صفغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of striking or hitting with the hand, often in a forceful or impactful manner. It also extends to the concept of filling or stuffing something, particularly the mouth.

Derived headwords

صَفَغَverb

1.
to strike with the handboth
To hit or strike something with the palm of the hand.
2.
to stuff the mouthclassical
To fill or stuff the mouth, often with food or other substances.

صَفْغًاnoun

1.
striking with the handboth
The act of striking with the palm of the hand.
2.
stuffing the mouthclassical
The act of filling or stuffing the mouth.

أَصْفَغَverb

1.
to stuff the mouthclassical
To fill or stuff the mouth, often used in the context of feeding or overfeeding.

قَمَحَverb

1.
to strike with the handboth
To strike something with the palm of the hand, similar to صفغ.

قَمْحًاnoun

1.
striking with the handboth
The act of striking with the palm of the hand.

Parallel reading

الصفغ: القمح باليد، عربي معروف.

As-safgh: striking with the hand, a known Arabic term.

صفغ الشيء يصفغه صفغا وأصفغه فمه؛

He struck the thing, striking it with a strike, and he stuffed his mouth.

دونك بوغاء تراب الرفغ، ... فأصفغيه فاك أي صفغ وإن تري كفك ذات نفع، ... شفيتها بالنفث أو بالمرغ أراد أي إصفاغ فلم يمكنه.

Take for yourself the dust of Ar-rafgh, ... so I stuffed your mouth, meaning a stuffing, and if you see your hand as beneficial, ... I healed her with blowing or with saliva; he intended a stuffing but could not.

ويقال: قمحت الشيء وصفغته أصفغه صفغا؛

And it is said: He struck the thing and he struck it with a strike.

قال أبو منصور: هذا حرف صحيح رواه عمرو بن كركرة وهو ثقة، قال: والرفع تبن الذرة، والرفع أسفل الوادي، والنفغ التنفط، والمرغ الريق.

Abu Mansur said: This is a correct word narrated by Amr ibn Karkara, who is trustworthy. He said: Ar-raf' is corn husks, Ar-raf' is the lower part of the valley, An-nafgh is blistering, and Ar-margh is saliva.