سفسطائي

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سفسطائي

/saf.sa.tˤaː.ʔijj/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܐ (sōp̄isṭā, “sophist”) or its nisba derivation ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܝܳܐ (sōp̄isṭāyā, “sophistic”) from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs) and + ـَاء (-āʔ, feminine ending, sometimes for Aramaic emphatic state) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba, expresses relation or pertinence).

adjective سَفْسَطَائِيّ · safsaṭāʔiyy · سَفْسَطَائِيَّة · سَفْسَطَائِيُّون · سَفْسَطَائِيَّات · سَفْسَطَائِي

sophist

noun سَفْسَطَائِيّ · safsaṭāʔiyy · سَفْسَطَائِيُّون · سَفْسَطَائِيَّة · سَفْسَطَائِي · السَّفْسَطَائِي

sophist

In English

sophist one who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument

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"سفسطائي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

سفسطائي. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A

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"سفسطائي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سفسطائي},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}