مصفى

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place from صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be pure”).

Root
ص ف و (ṣ-f-w)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /masˤ.fan/

Noun

مَصْفًى • (maṣfan) m (plural مَصَافٍ (maṣāfin), plural construct state مَصَافِي (maṣāfī))

refinery, purification plant
(nonstandard) colander, searce
- 2023 December 7, ريهام الصواف, “طريقة عمل الكاتشب في البيت، للتوفير في الميزانية”, in ڤيتو‎:
  توضع في مصفى كبير ثم تصفي جيدا للتخلص من القطع الكبيرة واستخلاص الصلصة الناعمة المنكهة فقط.
  One puts them into a major colander then sifts them well to get rid of the chunks and draw the copious and flavoury sauce from it just so.

Declension

Declension of noun مَصْفًى (maṣfan)

Singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْفَى maṣfā	الْمَصْفَى al-maṣfā	مَصْفَى maṣfā
Nominative	مَصْفًى maṣfan	الْمَصْفَى al-maṣfā	مَصْفَى maṣfā
Accusative	مَصْفًى maṣfan	الْمَصْفَى al-maṣfā	مَصْفَى maṣfā
Genitive	مَصْفًى maṣfan	الْمَصْفَى al-maṣfā	مَصْفَى maṣfā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْفَيَيْن maṣfayayn	الْمَصْفَيَيْن al-maṣfayayn	مَصْفَيَيْ maṣfayay
Nominative	مَصْفَيَانِ maṣfayāni	الْمَصْفَيَانِ al-maṣfayāni	مَصْفَيَا maṣfayā
Accusative	مَصْفَيَيْنِ maṣfayayni	الْمَصْفَيَيْنِ al-maṣfayayni	مَصْفَيَيْ maṣfayay
Genitive	مَصْفَيَيْنِ maṣfayayni	الْمَصْفَيَيْنِ al-maṣfayayni	مَصْفَيَيْ maṣfayay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصَافِي maṣāfī	الْمَصَافِي al-maṣāfī	مَصَافِي maṣāfī
Nominative	مَصَافٍ maṣāfin	الْمَصَافِي al-maṣāfī	مَصَافِي maṣāfī
Accusative	مَصَافِيَ maṣāfiya	الْمَصَافِيَ al-maṣāfiya	مَصَافِيَ maṣāfiya
Genitive	مَصَافٍ maṣāfin	الْمَصَافِي al-maṣāfī	مَصَافِي maṣāfī

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of صَفَّى (ṣaffā, “to purify, to refine”).

Pronunciation

(definite): IPA^(key): /mu.sˤaf.faː/

Adjective

مُصَفًّى • (muṣaffan) (construct state مُصَفَّى (muṣaffā))

refined, purified

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصَفًّى (muṣaffan)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular in ـًى (-an)		singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَفَّى muṣaffā	الْمُصَفَّى al-muṣaffā	مُصَفَّاة muṣaffāt	الْمُصَفَّاة al-muṣaffāt
Nominative	مُصَفًّى muṣaffan	الْمُصَفَّى al-muṣaffā	مُصَفَّاةٌ muṣaffātun	الْمُصَفَّاةُ al-muṣaffātu
Accusative	مُصَفًّى muṣaffan	الْمُصَفَّى al-muṣaffā	مُصَفَّاةً muṣaffātan	الْمُصَفَّاةَ al-muṣaffāta
Genitive	مُصَفًّى muṣaffan	الْمُصَفَّى al-muṣaffā	مُصَفَّاةٍ muṣaffātin	الْمُصَفَّاةِ al-muṣaffāti
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَفَّيَيْن muṣaffayayn	الْمُصَفَّيَيْن al-muṣaffayayn	مُصَفَّاتَيْن muṣaffātayn	الْمُصَفَّاتَيْن al-muṣaffātayn
Nominative	مُصَفَّيَانِ muṣaffayāni	الْمُصَفَّيَانِ al-muṣaffayāni	مُصَفَّاتَانِ muṣaffātāni	الْمُصَفَّاتَانِ al-muṣaffātāni
Accusative	مُصَفَّيَيْنِ muṣaffayayni	الْمُصَفَّيَيْنِ al-muṣaffayayni	مُصَفَّاتَيْنِ muṣaffātayni	الْمُصَفَّاتَيْنِ al-muṣaffātayni
Genitive	مُصَفَّيَيْنِ muṣaffayayni	الْمُصَفَّيَيْنِ al-muṣaffayayni	مُصَفَّاتَيْنِ muṣaffātayni	الْمُصَفَّاتَيْنِ al-muṣaffātayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَفَّيْن muṣaffayn	الْمُصَفَّيْن al-muṣaffayn	مُصَفَّيَات muṣaffayāt	الْمُصَفَّيَات al-muṣaffayāt
Nominative	مُصَفَّوْنَ muṣaffawna	الْمُصَفَّوْنَ al-muṣaffawna	مُصَفَّيَاتٌ muṣaffayātun	الْمُصَفَّيَاتُ al-muṣaffayātu
Accusative	مُصَفَّيْنَ muṣaffayna	الْمُصَفَّيْنَ al-muṣaffayna	مُصَفَّيَاتٍ muṣaffayātin	الْمُصَفَّيَاتِ al-muṣaffayāti
Genitive	مُصَفَّيْنَ muṣaffayna	الْمُصَفَّيْنَ al-muṣaffayna	مُصَفَّيَاتٍ muṣaffayātin	الْمُصَفَّيَاتِ al-muṣaffayāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: müsəffa
→ Ottoman Turkish: مصفی (musaffâ)
→ Persian: مصفا
→ Uzbek: musaffo

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