شفا

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)

to near setting (said of the Sun)
to appear, to nigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of

شَفَا

(form-I final-weak, verbal noun شَفًا)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					شَفًا šafan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					شَافٍ šāfin
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شَفَوْتُ šafawtu	شَفَوْتَ šafawta	شَفَا šafā	شَفَوْتُمَا šafawtumā	شَفَوَا šafawā	شَفَوْنَا šafawnā	شَفَوْتُمْ šafawtum	شَفَوْا šafaw
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	شَفَوْتُ šafawtu	شَفَوْتِ šafawti	شَفَتْ šafat	شَفَوْتُمَا šafawtumā	شَفَتَا šafatā	شَفَوْنَا šafawnā	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَشْفُو ʔašfū	تَشْفِينَ tašfīna	تَشْفُو tašfū	تَشْفُوَانِ tašfuwāni	تَشْفُوَانِ tašfuwāni	نَشْفُو našfū	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَشْفُوَ ʔašfuwa	تَشْفُوَ tašfuwa	يَشْفُوَ yašfuwa	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	يَشْفُوَا yašfuwā	نَشْفُوَ našfuwa	تَشْفُوا tašfū	يَشْفُوا yašfū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَشْفُوَ ʔašfuwa	تَشْفِي tašfī	تَشْفُوَ tašfuwa	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	نَشْفُوَ našfuwa	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَشْفُ ʔašfu	تَشْفُ tašfu	يَشْفُ yašfu	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	يَشْفُوَا yašfuwā	نَشْفُ našfu	تَشْفُوا tašfū	يَشْفُوا yašfū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَشْفُ ʔašfu	تَشْفِي tašfī	تَشْفُ tašfu	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	تَشْفُوَا tašfuwā	نَشْفُ našfu	تَشْفُونَ tašfūna	يَشْفُونَ yašfūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُشْفُ ušfu		اُشْفُوَا ušfuwā			اُشْفُوا ušfū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُشْفِي ušfī		اُشْفُوَا ušfuwā			اُشْفُونَ ušfūna

Noun

شَفًا • (šafan) m

extremity, verge, brink, edge

Declension

Declension of noun شَفًا (šafan)

Singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
Singular	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

Frorm Arabic شِفَاء (šifāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.fɒ́ː]

Readings


Iranian reading^?	šafâ

Noun

شفا • (šafâ)

medicine, healing, remedy
Synonyms: درمان (darmân), پزشکی (pezeški), معالجه (moʼâleje)

Urdu

Alternative forms

شفاء (śifāʾ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِفَاء (šifāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɪ.fɑː/

Noun

شِفا • (śifā) f (Hindi spelling शिफ़ा)

(medicine) healing, recovery
(medicine) cure, remedy

Synonyms

آروگْیَہ (ārogya)

References

“شفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“شفا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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