spî
Definition of spî
1) white, pure, clean, bright and colourless 2) wise/sage/scholar “ruspî” 3) to peel
Other forms
saf/safî (pure), sped, Soranî sipi, Zazaki/Kirdkî sipe/sipê
Example Sentences
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Etymology
From Avestan spaēta- "white" and spanyå [spanyangh] more wise/discreet,
Proto Iranian *suaita-,
Ultimately from PIE root *peue- "to purify, cleanse",
Sanskrit pavate "purifies, cleanses", putah "pure",
Old Azeri (Azerbaijani) espara "white",
Persian safid "white",
Latin putus "clear, pure"
Sogdian sp'yt [spêt],
Pahlavi spêt
It forms or part of
sufi, sufism,
Greek sophistēs “a master of one's craft, a wise or prudent man, one clever in matters of daily life”, sophia, sophos
It also exists as a loan word in
Arabic الصُّوفِيَّة aṣ-ṣūfiyya or tasawwuf "sufism",
Turkish sufi "mystical practicer", tasavvuf “sufism”, mutasavvuf etc.
Updated on March 2, 2024