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الصفتيت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is large, strong, robust, and perhaps rough or imposing. It can also refer to dominance or overcoming others.

Derived headwords

الصِفْتِيتadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and strongboth

    Describing a person who is physically large, robust, and strong.

  2. 2.
    Fat and muscularboth

    Referring to someone who is fleshy, well-built, and muscular.

  3. 3.
    Strong and roughboth

    Characterizing someone as powerful, sturdy, and perhaps coarse or unrefined.

الصِفْتَاتadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and strongboth

    Describing a person who is physically large, robust, and strong.

  2. 2.
    Fat and muscularboth

    Referring to someone who is fleshy, well-built, and muscular.

  3. 3.
    Strong and roughboth

    Characterizing someone as powerful, sturdy, and perhaps coarse or unrefined.

الصِفْتadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and strongboth

    Describing a person who is physically large, robust, and strong.

  2. 2.
    Fat and muscularboth

    Referring to someone who is fleshy, well-built, and muscular.

  3. 3.
    Strong and roughboth

    Characterizing someone as powerful, sturdy, and perhaps coarse or unrefined.

الصِفْتَانadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and strongboth

    Describing a person who is physically large, robust, and strong.

  2. 2.
    Fat and muscularboth

    Referring to someone who is fleshy, well-built, and muscular.

  3. 3.
    Strong and roughboth

    Characterizing someone as powerful, sturdy, and perhaps coarse or unrefined.

الصِفْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dominanceclassical

    The state or act of overcoming or prevailing over others.

تَصَفَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    To become strongboth

    To grow in strength, fortitude, and resilience.

  2. 2.
    To endureboth

    To show toughness and perseverance, to withstand hardship.

تَصَفَّتَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To become strongboth

    To grow in strength, fortitude, and resilience.

  2. 2.
    To endureboth

    To show toughness and perseverance, to withstand hardship.

Parallel reading

الصفتيت والصفتات، بكسرهما، والصفت، كفلز، والصفتان، كطرماح وصليان: الجسيم الشديد
Al-Siftit and al-Siftāt, with kasra on both, and al-Sift, like 'filz', and al-Siftān, like 'tirmah' and 'ṣilyān': the large and strong one.
أو التار اللحيم المكتنز
Or the fat, fleshy, and corpulent one.
أو القوي الجافي
Or the strong and rough one.
أو كفلز: للذي يغلب الناس
Or like 'filz': for the one who overcomes people.
والصفتة: الغلبة
And al-Siftah: dominance.
وتصفت: تقوى وتجلد
And taṣaffata: to become strong and endure.
كتصفتت
Like taṣaffatata.