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صطف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being arranged, lined up, or set in order. It often implies a deliberate or chosen arrangement, particularly in rows or ranks.

Derived headwords

صَفّnoun
  1. 1.
    row, rankboth

    A line or series of people or things arranged side by side or one behind another.

  2. 2.
    class, gradeboth

    A level or category within a system of organization, such as in school or society.

اصطفّverb
  1. 1.
    to line up, to form ranksboth

    To arrange oneself or be arranged in a row or ranks, often for a specific purpose like prayer or battle.

مصطفّnoun
  1. 1.
    one who lines upboth

    A person or thing that is arranged in a row or rank.

مصطفّةadjective
  1. 1.
    arranged in rowsclassical

    Describing something that is set out or arranged in orderly rows or lines.

Parallel reading

سمعت أعرابيا من بني حنظلة يسمي المصطبة المصطفة، بالفاء.
I heard an Arab from Banu Hanzalah call the مصطبة (bench/platform) the مصطفّة (arranged in rows), with a fa'.