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