رصف

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root رصف primarily relates to the concept of joining, aligning, and arranging things closely together. This includes physical objects like stones, as well as abstract concepts like arrangement and firmness. It also extends to meanings related to the construction of structures and the binding or securing of objects.

Derived headwords

رَصَفَverb

1.
to join togetherboth
To join things, one to another, and arrange them in a line or sequence.
2.
to align feetclassical
Said of a standing person who brings their feet close together.
3.
to buildboth
To build with stones, connecting them to each other.
4.
to bindboth
To bind or secure something, like a shaft of an arrow.
5.
to be suitableclassical
Said of a matter that is fitting or appropriate.

رصفه يرصفه رصفا — He joined it, joining it, joining.

رصف قدميه — He aligned his feet.

اِرْتَصَفَverb

1.
to be joinedclassical
To be joined or arranged together, often used reflexively.

فارتصف — and it was joined.

تَرَاصَفَverb

1.
to stand close togetherboth
People standing close to each other in a row or formation.
2.
to be alignedboth
To be arranged or aligned side by side.

تراصف القوم في الصف أي قام بعضهم إلى لزق بعض — The people stood close together in the row, meaning some stood next to others.

التراصف: تنضيد الحجارة وصف بعضها إلى بعض — Turaṣṣuf: arranging stones and placing some next to others.

رَصْفَةnoun

1.
a row of stonesboth
A single stone that is part of a paved or built structure.
2.
a paved structureclassical
A paved area or structure made of stones.
3.
a bindingclassical
A binding or securing point, especially on an arrow.

واحدتها رصفة، بالتحريك — Its singular is raṣfah, with vowelization.

مِرْصَافَةnoun

1.
a hammerclassical
A hammer or mallet used for striking, because the one struck is 'joined' or compressed by the blow.

ضربة بمرصافة وسط رأسه — a blow with a hammer in the middle of his head.

حِجَارَةٌ مُتَرَاصِفَةٌnoun

1.
aligned stonesboth
Stones that are placed or built next to each other in an orderly fashion.

الحجارة المتراصفة — aligned stones.

رَصَفَnoun

1.
pavingboth
The act of paving or building with stones.
2.
arrangementboth
The act of arranging or joining things together.
3.
bindingboth
The act of binding or securing, especially an arrow.

رصف الحجر يرصفه رصفا — He paved the stone, paving it, paving.

رَصِيفadjective

1.
firmboth
Solid, firm, well-constructed, and reliable.

عمل رصيف وجواب رصيف — a firm action and a firm reply.

مَرْصُوفadjective

1.
joinedboth
Joined together, arranged closely, or paved.
2.
boundclassical
Secured or bound, especially referring to an arrow.

سهم مرصوف — a bound arrow.

رَصَافَةnoun

1.
gentlenessclassical
Kindness, gentleness, or mildness in dealing with matters.
2.
a place nameclassical
A place name, often referring to a location in Baghdad or the Levant.

أرصف بنا منها أي أرفق بنا وأوفق لنا — more gentle to us and more suitable for us.

رَصَافnoun

1.
binding on an arrowclassical
A binding or wrapping, especially around the shaft of an arrow near the nock.
2.
a place nameclassical
A place name.

ينظر في الرصاف — he looks into the binding.

أَرْصَفَverb

1.
to mix wineclassical
To mix wine with water, especially clear water that flows over rocks.

أرصف الرجل إذا مزج شرابه بماء الرصف — A man 'arṣafa' if he mixes his drink with the water of 'raṣf'.

رَصُوفadjective

1.
narrow-vagined (woman)classical
A woman with a narrow vagina.

الرصوف: الصغيرة الفرج — Al-raṣūf: the one with a small vulva.

مَرْصُوفَةadjective

1.
narrow-vagined (woman)classical
A woman whose labia are joined, making intercourse difficult.

المرصوفة من النساء: التي التزق ختانها فلم يوصل إليها — The marṣūfah among women: she whose clitoris is adhered such that it cannot be reached.

رَصَفَةnoun

1.
a bindingclassical
A binding or wrapping, especially on an arrow.
2.
a paved structureclassical
A structure made of stones placed together.

الرصفة عقبة تلوى على موضع الفوق — The raṣfah is a binding twisted around the place of the nock.

رَصِيفَةnoun

1.
firmnessclassical
Firmness, solidity, or reliability.

ولم يكن لنا مال أرصف بنا منها — and we had no wealth that was more beneficial to us.

رَصَافَةnoun

1.
firmnessclassical
Firmness, solidity, or reliability.

ولم يكن لنا عماد أرصف بنا منها — and we had no support that was more beneficial to us.

رَصْفnoun

1.
joiningboth
The act of joining or aligning things closely.
2.
pavingboth
The act of paving or building with stones.
3.
bindingboth
The act of binding or securing.

رصفت الحجارة في البناء أرصفها رصفا إذا ضممت بعضها إلى بعض — I paved the stones in the building, paving them, paving, if you joined some to others.

رَصِيفَةnoun

1.
a paved areaclassical
A paved area or structure.

عين الرصافة ذات النجال — The spring of Al-Rassafah with its pools.

رَصُوفadjective

1.
narrow-vaginedclassical
A woman with a narrow vagina.

الرشوف من النساء اليابسة المكان، والرصوف الضيقة المكان — Al-rushūf among women is the one with a dry place, and Al-ruṣūf is the one with a narrow place.

رَصْفَةnoun

1.
a bindingclassical
A binding or wrapping, especially on an arrow.

وفي حديث: أنه مضغ وترا في رمضان ورصف به وتر قوسه — And in a hadith: he chewed a sinew in Ramadan and bound his bowstring with it.

رَصِيفَةnoun

1.
firmnessclassical
Firmness, solidity, or reliability.

ولم يكن لنا عماد أرصف بنا منها — and we had no support that was more beneficial to us.

رَصَافَةnoun

1.
firmnessclassical
Firmness, solidity, or reliability.

ولم يكن لنا مال أرصف بنا منها — and we had no wealth that was more beneficial to us.

رَصَافnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name.

ورصاف: موضع — and Raṣāf: a place.

رَصْفnoun

1.
waterclassical
Water, especially clear water flowing over rocks.

نساقيهم على رصف وضر — We give them to drink from Raṣf and Waḍr.

Parallel reading

ضم الشيء بعضه إلى بعض ونظمه

Joining things, one to another, and arranging them.

رصفه يرصفه رصفا فارتصف وترصف وتراصف

He joined it, joining it, joining, so it became joined, and it joined, and they joined together.

يقال للقائم إذا صف قدميه رصف قدميه، وذلك إذا ضم إحداهما إلى الأخرى

It is said of a standing person who aligns their feet: 'raṣafa' their feet, which means bringing one to the other.

وتراصف القوم في الصف أي قام بعضهم إلى لزق بعض

And the people stood close together in the row, meaning some stood next to others.

ورصف ما بين رجليه: قربهما

And 'raṣafa' between his legs: bringing them close together.

ورصفت أسنانه رصفا ورصفت رصفا، فهي رصفة ومرتصفة: تصافت في نبتتها وانتظمت واستوت

And his teeth were aligned, 'raṣafan' and 'raṣafan', so they were aligned and aligned: they were close in their growth, orderly, and even.

ضرب به مرصافة وسط رأسه أي مطرقة لأنها يرصف بها المضروب أي يضم

He struck him with a hammer in the middle of his head, meaning a mallet because the one struck is 'raṣafa' with it, meaning compressed.

ورصف الحجر يرصفه رصفا: بناه فوصل بعضه ببعض

And he paved the stone, paving it, paving: he built it, connecting some of it to others.

والرصف: الحجارة المتراصفة، واحدتها رصفة، بالتحريك

And Al-raṣf: the aligned stones, its singular is raṣfah, with vowelization.

فشن في الإبريق منها نزفا، ... من رصف نازع سيلا رصفا

So it poured into the jug a trickle, ... from Raṣf, taking away a stream, 'raṣafan'.

أرصف الرجل إذا مزج شرابه بماء الرصف، وهو الذي ينحدر من الجبال على الصخر فيصفو

A man 'arṣafa' if he mixes his drink with the water of Al-raṣf, which is what flows down from the mountains over the rocks and becomes clear.

الرصفة، بالتحريك: واحدة الرصف، وهي الحجارة التي يرصف بعضها إلى بعض في مسيل فيجتمع فيها ماء المطر

Al-raṣfah, with vowelization: the singular of Al-raṣf, which is the stones that are placed next to each other in a channel where rainwater collects.

التراصف: تنضيد الحجارة وصف بعضها إلى بعض

Al-taraṣṣuf: arranging stones and placing some next to others.

والرصف: السد المبني للماء

And Al-raṣf: a dam built for water.

والرصف: مجرى المصنعة

And Al-raṣf: the channel of a cistern.

الرصف صفا طويل يتصل بعضه ببعض، واحدته رصفة، وقيل: الرصف صفا طويل كأنه مرصوف

Al-raṣf is a long row connected to each other, its singular is raṣfah, and it is said: Al-raṣf is a long row as if paved.

رصفت السهم أرصفه إذا شددت عليه الرصاف، وهي عقبة تشد على الرعظ، والرعظ مدخل سنخ النصل، يقال: سهم مرصوف

I bound the arrow, binding it, if you tightened the binding on it, which is a wrap tightened on the shaft, and the shaft is the entrance of the arrowhead socket; it is said: a bound arrow.

ثم نظر في الرصاف فتمارى أيرى شيئا أم لا

Then he looked into the binding and doubted whether he saw something or not.

الرصفة عقبة تلوى على موضع الفوق

Al-raṣfah is a binding twisted around the place of the nock.

ينظر في رصافه ثم في قذذه فلا يرى شيئا

He looks into its binding then into its fletching and sees nothing.

معابل غير أرصاف، ولكن ... كسين ظهار أسود كالخياط

Not clumsy, but ... they were covered with black backs like a tailor's.

وقد رصفه رصفا، فهو مرصوف ورصيف

And he bound it, binding it, so it is bound and firm.

أنه مضغ وترا في رمضان ورصف به وتر قوسه أي شده وقواه

That he chewed a sinew in Ramadan and bound his bowstring with it, meaning he tightened and strengthened it.

والرصف: الشد والضم

And Al-raṣf: the tightening and joining.

رصفت الحجارة في البناء أرصفها رصفا إذا ضممت بعضها إلى بعض

I paved the stones in the building, paving them, paving, if you joined some to others.

رصفت السهم رصفا إذا شددت على رعظه عقبة

I bound the arrow, binding it, if you tightened a binding on its shaft.

هذا أمر لا يرصف بك أي لا يليق

This is a matter that does not suit you, meaning it is not fitting.

والرصفتان: عصبتان في رضفتي الركبتين

And Al-raṣfatan: two bindings in the kneecaps.

والمرصوفة من النساء: التي التزق ختانها فلم يوصل إليها

And Al-marṣūfah among women: she whose clitoris is adhered such that it cannot be reached.

والرصوف: الصغيرة الفرج، وقد رصفت

And Al-ruṣūf: the one with a small vulva, and she has 'raṣafat'.

الرشوف من النساء اليابسة المكان، والرصوف الضيقة المكان، والرصفاء من النساء الضيقة الملاقي، وهي الرصوف

Al-rushūf among women is the one with a dry place, and Al-ruṣūf is the one with a narrow place, and Al-raṣfā' among women is the one with a narrow opening, and she is Al-ruṣūf.

أتي في المنام فقيل له تصدق بأرض كذا، قال: ولم يكن لنا مال أرصف بنا منها أي أرفق بنا وأوفق لنا

He was approached in a dream and told to give charity from such and such land. He said: 'And we had no wealth that was more beneficial to us and more suitable for us.'

ولم يكن لنا عماد أرصف بنا منها

And we had no support that was more beneficial to us.

وعمل رصيف وجواب رصيف أي محكم رصين

And a firm action and a firm reply, meaning well-constructed and solid.

الرصافة: كل منبت بالسواد وقد غلب على موضع بغداد والشام

Al-raṣāfah: every place that grows in the black soil, and it has become predominant in the region of Baghdad and the Levant.

عين الرصافة ذات النجال

The spring of Al-Rassafah with its pools.

ورصافة موضع

And Raṣāfah: a place.

ورصاف: موضع

And Raṣāf: a place.

نساقيهم على رصف وضر، ... كدابغة وقد نغل الأديم

We give them to drink from Raṣf and Waḍr, ... like a tanner, and the hide has become stained.