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صفعه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking, specifically with an open hand or the palm. It also extends to related concepts like the top of a turban or head covering.

Derived headwords

صَفَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to slapboth

    To strike someone on the back of the head with the palm of the hand, not forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to strike with open handclassical

    To strike someone by extending the palm of the hand.

صَفْعnoun
  1. 1.
    slappingboth

    The act of striking with an open hand or palm.

صَفَعَانadjective
  1. 1.
    one who slapsclassical

    A man who slaps others.

مُصَفَّعَانِيadjective
  1. 1.
    one who slapsclassical

    A man who slaps others; an alternative form to 'ṣafʿān'.

صُوفِعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    top of turbanclassical

    The highest part of a turban or a skullcap.

Parallel reading

ضرب قفاه بجمع كفه لا شديدا
He struck his nape with the palm of his hand, not forcefully.
أن يبسط كفه فيضرب
To extend the palm of the hand and strike.
ورجل صفعان ومصفعاني: يصفع
And a man is ṣafʿān and muṣfaʿʿānī: he slaps.
الصوفعة: أعلى العمامة والكمة
The ṣūfaʿah: the top of the turban and the skullcap.
ويقال: ضربه على صوفعته، أو تصحيف، والصواب بالقاف
And it is said: he struck him on his ṣūfaʿah, or it is a textual corruption, and the correct reading is with qāf.