ṣufūfun |
الصُّفُوفُ aṣ-ṣufūfu |
صُفُوفُ ṣufūfu |
| Accusative | صُفُوفًا ṣufūfan |
الصُّفُوفَ aṣ-ṣufūfa |
صُفُوفَ ṣufūfa |
| Genitive | صُفُوفٍ ṣufūfin |
الصُّفُوفِ aṣ-ṣufūfi |
صُفُوفِ ṣufūfi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “صف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 2
Verb
صِفْ • (ṣif) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)