أسقف
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أسقف
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqoppā) or a variant thereof, whence Persian سکوبا (sokubâ) might have been derived via Middle Persian *uskōpā, a borrowing of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation
Noun
أُسْقُف or أُسْقُفّ or أَسْقُف or أَسْقُفّ • (ʔusquf or ʔusquff or ʔasquf or ʔasquff) m (plural أَسَاقِفَة (ʔasāqifa) or أَسَاقِف (ʔasāqif))
Declension
Declension of noun أُسْقُف (ʔusquf); أُسْقُفّ (ʔusquff); أَسْقُف (ʔasquf); أَسْقُفّ (ʔasquff)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُسْقُف; أُسْقُفّ; أَسْقُف; أَسْقُفّ ʔusquf; ʔusquff; ʔasquf; ʔasquff |
الْأُسْقُف; الْأُسْقُفّ; الْأَسْقُف; الْأَسْقُفّ al-ʔusquf; al-ʔusquff; al-ʔasquf; al-ʔasquff |
أُسْقُف; أُسْقُفّ; أَسْقُف; أَسْقُفّ ʔusquf; ʔusquff; ʔasquf; ʔasquff |
| Nominative | أُسْقُفٌ; أُسْقُفٌّ; أَسْقُفٌ; أَسْقُفٌّ ʔusqufun; ʔusquffun; ʔasqufun; ʔasquffun |
الْأُسْقُفُ; الْأُسْقُفُّ; الْأَسْقُفُ; الْأَسْقُفُّ al-ʔusqufu; al-ʔusquffu; al-ʔasqufu; al-ʔasquffu |
أُسْقُفُ; أُسْقُفُّ; أَسْقُفُ; أَسْقُفُّ ʔusqufu; ʔusquffu; ʔasqufu; ʔasquffu |
| Accusative | أُسْقُفًا; أُسْقُفًّا; أَسْقُفًا; أَسْقُفًّا ʔusqufan; ʔusquffan; ʔasqufan; ʔasquffan |
الْأُسْقُفَ; الْأُسْقُفَّ; الْأَسْقُفَ; الْأَسْقُفَّ al-ʔusqufa; al-ʔusquffa; al-ʔasqufa; al-ʔasquffa |
أُسْقُفَ; أُسْقُفَّ; أَسْقُفَ; أَسْقُفَّ ʔusqufa; ʔusquffa; ʔasqufa; ʔasquffa |
| Genitive | أُسْقُفٍ; أُسْقُفٍّ; أَسْقُفٍ; أَسْقُفٍّ ʔusqufin; ʔusquffin; ʔasqufin; ʔasquffin |
الْأُسْقُفِ; الْأُسْقُفِّ; الْأَسْقُفِ; الْأَسْقُفِّ al-ʔusqufi; al-ʔusquffi; al-ʔasqufi; al-ʔasquffi |
أُسْقُفِ; أُسْقُفِّ; أَسْقُفِ; أَسْقُفِّ ʔusqufi; ʔusquffi; ʔasqufi; ʔasquffi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | أُسْقُفَيْن; أُسْقُفَّيْن; أَسْقُفَيْن; أَسْقُفَّيْن ʔusqufayn; ʔusquffayn; ʔasqufayn; ʔasquffayn |
الْأُسْقُفَيْن; الْأُسْقُفَّيْن; الْأَسْقُفَيْن; الْأَسْقُفَّيْن al-ʔusqufayn; al-ʔusquffayn; al-ʔasqufayn; al-ʔasquffayn |
أُسْقُفَيْ; أُسْقُفَّيْ; أَسْقُفَيْ; أَسْقُفَّيْ ʔusqufay; ʔusquffay; ʔasqufay; ʔasquffay |
| Nominative | أُسْقُفَانِ; أُسْقُفَّانِ; أَسْقُفَانِ; أَسْقُفَّانِ ʔusqufāni; ʔusquffāni; ʔasqufāni; ʔasquffāni |
الْأُسْقُفَانِ; الْأُسْقُفَّانِ; الْأَسْقُفَانِ; الْأَسْقُفَّانِ al-ʔusqufāni; al-ʔusquffāni; al-ʔasqufāni; al-ʔasquffāni |
أُسْقُفَا; أُسْقُفَّا; أَسْقُفَا; أَسْقُفَّا ʔusqufā; ʔusquffā; ʔasqufā; ʔasquffā |
| Accusative | أُسْقُفَيْنِ; أُسْقُفَّيْنِ; أَسْقُفَيْنِ; أَسْقُفَّيْنِ ʔusqufayni; ʔusquffayni; ʔasqufayni; ʔasquffayni |
الْأُسْقُفَيْنِ; الْأُسْقُفَّيْنِ; الْأَسْقُفَيْنِ; الْأَسْقُفَّيْنِ al-ʔusqufayni; al-ʔusquffayni; al-ʔasqufayni; al-ʔasquffayni |
أُسْقُفَيْ; أُسْقُفَّيْ; أَسْقُفَيْ; أَسْقُفَّيْ ʔusqufay; ʔusquffay; ʔasqufay; ʔasquffay |
| Genitive | أُسْقُفَيْنِ; أُسْقُفَّيْنِ; أَسْقُفَيْنِ; أَسْقُفَّيْنِ ʔusqufayni; ʔusquffayni; ʔasqufayni; ʔasquffayni |
الْأُسْقُفَيْنِ; الْأُسْقُفَّيْنِ; الْأَسْقُفَيْنِ; الْأَسْقُفَّيْنِ al-ʔusqufayni; al-ʔusquffayni; al-ʔasqufayni; al-ʔasquffayni |
أُسْقُفَيْ; أُسْقُفَّيْ; أَسْقُفَيْ; أَسْقُفَّيْ ʔusqufay; ʔusquffay; ʔasqufay; ʔasquffay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَسَاقِفَة; أَسَاقِف ʔasāqifa; ʔasāqif |
الْأَسَاقِفَة; الْأَسَاقِف al-ʔasāqifa; al-ʔasāqif |
أَسَاقِفَة; أَسَاقِف ʔasāqifat; ʔasāqif |
| Nominative | أَسَاقِفَةٌ; أَسَاقِفُ ʔasāqifatun; ʔasāqifu |
الْأَسَاقِفَةُ; الْأَسَاقِفُ al-ʔasāqifatu; al-ʔasāqifu |
أَسَاقِفَةُ; أَسَاقِفُ ʔasāqifatu; ʔasāqifu |
| Accusative | أَسَاقِفَةً; أَسَاقِفَ ʔasāqifatan; ʔasāqifa |
الْأَسَاقِفَةَ; الْأَسَاقِفَ al-ʔasāqifata; al-ʔasāqifa |
أَسَاقِفَةَ; أَسَاقِفَ ʔasāqifata; ʔasāqifa |
| Genitive | أَسَاقِفَةٍ; أَسَاقِفَ ʔasāqifatin; ʔasāqifa |
الْأَسَاقِفَةِ; الْأَسَاقِفِ al-ʔasāqifati; al-ʔasāqifi |
أَسَاقِفَةِ; أَسَاقِفِ ʔasāqifati; ʔasāqifi |
Descendants
- Cypriot Arabic: iskof
- Maltese: isqof
- → Malay: uskup
- Indonesian: uskup
- → Persian: اسقف (osqof)
- → Swahili: askofu
- → Tajik: усқуф (usquf)
- → Ottoman Turkish: اسقف
- → Turkish: üskuf
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 275
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “أسقف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate