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السفتجة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a financial transaction where money is entrusted to someone in one location to be repaid in another, thereby avoiding the risks of transporting cash. It essentially refers to a form of early remittance or money transfer.

Derived headwords

السَّفْتَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Remittanceclassical

    The act of entrusting money to someone in one city to be repaid in another city, thus avoiding the dangers of the road.

  2. 2.
    Money transferclassical

    A financial arrangement where a person gives money to another person in their city, who then repays it to the first person in a different city.

سَفْتَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To remit moneyclassical

    To perform the act of remittance, giving money in one place to be repaid in another.

Parallel reading

أن يعطي مالا لآخر، وللآخر مال في بلد المعطي، فيوفيه إياه ثم
That one gives money to another, and the other has money in the giver's city, and then repays it to him.
فيستفيد أمن الطريق
And thus benefits from the safety of the road.
وفعله: السفتجة، بالفتح
And its verb is: as-safatajah, with the fathah.