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الدسفان

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a messenger or envoy, particularly one carrying potentially negative or sensitive information between parties. It also extends to the idea of leadership or guidance.

Derived headwords

الدسفانnoun
  1. 1.
    Messengerboth

    A person sent as a messenger, especially one who conveys a request or message.

  2. 2.
    Bad intermediaryclassical

    An intermediary, particularly a bad one, between a man and a woman.

دسفانnoun
  1. 1.
    Messengerboth

    A person sent as a messenger.

دسفانnoun
  1. 1.
    Leadershipclassical

    The act or state of leading or guiding.

أدسفverb
  1. 1.
    To earn a livingclassical

    To have one's livelihood or sustenance derived from it.

Parallel reading

الدسفان، كعثمان: شبه الرسول يطلب الشيء
Ad-dasfān, like 'uthmān: a messenger-like person requesting something.
أو رسول سوء بين الرجل والمرأة
Or a bad messenger between a man and a woman.
ج: كسكارى، ويكسر، ج: دسافين
Plural: like 'askārā, and with kasra, plural: dasāfīn.
والدسفة والدسفان، بضمهما: القيادة
And ad-dasfah and ad-dasfān, with both being pronounced with damma: leadership.
وأدسف: صار معاشه منها
And 'adsafa: his livelihood became from it.