Sophy

sophy -sophy English Etymology 1 Ultimately from grc -; see en Sophia. Proper noun en female Sophia. en 1749 Henry Fielding Tom Jones I knew Sophy was a good girl, and would not fall in love to make me angry. Etymology 2 + (Safavid Empire) en Safawi :bor ar:صَفَوِيّ A corruption of en ar صَفَوِيّ, the nisba indicating the dynasty's descent from Safi ad-Din al-Ardabili. Cognate with frm Sophi, la-new Sophi, la-new Sophus, it sofì, es sofí. Not related to en Sufi. Spellings possibly influenced by the name en Sophia. Alternative forms en Sofee Soffi Sofi Sophi Sophia Sophie sophy Pronunciation sōʹfē RP, en /ˈsəʊfi/ Noun thumb|Ismael Sophy, king of the Persians (Latin: rex Persarum) en shah en Safawi a member of the Safavid dynasty. 16th c. en 1899 Richard Whiteing No. 5 John street New York Century 562645707 281 http://books.google.com/books?id=wmw1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA281 The great tent on the lawn, wherein presently we are to sup,—blue and yellow without, and within all braveries of tapestry and of table service,—suggests a state pavilion of the Sophy camped for glittering war. en References "Sophy", in Garland Cannon, Alan S, Kaye, eds., The Persian contributions to the English language : an historical dictionary, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2001, p. 137. 9783447045032. sophy Charles A. M. Fennell The Stanford Dictionary of Anglicised Words and Phrases Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1892 734 https://books.google.com/books?id=8vRaAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA732 670193402. Sophy Walter W. Skeat An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language new http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015048924511?urlappend=%3Bseq=686 Oxford The Clarendon Press 1910 582 582746570. Roger Savory Roger Savory Iran under the Safavids Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1980 2007 259 https://books.google.com/books?id=v4Yr4foWFFgC&pg=PA259 9780521224833 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. "sophi", in The Century Dictionary, New York: The Century, 1914, v. 9, p. 5772. Anagrams en hopsy hypos hypso- Middle French Noun m en Sophy archaic form of en Safawi 16th c.