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اصْطَفَى

iṣ'ṭafā

has chosen

মনোনীত করেছেন

Root letters: ص ف وAppears 12 times in the Qur'an#713 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form VIII
Learn it in lesson 72

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form VIIIRoot letters: ص ف و

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)ٱصْطَفَىٰ11 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَصْطَفِى1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱصْطَفَيْنَـٰهُWe chose himiṣ'ṭafaynāhu · 1 times
  • ٱصْطَفَىٰhas choseniṣ'ṭafā · 1 times
  • ٱصْطَفَىٰهُhas chosen himiṣ'ṭafāhu · 1 times
  • ٱصْطَفَىٰٓchoseiṣ'ṭafā · 1 times
  • ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ(has) chosen youiṣ'ṭafāki · 1 times
  • وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِand chosen youwa-iṣ'ṭafāki · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ص ف و — know one root, recognise many words.

  • أَصْفَىThen has your Lord chosen (for) youতবে কি ধন্য করেছেন তোমাদেরকে
  • صَفْوان(that of a) smooth rockএকটি পাথরের মসৃণ
  • مُصْطَفَيْنthe chosen onesমনোনীত (বান্দাদের)
  • مُصَفًّىpurifiedপরিশোধিত পরিচ্ছন্ন

Examples from the Qur'an

Has He chosen daughters over sons?

Surah 37:153 — Read full ayah

Indeed, Allāh chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of ʿImrān over the worlds -

Surah 3:33 — Read full ayah

Allāh chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.

Surah 22:75 — Read full ayah