Where does “сифат” come from?
сифат (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian صِفَت, from Arabic صفة, from Aramaic צִפָּא.
сифат (Tajik): attribute; adjective
Ancestry of “сифат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | صِفَت | — |
| 2 | Arabic | صفة | verbal noun of وَصَفَ; quality, feature,... |
| 3 | Aramaic | צִפָּא | — |