شفاف

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Arabic

Root
ش ف ف (š f f)
6 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

شَفَّاف • (šaffāf) (feminine شَفَّافَة (šaffāfa), masculine plural شَفَّافُونَ (šaffāfūna), feminine plural شَفَّافَات (šaffāfāt))

  1. see-through, transparent
  2. (textiles) sheer, thin, fine, delicate, see-through, transparent
    Synonym: رَقِيق (raqīq)

Declension

Declension of adjective شَفَّاف (šaffāf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَفَّاف
šaffāf 		الشَّفَّاف
aš-šaffāf 		شَفَّافَة
šaffāfa 		الشَّفَّافَة
aš-šaffāfa
Nominative شَفَّافٌ
šaffāfun 		الشَّفَّافُ
aš-šaffāfu 		شَفَّافَةٌ
šaffāfatun 		الشَّفَّافَةُ
aš-šaffāfatu
Accusative شَفَّافًا
šaffāfan 		الشَّفَّافَ
aš-šaffāfa 		شَفَّافَةً
šaffāfatan 		الشَّفَّافَةَ
aš-šaffāfata
Genitive شَفَّافٍ
šaffāfin 		الشَّفَّافِ
aš-šaffāfi 		شَفَّافَةٍ
šaffāfatin 		الشَّفَّافَةِ
aš-šaffāfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَفَّافَيْن
šaffāfayn 		الشَّفَّافَيْن
aš-šaffāfayn 		شَفَّافَتَيْن
šaffāfatayn 		الشَّفَّافَتَيْن
aš-šaffāfatayn
Nominative شَفَّافَانِ
šaffāfāni 		الشَّفَّافَانِ
aš-šaffāfāni 		شَفَّافَتَانِ
šaffāfatāni 		الشَّفَّافَتَانِ
aš-šaffāfatāni
Accusative شَفَّافَيْنِ
šaffāfayni 		الشَّفَّافَيْنِ
aš-šaffāfayni 		شَفَّافَتَيْنِ
šaffāfatayni 		الشَّفَّافَتَيْنِ
aš-šaffāfatayni
Genitive شَفَّافَيْنِ
šaffāfayni 		الشَّفَّافَيْنِ
aš-šaffāfayni 		شَفَّافَتَيْنِ
šaffāfatayni 		الشَّفَّافَتَيْنِ
aš-šaffāfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَفَّافِين
šaffāfīn 		الشَّفَّافِين
aš-šaffāfīn 		شَفَّافَات
šaffāfāt 		الشَّفَّافَات
aš-šaffāfāt
Nominative شَفَّافُونَ
šaffāfūna 		الشَّفَّافُونَ
aš-šaffāfūna 		شَفَّافَاتٌ
šaffāfātun 		الشَّفَّافَاتُ
aš-šaffāfātu
Accusative شَفَّافِينَ
šaffāfīna 		الشَّفَّافِينَ
aš-šaffāfīna 		شَفَّافَاتٍ
šaffāfātin 		الشَّفَّافَاتِ
aš-šaffāfāti
Genitive شَفَّافِينَ
šaffāfīna 		الشَّفَّافِينَ
aš-šaffāfīna 		شَفَّافَاتٍ
šaffāfātin 		الشَّفَّافَاتِ
aš-šaffāfāti

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: şəffaf
  • → Northern Kurdish: şefaf, şeffaf
  • → Persian: شفاف
  • → Ottoman Turkish: شفاف (şeffaf)
  • → Uzbek: shaffof

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَفَّاف (šaffāf, “see-through, transparent”).

Adjective

شفاف • (şeffaf)

  1. transparent, see-through, diaphanous, clear, translucent, having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَفَّاف (šaffāf).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šaffāf
Dari reading? šaffāf
Iranian reading? šaffâf
Tajik reading? šaffof

Adjective

شفاف • (šaffâf)

  1. transparent, see-through
  2. transparent, open, public
  3. (of a dream) lucid
    خواب شفاف ― xâb-e šaffâf ― lucid dream
    رویای شفاف ― ro'yâ-ye šaffâf ― lucid dream

Further reading

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