شفيع

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Arabic

Root
ش ف ع (š f ʕ)
3 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb شَفَعَ (šafaʕa, “to intercede”).

Pronunciation

Noun

شَفِيع • (šafīʕ) m (plural شُفَعَاء (šufaʕāʔ), feminine شَفِيعَة (šafīʕa))

  1. intercessor, advocate, mediator, protector

Declension

Declension of noun شَفِيع (šafīʕ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَفِيع
šafīʕ 		الشَّفِيع
aš-šafīʕ 		شَفِيع
šafīʕ 		شَفِيعَة
šafīʕa 		الشَّفِيعَة
aš-šafīʕa 		شَفِيعَة
šafīʕat
Nominative شَفِيعٌ
šafīʕun 		الشَّفِيعُ
aš-šafīʕu 		شَفِيعُ
šafīʕu 		شَفِيعَةٌ
šafīʕatun 		الشَّفِيعَةُ
aš-šafīʕatu 		شَفِيعَةُ
šafīʕatu
Accusative شَفِيعًا
šafīʕan 		الشَّفِيعَ
aš-šafīʕa 		شَفِيعَ
šafīʕa 		شَفِيعَةً
šafīʕatan 		الشَّفِيعَةَ
aš-šafīʕata 		شَفِيعَةَ
šafīʕata
Genitive شَفِيعٍ
šafīʕin 		الشَّفِيعِ
aš-šafīʕi 		شَفِيعِ
šafīʕi 		شَفِيعَةٍ
šafīʕatin 		الشَّفِيعَةِ
aš-šafīʕati 		شَفِيعَةِ
šafīʕati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَفِيعَيْن
šafīʕayn 		الشَّفِيعَيْن
aš-šafīʕayn 		شَفِيعَيْ
šafīʕay 		شَفِيعَتَيْن
šafīʕatayn 		الشَّفِيعَتَيْن
aš-šafīʕatayn 		شَفِيعَتَيْ
šafīʕatay
Nominative شَفِيعَانِ
šafīʕāni 		الشَّفِيعَانِ
aš-šafīʕāni 		شَفِيعَا
šafīʕā 		شَفِيعَتَانِ
šafīʕatāni 		الشَّفِيعَتَانِ
aš-šafīʕatāni 		شَفِيعَتَا
šafīʕatā
Accusative شَفِيعَيْنِ
šafīʕayni 		الشَّفِيعَيْنِ
aš-šafīʕayni 		شَفِيعَيْ
šafīʕay 		شَفِيعَتَيْنِ
šafīʕatayni 		الشَّفِيعَتَيْنِ
aš-šafīʕatayni 		شَفِيعَتَيْ
šafīʕatay
Genitive شَفِيعَيْنِ
šafīʕayni 		الشَّفِيعَيْنِ
aš-šafīʕayni 		شَفِيعَيْ
šafīʕay 		شَفِيعَتَيْنِ
šafīʕatayni 		الشَّفِيعَتَيْنِ
aš-šafīʕatayni 		شَفِيعَتَيْ
šafīʕatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شُفَعَاء
šufaʕāʔ 		الشُّفَعَاء
aš-šufaʕāʔ 		شُفَعَاء
šufaʕāʔ 		شَفِيعَات
šafīʕāt 		الشَّفِيعَات
aš-šafīʕāt 		شَفِيعَات
šafīʕāt
Nominative شُفَعَاءُ
šufaʕāʔu 		الشُّفَعَاءُ
aš-šufaʕāʔu 		شُفَعَاءُ
šufaʕāʔu 		شَفِيعَاتٌ
šafīʕātun 		الشَّفِيعَاتُ
aš-šafīʕātu 		شَفِيعَاتُ
šafīʕātu
Accusative شُفَعَاءَ
šufaʕāʔa 		الشُّفَعَاءَ
aš-šufaʕāʔa 		شُفَعَاءَ
šufaʕāʔa 		شَفِيعَاتٍ
šafīʕātin 		الشَّفِيعَاتِ
aš-šafīʕāti 		شَفِيعَاتِ
šafīʕāti
Genitive شُفَعَاءَ
šufaʕāʔa 		الشُّفَعَاءِ
aš-šufaʕāʔi 		شُفَعَاءِ
šufaʕāʔi 		شَفِيعَاتٍ
šafīʕātin 		الشَّفِيعَاتِ
aš-šafīʕāti 		شَفِيعَاتِ
šafīʕāti

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: şəfi
  • → Persian: شفيع
  • → Ottoman Turkish: شفيع (şefi')
  • → Uzbek: shafe

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَفِيع (šafīʕ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šafī'
Dari reading? šafī'
Iranian reading? šafi'
Tajik reading? šafiʾ

Noun

شفيع • (šafī') (plural شفیعان (šafī'ān))

  1. intercessor, mediator
    • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2612:
      شد شفیع و گفت این ملک و لوا / با کمالی ده که دادی مر مرا
      šud šafi' u guft en mulk u liwâ / bâ kamâli dih ki dâdi mar marâ
      He interceded (with God on their behalf) and said, “Give this kingdom and banner (to them) with the (spiritual) perfection which Thou hast given to me.
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