سَوْفَ
Sawfa
Will / Soon
Frequency42
Coverage0.05%
Status○ New
Grammar
Part of SpeechFuture Particle (Harf Istiqbāl)
Root (Arabic)س و ف
Root Transliterations-w-f
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingSaw-fa
Common MistakeFailing to maintain a smooth diphthong sound on the *Aw* (وْ) combination, or clipping the final Fatḥah short.
Learning Notes
Micro Tafsir
In the Quran, *sawfa* is often used in divine warnings (*'Kallā sawfa ta'lamūn'* - 'No, you are going to know') or profound promises of future reward (*'Wa sawfa yu'tī Allāhu almu'minīna ajran 'aẓīmā'*), reminding humanity that divine justice and promises are unfailingly certain.
Memory Hook
Associate *sawfa* with the warning in Surah At-Takathur: *Kallā sawfa ta'lamūn* ('Nay, soon you will know!').
Audio Pronunciation
Contextual Verse
At-Takathur (102:3)
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! You are going to know.
Common Combinations
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Kallā sawfa ta'lamūn
كَلَّا (No / By no means) + سَوْفَ (soon) + تَعْلَمُونَ (you will know)
No! You are going to know (soon)
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! You are going to know.
Forms
سَوْفَسَـ (prefix variant)
Related Words
س تعلمونيعلمونسوف يؤتيسوف يظهر