أسقف

العربية

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أسقف

/ʔus.quf/
/ʔus.quff/
/ʔas.quf/
/ʔas.quff/

Where it comes from

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).

noun أُسْقُف · أُسْقُفّ · أَسْقُف · أَسْقُفّ · ʔusquf · ʔusquff

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In English

bishop church official, supervisor of priests and congregations

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MLA

"أسقف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

أسقف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%81

Chicago

"أسقف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%81.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أسقف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}