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ءسفط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a specific type of perfumed grape juice or wine, often described as high-quality or aged. It also touches upon linguistic analysis of the word's origin and grammatical structure.

Derived headwords

الإِسْفِنْطnoun
  1. 1.
    perfumed grape juiceclassical

    A perfumed liquid made from grape juice, often considered a high-quality beverage.

  2. 2.
    wineclassical

    It is also used as a name for wine, or specifically the finest quality of wine.

  3. 3.
    foreign wordclassical

    The word itself is identified as being of foreign, specifically Roman, origin.

الإِسْفِنْطnoun
  1. 1.
    top-quality wineclassical

    Specifically refers to the highest grade or finest part of wine.

الإِسْطَبْلnoun
  1. 1.
    stableclassical

    A building or place where horses are kept.

Parallel reading

المُطَيَّبُ مِنْ عَصِيرِ العِنَبِ
The perfumed one from grape juice.
وَقِيلَ: هُوَ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ الخَمْرِ
And it was said: it is from the names of wine.
الإِسْفِنْطُ أَعْلَى الخَمْرِ
Al-Isfint is the finest of wines.
هُوَ اسْمٌ رُومِيٌّ
It is a Roman name.
وَكَأَنَّ الخَمْرَ العَتِيقَ مِنَ الإِسْفِنْطِ ... مَمْزُوجَةٌ بِمَاءٍ زَلَالٍ
And as if the aged wine were from Al-Isfint... mixed with pure water.
فَهُوَ مِمَّا يُمْدَحُ بِهِ وَيُعَابُ
So it is among that which it is praised and criticized for.
الإِسْفِنْطُ وَالإِسْطَبْلُ خُمَاسِيَّانِ
Al-Isfint and Al-istabl are pentasyllabic.
جُعِلَتِ الأَلِفُ فِيهِمَا أَصْلِيَّةً
The alif in them was made original.
كَمَا يُسْتَعَارُ خُمَاسِيٌّ جُعِلَتِ اليَاءُ أَصْلِيَّةً
Just as a pentasyllabic word is borrowed and the ya' is made original.