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صفع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking someone with an open palm, specifically on the back of the head. It also extends to related concepts of being struck in this manner and the specific location of the strike.

Derived headwords

صَفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to slapboth

    To strike someone with the palm of the hand, specifically on the back of the head.

يَصْفَعُverb
  1. 1.
    he slapsboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to slap', indicating the action is currently happening.

صَفْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    slappingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) of 'to slap', referring to the act of striking with an open palm.

مُصْفَعَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    one who is slappedclassical

    An adjective describing someone who is subjected to the act of being slapped, particularly on the back of the head.

صَفْعَانadjective
  1. 1.
    one who slapsclassical

    An adjective referring to a man who performs the act of slapping.

صُوفْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    crown of the headclassical

    The highest part of the head, often referring to the area covered by a turban or cap.

  2. 2.
    turbanclassical

    A type of headwear, specifically a turban or a cap.

Parallel reading

صفعه يصفعه صفعا إذا ضرب بجمع كفه قفاه
He slaps him, he slaps him, a slapping, if he strikes the back of his head with his closed fist.
هو أن يبسط الرجل كفه فيضرب بها قفا الإنسان أو بدنه
It is for a man to spread his palm and strike with it the back of a person's head or his body.
فإذا جمع كفه وقبضها ثم ضرب بها فليس بصفع
But if he clenches his fist and closes it, and then strikes with it, it is not a slap.
ولكن يقال ضربه بجمع كفه
Rather, it is said 'he struck him with his clenched fist'.
ورجل مصفعاني: يفعل به ذلك
And a man is 'musfa'ani': that is done to him.
وقيل: الصفع كلمة مولدة
And it is said: 'As-saf' is a newly coined word.
والرجل صفعان
And the man is 'saf'an'.
قال ابن دريد: الصوفعة هي أعلى الكمة والعمامة
Ibn Duraid said: 'As-suf'ah' is the top of the cap and the turban.
يقال: ضربه على صوفعته إذا ضربه هنالك
It is said: 'He struck him on his suf'ah' if he struck him there.
قال: والصفع أصله من الصوفعة
He said: 'And the origin of 'as-saf'' is from 'as-suf'ah'.
والصوفعة معروفة
And 'as-suf'ah' is known.