أسقف

See also: اشفق‎ and أشفق‎

Arabic

أسقف

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ‎ (ʾeppisqoppā) or a variant thereof, whence Persian سکوبا‎ (sokubâ) might have been derived via Middle Persian *uskōpā, a borrowing of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔus.quf/
  • IPA(key): /ʔus.quff/, /ʔas.quf/, /ʔas.quff/ (archaic)

Noun

أُسْقُف or أُسْقُفّ or أَسْقُف or أَسْقُفّ • (ʔusquf or ʔusquff or ʔasquf or ʔasquff) m (plural أَسَاقِفَة‎ (ʔasāqifa) or أَسَاقِف‎ (ʔasāqif))

  1. (Christianity) bishop

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: isqof
  • → Malay: uskup
  • → Persian: اسقف‎ (osqof)
    • → Hindustani:
      Hindi: अस्क़फ़ (asqaf)
      Urdu: اسقف‎ (asqaf)
  • → Swahili: askofu
  • → Tajik: усқуф (usquf)
  • → Turkish: üskuf

References

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