Root س ف ه — A Dictionary of Quranic Verbs

VerbForm IintransitiveTo be foolish, to be impudent

Root: س ف ه

Quranic witness · shāhid

قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِي سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

“He said, 'O my people, there is not foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.'”

NounStupid, foolish

Root: س ف ه

Quranic witness · shāhid

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ آمِنُوا كَمَا آمَنَ النَّاسُ قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَا آمَنَ السُّفَهَاءُ

“And when it is said to them, 'Believe as the people have believed,' they say, 'Should we believe as the foolish have believed?'”