شفا

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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

 

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

شِفا • (śifā) f (Hindi spelling शिफ़ा)

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

Synonyms

References

  • “شفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “شفا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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