سفسر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of overseeing, managing, or acting as an intermediary, often in trade or affairs. It extends to meanings of expertise, skill, and even the physical act of bundling goods.

Derived headwords

السفسيرnoun

1.
Overseer, stewardboth
One who stands over a camel, or generally, one who oversees and manages affairs.
2.
Broker, intermediaryclassical
A person who negotiates deals or arranges transactions between parties; a middleman.
3.
Expert, skilled personclassical
An exceptionally clever or skillful person in their craft or field.
4.
Bundle of fodderclassical
A bundle of fresh fodder, typically used to feed camels.

السفسير الذي يقوم على الناقة — The one who stands over the camel.

سفسيرnoun

1.
Broker, intermediaryclassical
A person who negotiates deals or arranges transactions between parties; a middleman.
2.
Overseer, stewardboth
One who stands over a camel, or generally, one who oversees and manages affairs.

سفسير يعني السمسار — Sifsir means broker.

سفاسرةnoun

1.
Experts, skilled peopleclassical
Plural of 'sifsir', referring to individuals who are exceptionally clever or skillful in their craft or field.

من قوم سفاسرة وعباقرة — from a people of experts and geniuses.

السفاسرةnoun

1.
Scholars, people of booksclassical
Those who possess extensive knowledge, particularly from books or scriptures; scholars.

السفاسرة: أصحاب الأسفار وهي الكتب — Al-safasira: owners of journeys, meaning books.

Parallel reading

السفسير الذي يقوم على الناقة

The sifsir is the one who stands over the camel.

وهي لم تجرب وباع لها ... من الفصافص بالنمي سفسير

And she had not been tried, and sold for her... from the Fasaifis with the Nami a sifsir.

هو الذي يقوم على الإبل ويصلح شأنها

He is the one who oversees the camels and manages their affairs.

وهو معرب

And it is a loanword.

هو القيم بالأمر المصلح له

He is the one in charge of the affair, the one who sets it right.

باع لها اشترى لها

Sold for her, bought for her.

سفسير يعني السمسار

Sifsir means broker.

السفسير العبقري، وهو الحاذق بصناعته

The sifsir is the genius, meaning the one skilled in his craft.

من قوم سفاسرة وعباقرة

from a people of experts and geniuses.

الحاذق بأمر الحديد: سفسير

The one skilled in matters of iron: a sifsir.

برته سفاسير الحديد فجردت

The ironworkers sharpened it, and it became bare.

السفسير القهرمان في قول أوس

The sifsir is the steward in the saying of Aws.

الحزمة من حزم الرطبة التي تعلفها الإبل

A bundle of fresh fodder that the camels are fed.

وما تتلو السفاسرة الشهود

And what the scholars witness.

السفاسرة: أصحاب الأسفار وهي الكتب

Al-safasira: owners of journeys, meaning books.