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صخف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root relates to the act of digging or excavating the earth. It also refers to the tool used for such work.

Derived headwords

صَخَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to digboth

    To excavate or make a hole in the ground.

صَخْفnoun
  1. 1.
    diggingclassical

    The act of digging or excavating the earth.

مِسْحَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    spadeclassical

    A tool used for digging and moving earth, specifically a spade.

مَصْخَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spadeclassical

    A tool used for digging and moving earth, identified as a spade, particularly in the Yemeni dialect.

Parallel reading

الصخف: حفر الأرض.
Digging: excavating the earth.
والمصخفة: المسحاة، يمانية.
And the masḫafa: the spade, a Yemeni term.