Sophy

¹

[ soh-fee, sof-ee ]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

plural Sophies.

1. any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.

-sophy

²

1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek ( philosophy; theosophy ); on this model used, with the meaning “science of,” in the formation of compound words:

   anthroposophy.

-sophy

¹

combining form

1. indicating knowledge or an intellectual system

   philosophy

   theosophy

Sophy

²

/ ˈsəʊfɪ /

noun

1. (formerly) a title of the Persian monarchs

Derived Forms

• -sophic, combining_form:in_adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sophy¹

First recorded in 1530–40; probably < Turkish sofi, from Persian ṣūfī Sufi ( def ), by association with Safawī “a member of the Safavid ( def ) dynasty”

Origin of Sophy²

< Greek -sophia, combining form of sophía skill, wisdom; -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sophy¹

from Greek -sophia, from sophia wisdom, from sophos wise

Origin of Sophy²

C16: from Latin sophī wise men, from Greek sophos wise