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سفت

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of consuming a large quantity of something, particularly liquids or food, without satisfaction. It also extends to the idea of something being consumed or taken away, and has a secondary meaning related to a lack of blessing or a specific type of food.

Derived headwords

سَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink much without quenching thirstboth

    To consume a large quantity of water or drink, yet remain unsatisfied or unquenched.

  2. 2.
    to eat much without satisfactionboth

    To consume a large quantity of food without feeling satisfied or nourished.

سَفْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    drinking much without quenching thirstboth

    The act of consuming a large quantity of water or drink without satisfaction.

  2. 2.
    eating much without satisfactionboth

    The act of consuming a large quantity of food without satisfaction.

أسْفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to make drink muchboth

    To cause someone to drink a large quantity of water or drink without quenching their thirst.

  2. 2.
    to make eat muchboth

    To cause someone to eat a large quantity of food without satisfaction.

سَفِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to make drink muchboth

    To cause someone to drink a large quantity of water or drink without quenching their thirst.

  2. 2.
    to make eat muchboth

    To cause someone to eat a large quantity of food without satisfaction.

سَفّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to make drink muchboth

    To cause someone to drink a large quantity of water or drink without quenching their thirst.

  2. 2.
    to make eat muchboth

    To cause someone to eat a large quantity of food without satisfaction.

السَّفْتnoun
  1. 1.
    food without blessingclassical

    Food that is perceived as lacking in blessing or spiritual benefit.

السِّفْتnoun
  1. 1.
    pitch, tarclassical

    A substance used for sealing or waterproofing, synonymous with 'zift'.

استَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to take awayclassical

    To consume or carry something away.

Parallel reading

سفت الماء والشراب، بالكسر، يسفته سفتا: أكثر منه، فلم يرو.
He drank much water and drink, with kasra, he drinks it, a great deal, without being quenched.
وسفت الماء أسفته سفتا، كذلك؛
And he drank much water, and caused it to be drunk, a great deal, likewise;
وكذلك سفهته وسففته.
And likewise, I made him drink much and I made him drink much.
وقال ابن دريد: السفت الطعام الذي لا بركة فيه.
And Ibn Duraid said: As-sift is food in which there is no blessing.
والسفت لغة في الزفت؛ عن الزجاجي.
And as-sift is a dialectal variant for az-zift; according to Az-Zajjaji.
واستفت الشيء: ذهب به؛ عن ثعلب.
And istifta the thing: it was taken away; according to Tha'lab.