سفيه

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Arabic

Root
س ف ه (s-f-h)

Pronunciation

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

Descendants

  • Spanish: zafio