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صرف

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of purity, unmixedness, and essence. It extends to meanings of turning, diverting, and changing direction, as well as specific applications in poetry and descriptions of colors and objects.

Derived headwords

صُرِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be pureclassical

    To be unmixed, unadulterated, or of the pure essence of something.

  2. 2.
    to be turned awayclassical

    To be diverted, deflected, or caused to turn aside from a course.

صَرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to turn awayboth

    To divert, deflect, or cause something to turn aside.

  2. 2.
    to spendboth

    To expend or use up resources, money, or time.

  3. 3.
    to changeboth

    To alter, modify, or transform something.

صَرْفnoun
  1. 1.
    pureclassical

    The pure, unmixed essence of something.

  2. 2.
    red colorclassical

    A deep red color, often associated with trees or blood.

  3. 3.
    bloodclassical

    Blood, especially when unmixed.

  4. 4.
    wineclassical

    Wine, particularly when unmixed with water.

صِرْفnoun
  1. 1.
    pureclassical

    The pure, unmixed essence of something.

  2. 2.
    red colorclassical

    A deep red color, often associated with trees or blood.

صِرَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    exchangeboth

    The act of exchanging or trading, particularly money.

صِرَافِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    money changerclassical

    Relating to or characteristic of a money changer.

صَرِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    dry palm frondsclassical

    Dry, withered palm fronds or branches.

  2. 2.
    dried woodclassical

    Anything that has dried and become stiff, like withered plants.

صَرِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dry palm frondclassical

    A single dry, withered palm frond.

أَصْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to vary rhymeclassical

    For a poet to vary the rhyme scheme or use different قافية (rhyming words).

  2. 2.
    to deviateclassical

    To deviate or depart from a standard or expected course.

إِصْرَافnoun
  1. 1.
    varying rhymeclassical

    The act of a poet varying the rhyme scheme or using different rhyming words.

  2. 2.
    deviationclassical

    A deviation or departure from a norm or expected pattern.

مُصَرِّفnoun
  1. 1.
    diverterclassical

    Something that diverts or turns aside.

  2. 2.
    bankmodern

    A place where money is exchanged or managed; a bank.

مَصْرِفnoun
  1. 1.
    place of spendingclassical

    A place where something is spent or distributed.

  2. 2.
    bankmodern

    A financial institution for receiving, lending, and safeguarding money.

صُرُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    vicissitudesclassical

    The changing circumstances or fortunes of life; adversities.

صِرْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    A specific variety of dates, known for being red, firm, and heavy.

  2. 2.
    leadclassical

    A type of lead, specifically galena or plumbago.

  3. 3.
    deathclassical

    Death, often described as cold and severe.

صِرْفَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    A single date of the 'ṣirfān' variety.

صِرْفِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    type of camelclassical

    A breed or type of female camel, possibly named after a place or characteristic.

مُصَرَّفadjective
  1. 1.
    divertedclassical

    Having been turned aside, diverted, or deflected.

تَصَرَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to actboth

    To behave or conduct oneself in a particular way.

  2. 2.
    to manageboth

    To handle, control, or deal with something.

  3. 3.
    to dispose ofboth

    To use or deal with something as one wishes; to spend or sell.

تَصْرِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    managementboth

    The act of managing, handling, or directing affairs.

  2. 2.
    disposalboth

    The act of using, spending, or selling something.

  3. 3.
    conjugationboth

    The inflection of verbs or nouns; grammatical modification.

  4. 4.
    diversionclassical

    The act of turning aside or diverting.

مُتَصَرِّفnoun
  1. 1.
    managerboth

    One who manages, handles, or controls affairs.

  2. 2.
    agentboth

    One who acts on behalf of another; an agent.

مُتَصَرَّفadjective
  1. 1.
    disposed ofclassical

    Having been managed, handled, or used.

مُصَرِّفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bankmodern

    A place for exchanging money; a bank.

Parallel reading

والكميت المحلف الأحم والأحوى، وهما يشتبهان حتى يحلف إنسان أنه كميت أحم، ويحلف الآخر أنه كميت أحوى.
And the bay horse, reddish-brown and dark-red, and dark-blue, and they resemble each other until one swears it is a reddish-brown bay, and the other swears it is a dark-blue bay.
أتيت رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وهو نائم في ظل الكعبة فاستيقظ محمارا وجهه كأنه الصرف
I came to the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, while he was sleeping in the shade of the Kaaba, and he awoke with his face reddened as if it were al-ṣirf.
هو بالكسر، شجر أحمر.
It is with a kasra: a red tree.
ويسمى الدم والشراب إذا لم يمزجا صرفا.
Blood and drink are called ṣirf when they are not mixed.
والصرف: الخالص من كل شيء.
And al-ṣirf: the pure of everything.
تغير وجهه حتى صار كالصرف.
His face changed until it became like al-ṣirf.
لتعركنكم عرك الأديم الصرف أي الأحمر.
It will knead you like the kneading of pure, i.e., red, leather.
والصريف: السعف اليابس، الواحدة صريفة
And al-ṣarīf: the dry palm fronds, the singular is ṣarīfah.
أصرف الشاعر شعره يصرفه إصرافا إذا أقوى فيه وخالف بين القافيتين
The poet أصرف (varied) his poetry, يصرفه (changing it) إصرافا (with variation) if he strengthened it and differed between the two rhymes.
بغير مصرفة القوافي
Without varying the rhymes.
أصرفت في الشعر مثل الإكفاء
I أصرفت (varied) in poetry like الإكفاء (varying rhyme).
إذا صرفت الطرق فلا شفعة
If the roads are diverted, then there is no pre-emption.
الصرفان: ضرب من التمر، واحدته صرفانة
Al-ṣirfān: a type of date, its singular is ṣirfānah.
الصرفان: الرصاص القلعي؛ والصرفان: الموت
Al-ṣirfān: galena lead; and al-ṣirfān: death.
ما للجمال مشيها وئيدا؟ أجندلا يحملن أم حديدا؟ أم صرفانا باردا شديدا؟
Why do the camels walk so slowly? Are they carrying rocks or iron? Or cold, severe death?
الصرفي: ضرب من النجائب منسوبة
Al-ṣirfī: a type of she-camel, attributed (to a place or lineage).