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سفه

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 سَفَّهَ see 5. ― -b2- [Hence,] سِفِهِهُ, inf. n. تَسْفِيهٌ, (S, Msb, K,) signifies جَعَلَهُ سَفِيهًا [i. e. He, or it, made him to be, or he pronounced him to be, lightwitted, &c.]; as also ↓ سَفِهَهُ; (K, TA;) on the authority of Akh and Yoo: (TA:) or he attributed to him what is termed سَفَه [i. e. lightwittedness, &c.]: (S, Msb:) or he said to him that he was such as is termed سَفِيه. Msb.) And سفّه الجَهْلُ حِلْمَهُ Ignorance made him light, inconstant, unsteady, irresolute, or fickle; syn. أَطَاشَهُ and أَخَفَّهُ. (TA.) See also 1, in three places.

Derived headwords

سَفَّهَverb
  1. 1.
جَعَلَهُ سَفِيهًا
سفّه الجَهْلُ حِلْمَهُ