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الرصفة

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of paving, arranging stones closely together, and by extension, things that are tightly packed or aligned. It also extends to concepts of suitability, firmness, and specific geographical locations and anatomical features.

Derived headwords

الرَّصْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    paved areaboth

    A single unit of paving, referring to stones laid closely together in a watercourse or path.

الرَّصْفnoun
  1. 1.
    pavingboth

    The act or process of paving, laying stones closely together.

  2. 2.
    tight packingboth

    The state of being tightly packed or arranged closely.

رَصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to paveboth

    To lay stones closely together, to pave a surface.

  2. 2.
    to pack tightlyboth

    To pack or arrange things closely together.

رَصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to tighten (a bowstring)classical

    To tighten the string of a bow around its nock.

  2. 2.
    to bring feet togetherclassical

    For a worshipper to bring one foot close to the other.

المَرْصُوفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    narrow (opening)classical

    Describing a small opening that a man cannot reach, or a narrow one.

المِرْصَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hammerboth

    A hammer.

لا يَرْصُفُverb
  1. 1.
    is not fittingclassical

    Something that is not suitable or fitting.

رَصِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    firmboth

    Well-made, firm, or solid.

  2. 2.
    close companionclassical

    Someone who is close to another, accompanies them, and is inseparable.

الرَّصَافَةname
  1. 1.
    city nameboth

    A place name, referring to a district in Damascus, Baghdad, Basra, Andalusia, Wasit, Nishapur, Kufa, and Ifriqiya, as well as a castle of the Ismailis.

عَيْنُ الرَّصَافَةname
  1. 1.
    spring nameboth

    A spring located in the Hijaz.

رَصْفnoun
  1. 1.
    veins (of a horse)classical

    The veins of a horse.

  2. 2.
    hip bonesclassical

    The bones of the flank or hip.

أَرْصَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to mix wine with waterclassical

    To mix one's wine with 'rasf', which is water flowing down mountains over rocks.

تَرَاصَفُواverb
  1. 1.
    to stand close togetherboth

    To stand closely packed together in a row or صف.

المُرْتَصِفnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion.

مُرْتَصِفُ الأَسْنَانadjective
  1. 1.
    closely set teethclassical

    Describing teeth that are close together.

الرَّصَافَة والرَّصُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heel strapclassical

    The strap of a sandal that is twisted over the heel.

الرَّصُوف والرَّصْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    narrow (opening)classical

    Describing a small or narrow opening.

Parallel reading

واحدة الرصف لحجارة مرصوف بعضها إلى بعض في مسيل
A single unit of paving is stones laid close to each other in a watercourse.
وواحدة الرصاف للعقب الذي يلوى فوق الرعظ
And a single unit of 'rasaf' is the strap that is twisted over the heel.
كالرصافة والرصوفة، بضمهما
Like 'rasafa' and 'rasufa', with both pronounced with damma.
والمصدر: الرصف، مسكنة بالفتح
And the masdar is 'al-rasf', with the fa' having a sukun.
رصف السهم: شد على رعظه عقبة
To 'rasafa' the arrow means to tighten its heel strap.
و المصلي قدميه: ضم إحداهما إلى الأخرى
And for the worshipper to 'rasafa' his feet means to bring one close to the other.
والمرصوفة: الصغيرة الهنة لا يصل إليها الرجل، أو الضيقتها
And 'al-marsoofa' refers to a small opening that a man cannot reach, or a narrow one.
والمرصافة: المطرقة
And 'al-mirsafah' is the hammer.
وذا أمر لا يرصف بك
And this is a matter that does not suit you.
وعمل رصيف بين الرصافة
And a firm work is between the 'rasafa'.
وهو رصيفه، أي: يعارضه في عمله، ويألفه ولا يفارقه
And he is his 'raseef', meaning he opposes him in his work, is familiar with him, and does not leave him.
والرصافة، ككناسة: د بالشام
And 'Al-Rassafah', like 'Kanassah', is a city in Sham.
وعين الرصافة: ع بالحجاز
And 'Ain Al-Rassafah' is a spring in the Hijaz.
وككتاب: العصب من الفرس، الواحد كأمير: أو هي عظام الجنب، ويجمع على رصف، ككتب
And like 'kitab', it refers to the veins of a horse, the singular like 'ameer', or it is the bones of the flank, and it is pluralized as 'rusuf', like 'kutub'.
ورصف، محركة، وبضمتين: ع
And 'rasaf', with harakat, and with two dammahs, is a place name.
وأرصف: مزج شرابه بماء الرصف، وهو المنحدر من الجبال على الصخر
And 'arsafa' means to mix his drink with 'al-rasf', which is the water descending from the mountains over the rocks.
وتراصفوا في الصف: تراصوا
And 'tarasafu' in the صف means to stand close together.
والمرتصف: الأسد
And 'al-murtasif' is the lion.
ورجل مرتصف الأسنان: متقاربها
And a man with 'murtasif al-asnan' has closely set teeth.