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sophi¹

  • /ˈsɒfaɪ/ UK
  • /ˈsɒfiː/ UK

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From the Latin sophī, the nominative plural form of sophus, from the Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós).

noun sophy · sophoi

  1. obsolete, plural, plural only Wise men; sages. Valladolid, our Athens gins to tast Of thy ranck filth, Camphire and Lettuce chast, Are cleane casheird, now Sophi Ringoes eate, Candid Potatoes, are Athenians meate.

sophi²

noun sophy · sophoi

  1. obsolete, uncountable Obsolete form of Sufi Iſhmael, who conquered Perſia, was himſelf a ſophi, and greatly valued himſelf on his being ſo. He choſe all the guards of his perſon from among the religious of this order; and would have all the great lords of his court ſophis.

Sophi³

noun Sophis

  1. archaic Archaic spelling of Sufi Others derive Sophi from the Sophi or Sages anciently called Magi.
  2. archaic Archaic spelling of Safawi The Safavid shahs were commonly termed by Western writers "Sophie", "Sophy", "Sophi" or "Soffi". All these terms were probably corruptions of Ṣafī, the name of the founder of the Safavid Order, rather than of Ṣūfī, as the Safavid supporters called themselves.

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@misc{sophi_2026,
  title = {sophi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sophi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}