Sofi

Noun

Sofi (plural Sofis)

1. Archaic spelling of Sufi.^[1][2]
   • 1828, Frederic Shoberl, Persia (page 95)

     The devout Mahometans charge the Sofis with atheism; while the latter not only deny the accusation, but pretend to hold intercourse with God: they assemble at night, and perform the exercises of turning round, jumping and shouting, till they drop down from weakness and exhaustion.

2. Archaic spelling of Sophy^[3] (title of a Safavid dynasty shah):
   • 1902, Bury, John Bagnell, “The Ottoman conquest”, in Adolphus W. Ward, George W. Prothero, Stanley M. Leathes, editors, The Cambridge Modern History, volume 1, New York [u.a.]: Macmillan, OCLC 572735443, page 88:

     He called himself a Safavi, from Safi, an ancestor illustrious for piety; and hence to contemporary Europe he was known as the Sofi.

Anagrams

• FiOS, IFOs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔfi/

Noun

Sofi m (plural Sofis)

1. Sophy (“title of a Safavid dynasty shah”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzoːfi]
• Hyphenation: So‧fi

Noun

Sofi f (genitive Sofi, plural Sofis)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of Sonnenfinsternis.

Proper noun

Sofi c (genitive Sofis)

1. A female given name, short for Sofia or Sofie; also popular in the conjoined name Ann-Sofi or Ann-Sofie.