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صعفص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of food or dish, particularly one associated with the people of Yamama. It also has a less common usage related to Arabization or making something Arabic.

Derived headwords

صَعْفَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of foodclassical

    A specific type of food or dish, identified as 'sakbaj'.

صَعْفَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Arabizationclassical

    The act of making something Arabic, or referring to a person as Arabic, particularly in the context of naming or linguistic assimilation.

صَعْفَصِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to Yamamaclassical

    Pertaining to the people or region of Yamama, likely in reference to their culinary practices or dialect.

Parallel reading

الصعفصة السكباج
The sakbaj is the sa'afasah.
أهل اليمامة يسمون السكباجة صعفصة
The people of Yamama call the sakbaj 'sa'afasah'.
وتصرف رجلا تسميه بصعفص إذا جعلته عربيا
And you derive a man's name, calling him 'Sa'fas' if you make him Arabic.