سرفن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to angelic names and possibly divine attributes, with variations in pronunciation and etymology discussed. The primary focus is on the names of archangels.

Derived headwords

إِسْرَافِينname

1.
Archangel nameclassical
A name for an archangel, possibly a variant of Israfil.

إِسْرَافِيلname

1.
Archangel nameclassical
The name of the archangel Israfil, often associated with blowing the trumpet on the Day of Judgment.

سَرَافِينname

1.
Archangel name variantclassical
A variant pronunciation of the name of an archangel, possibly Israfil.

سَرَافِيلname

1.
Archangel name variantclassical
A variant pronunciation of the name of the archangel Israfil.

إِسْرَائِيلname

1.
Prophet's nameboth
The name of the Prophet Jacob (Ya'qub), also known as Israel.

إِسْرَائِينname

1.
Variant nameclassical
A variant form of the name Israel.

Parallel reading

إسرافين وإسرافيل

Israfeen and Israfil

وكان القناني يقول سرافين وسرافيل

And Al-Qannani used to say Sarafain and Sarafail

وإسرائيل وإسرائين

and Israel and Israin

وزعم يعقوب أنه بدل: اسم ملك

And Ya'qub claimed that it is a substitution: the name of an angel

وقد تكون همزة إسرافيل أصلا فهو على هذا خماسي

And the hamza of Israfil might be original, so it is pentasyllabic on this basis