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عصف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عَصْفَةٌ ذ [as an inf. n. un. of 1 signifies A gust, or strong puff, of wind. ― -b2- And hence,] (assumed tropical:) The odour, (K,) or fragrance (فَغْمَة) of odour, (Z, TA,) or exhaled odour, (IF, O,) of wine: (IF, Z, O, K, TA:) likened to the عَصْفَة of wind. (Z, TA.) -A2- See also عَصْفٌ, in three places.

Derived headwords

عَصْفَةٌ
  1. 1.