صعف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of Yemeni wine or fermented beverage made from grapes or honey. It also describes someone addicted to this drink and a small bird.

Derived headwords

الصَّعْفnoun

1.
Yemeni wineclassical
A type of wine or fermented beverage specific to the people of Yemen, made by crushing grapes and letting them ferment in vessels until they bubble.
2.
Grape beverageclassical
The juice of grapes at the earliest stage of ripeness.
3.
Honey beverageclassical
A drink made from honey.

الصَّعْفَانnoun

1.
Addicted to wineclassical
One who is excessively fond of or addicted to drinking the beverage called 'sa'af'.

صَعِيفadjective

1.
Barrenclassical
Describing crops that are infertile or unproductive.

صَعَفَverb

1.
To be barrenclassical
The crops became infertile or unproductive.

أَصْعَفَverb

1.
To become barrenclassical
The crops became infertile or unproductive.

صُعَافnoun

1.
Small birdsclassical
The plural of 'sa'f', referring to small birds.

Parallel reading

الصعف والصعف: شراب لأهل اليمن

Al-sa'f and al-sa'f: a drink for the people of Yemen.

وصناعته أن يشدخ العنب ثم يلقى في الأوعية حتى يغلي

And its preparation is to crush the grapes then cast them into vessels until they bubble.

وجهالهم لا يرونه خمرا لمكان اسمه

And their ignorant ones do not consider it wine because of its name.

وقيل: هو شراب العنب أول ما يدرك

And it is said: it is the grape beverage when it first ripens.

وقيل: هو شراب يتخذ من العسل

And it is said: it is a drink made from honey.

والصعفان: المولع بشراب الصعف

And al-sa'fan: one who is addicted to the drink al-sa'f.

وهو العصير

And it is the juice.

والصعف: طائر صغير

And al-sa'f: a small bird.

وجمعه صعاف

And its plural is sa'af.

أصعف الزرع أفرك

The crops became barren and infertile.

وهو الصعيف

And it is the barren one.