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Arabic
Etymology
Verbal noun of شَفَقَ (šafaqa, “to feel compassion with, to have mercy upon”), from the root ش ف ق (š-f-q).
Noun
شَفَقَة • (šafaqa) f
- verbal noun of شَفَقَ (šafaqa, “to feel compassion with, to have mercy upon”) (form I)
- pity
- compassion, solicitude
- fond attachment
Declension
Declension of noun شَفَقَة (šafaqa)
| Singular
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singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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| Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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| Informal
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شَفَقَة
šafaqa
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الشَّفَقَة
aš-šafaqa
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شَفَقَة
šafaqat
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| Nominative
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شَفَقَةٌ
šafaqatun
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الشَّفَقَةُ
aš-šafaqatu
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شَفَقَةُ
šafaqatu
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| Accusative
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شَفَقَةً
šafaqatan
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الشَّفَقَةَ
aš-šafaqata
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شَفَقَةَ
šafaqata
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| Genitive
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شَفَقَةٍ
šafaqatin
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الشَّفَقَةِ
aš-šafaqati
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شَفَقَةِ
šafaqati
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References
Iraqi Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاپقه (şapka), from Russian ша́пка (šápka), from Old French chape, from Latin cappa, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *káput-.
Pronunciation
Noun
شفقة (šafqa) f
- hat