صوفي ṣūfī
A صوفي ṣūfī, adj. Woollen;—wise, intelligent; pious, devout;—s.m. A ṣūfī or one of a peculiar sect of Moḥammadan devotees so called (they are said to be freethinkers or pantheists in matters of religion: outwardly they conform to the Moḥammadan creed, but are looked upon with great suspicion by the more orthodox. The name is probably derived from the Gr. σοφὸς; but some connect it with the ṣūfī or. woollen garments worn by this class of devotees);—a deist;—a dancing dervish;—an abstemious person.
شافع shāfěʻ act. part. of شفع 'to join oneself to, to aid; to make petition or intercession,' c.
A شافع shāfěʻ (act. part. of شفع 'to join oneself to, to aid; to make petition or intercession,' &c.), adj. & s.m. Deprecating; interceding;—an intercessor, mediator, advocate, patron.
شافعی shāfěʻī rel. n. fr. shāfěʻ
A شافعی shāfěʻī (rel. n. fr. shāfěʻ), s.m. Name of the Imām Abū-ʻabduʼl-lah Moḥammad-bin-Idrīs, one of the chiefs of the four principal sects of the Moḥammadan religion;—a follower of the Imām Shāfeʻī.
شفيع shafīʻ v.n. fr. شفع; see shafāʻat, and shufʻa
A شفيع shafīʻ (v.n. fr. شفع; see shafāʻat, and shufʻa), s.m. Intercessor; advocate, patron;—a possessor of the right of pre-emption, one who demands and obtains, as a neighbour (or a partner), the right of purchasing a house, or a piece of land, that is to be sold:—shafīʻ-ě-jār, s.m. The occupant of ground which is simply in the neighbourhood of another estate:—shafīʻ-ě-ḵẖalīt̤, s.m. The occupant of ground in actual contact, or intermixed with, another estate (the right of pre-emption is stronger in the latter than in the former case).
صفا ṣafā inf. n. of صفا, rt. صفو 'to be clear,' c.
A صفا ṣafā (inf. n. of صفا, rt. صفو 'to be clear,' &c.), s.f. Clearness, transparency; polish, brightness; cleanness, purity; serenity (of life or mind); freedom from trouble; comfort; content; complacency; happiness, joy, pleasure, recreation;—name of a mountain near Mecca;—adj. Pure, clean, &c. (=ṣāf, q.v.):—ṣafāʼaṉ-ṣāf, adj. 'Smacksmooth,' without a trace or vestige:—ṣafā-paẕīr, adj. Endowed with integrity, sincere; purified, pure; purged:—ṣafā-ćaṭ karnā or kar-ḍālnā, v.t. To make smack-smooth, to lick (a platter) perfectly clean; to make a clean shave of, to shave clean.
