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سفو ند سفى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 سَفَا ذ , (S, M,) aor. يَسْفُو, inf. n. سُفُوُّ, (S, TA,) like عُلُوُّ, (TA,) or سَفْوٌ, (so accord. to a copy of the M,) He was quick, or swift, in walking, or going, and in flying. (S, M.) -A2- سَفَتِ الرِّيحُ التُّرابَ, (S, M, Mgh, K,) aor. تَسْفِي, (S, K,) inf. n. سَفْيٌ, (S, M,) The wind raised the dust, or made it to fly, and carried it away, or dispersed it; (S, Mgh, K;) and cast it: (Mgh:) or bore it, carried it, or carried it away; (M, K;) as also ↓ أَسْفَتْهُ, (K,) a dial. var. of weak authority, mentioned by Sgh on the authority of Fr; (TA;) [or it may be thus expl. by a mistake originating from the fact that] IAar mentions سَفَتِ الرِّيحُ and أسْفَتْ, [as syn.,] but [in a sense to be expl. hereafter,] not making either of them trans.: (M:) [and ↓ سَافَتِ الرِّيحُ التُّرَابَ occurs in the M and L in art. سنف:] and تَسْفِي بِهِ, relating to the wind and the dust, also occurs; the ب being redundant, or added because the verb implies the meaning of رَمَت [which is trans. by means of بِ]. (Mgh.) ― -b2- And سَفَتِ الرِيحُ The wind blew; as also ↓ أسْفَت. (IAar, TA.) And سَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ الرِيَاحُ [ The winds blew upon him, or it ]. (Z, TA.) ― -b3- And سَفَى التُّرَابُ, aor. يَسْفِى, [ The dust, or earth, poured down, ] the verb being intrans. as well as trans. (Ham p. 454. [It is there indicated that the meaning is اِنْهَالَ.]) -A3- سَفِىَ: see سَفًا, below. -A4- سَفِيَتْ يَدُهُ His hand became much cracked, or chapped, (K, TA,) in consequence of. work. (TA.) -A5- And سَفِىَ, [aor. يَسْفَى,] inf. n. سَفًا and سَفَاآءٌ, He was, or became, lightwitted; or unwise, witless, or destitute of wisdom or understanding; i. q. سَفِهَ, inf. n. سَفَهٌ and سَفَاهٌ; (M, K;) as also ↓ اسفى. (Az, K.)

Derived headwords

سَفَاverb
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سَفَتِ الرِّيحُ التُّرابَ
سَفَتِ الرِّيحُ
الرِّيحُ التُّرَابَ
تَسْفِي بِهِ
سَفَتِ الرِيحُ
سَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ الرِيَاحُ
سَفِيَتْ يَدُهُ