أسقف

See also: اشفق and أشفق

Arabic

أسقف

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqoppā) or a variant thereof, whence Persian سکوبا (sokubâ) might have been derived via Middle Persian *uskōpā, a borrowing of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔus.quf/
  • IPA(key): /ʔus.quff/, /ʔas.quf/, /ʔas.quff/ (archaic)

Noun

أُسْقُف or أُسْقُفّ or أَسْقُف or أَسْقُفّ • (ʔusquf or ʔusquff or ʔasquf or ʔasquff) m (plural أَسَاقِفَة (ʔasāqifa) or أَسَاقِف (ʔasāqif))

  1. (Christianity) bishop

Declension

Descendants

  • Cypriot Arabic: iskof
  • Maltese: isqof
  • Malay: uskup
  • Persian: اسقف (osqof)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: अस्क़फ़ (asqaf)
      Urdu: اسقف (asqaf)
  • Swahili: askofu
  • Tajik: усқуф (usquf)
  • Ottoman Turkish: اسقف
    • Turkish: üskuf

References

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