English

Noun

Sophi ‎(plural Sophis)

1. Archaic spelling of Sufi.^[1]
   • 1728, Ephraim Chambers, editor, Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, volume 2, 1st edition, London: printed for J. and J. Knapton [et al.], OCLC 62214085, page 97:

     Others derive Sophi from the Sophi or Sages anciently called Magi.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Sophi.
2. Archaic spelling of Sophy^[2](title of a Safavid dynasty shah):
   • 1980, Savory, Roger, Iran under the Safavids, Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge University Press, published 2007, ISBN 9780521224833, page 259:

     The Safavid shahs were commonly termed by Western writers "Sophie", "Sophy", "Sophi" or "Soffi". All these terms were probably corruptions of Ṣafī, the name of the founder of the Safavid Order, rather than of Ṣūfī, as the Safavid supporters called themselves.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Sophi.

References

1. ↑ sophi in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
2. ↑ “Sophy, n.1”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

English

Alternative forms

• sophy (obsolete)
• sophoi

Noun

sophi

1. (obsolete, plural only) Wise men; sages.^[1]
   • 1598: John Marston, The Scourge of Villanie, Three Books of Satyres, volume 1, chapter 3, page 181 (1966 republication)

      Valladolid, our Athens gins to tast
     Of thy ranck filth, Camphire and Lettuce chast,
     Are cleane casheird, now Sophi Ringoes eate,
     Candid Potatoes, are Athenians meate.

Etymology 2

Noun

sophi ‎(uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of Sufi.^[2][3]
   • 1728, Ephraim Chambers, editor, Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, volume 2, 1 edition, London: printed for J. and J. Knapton [et al.], OCLC 62214085, page 97:

     Iſhmael, who conquered Perſia, was himſelf a ſophi, and greatly valued himſelf on his being ſo. He choſe all the guards of his perſon from among the religious of this order; and would have all the great lords of his court ſophis.

References

1. ↑ “† ˈsophi, n.”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
2. ↑ sufi, sofi in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
3. ↑ sophi in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Latin

Etymology

Cf. the Ancient Greek σοφοί ‎(sophoí).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pʰiː/, [ˈsɔ.pʰiː]

Adjective

sophī

1. nominative masculine plural of sophos
2. nominative masculine plural of sophus
3. genitive masculine singular of sophos
4. genitive masculine singular of sophus
5. genitive neuter singular of sophos
6. genitive neuter singular of sophus
7. vocative masculine plural of sophos
8. vocative masculine plural of sophus

Noun

sophī

1. nominative plural of sophus
2. genitive singular of sophus
3. vocative plural of sophus