السرف

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to exceeding limits, going beyond moderation, and making mistakes. It encompasses concepts like extravagance, error, ignorance, and excess, often in a negative or uncontrolled manner. It also extends to specific objects, places, and even a historical figure associated with excess.

Derived headwords

السَّرْفnoun

1.
Extravaganceboth
The opposite of moderation or being on the right path; going beyond what is proper or intended.
2.
Errorboth
A mistake or oversight; deviating from the correct course.
3.
Ignoranceclassical
Lack of knowledge or awareness.

سَرَفَverb

1.
To neglectclassical
To overlook or be unaware of something.
2.
To be ignorantclassical
To lack knowledge or understanding.

سَرْفnoun

1.
Potency of wineclassical
The strong, intoxicating quality of wine.

سَرْفnoun

1.
A placeclassical
A location near Tan'im.

سَرْفُ الفُؤادadjective

1.
Mistakenclassical
A person whose heart is mistaken or neglectful.

السَّرَفَةnoun

1.
A small creatureclassical
A small insect or creature that builds a nest from fine twigs and dies inside it.

سَرَفَتْverb

1.
To eat leavesclassical
The creature (al-sarafah) ate the leaves of the tree.

سَرْفَةadjective

1.
Abundantclassical
An area or land that is abundant or plentiful.

سَرْفnoun

1.
White substanceclassical
A white substance resembling silk produced by silkworms.

سَبُورadjective

1.
Strongclassical
A strong and great person.

أَسْرَفnoun

1.
Leadclassical
The metal lead, an Arabicized Persian word.

سَرْفًاnoun

1.
Overflowingclassical
The water of a basin overflowed from its sides.

إِسْرَافِيلname

1.
Israfelclassical
A variant pronunciation of Israfin, a non-Arabic name attributed to an angel, compounded with 'Il'.

الإِسْرَافnoun

1.
Extravaganceboth
Wastefulness or spending money on things not in obedience to God.

مُسْرِفname

1.
Muslim ibn 'Uqbahclassical
A nickname given to Muslim ibn 'Uqbah al-Murri, known for his excessive actions during the Battle of al-Harrah.

سِيَرَافname

1.
Sirafclassical
A major port city in Fars, known for its elaborate construction using cedar wood.

Parallel reading

السرف، محركة: ضد القصد، والإغفال، والخطأ.

Al-saraf, with harakah: the opposite of moderation, oversight, and error.

سرفه، كفرح: أغفله، وجهله.

He neglected him, and he was ignorant of him (srfh, ka-farah).

و من الخمر: ضراوتها

And from wine: its potency.

وجد محمد بن حاتم المحدث

Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Muhaddith found it.

وفي الحديث: "لا ينتهب الرجل نهبة ذات سرف وهو مؤمن"، أي: ذات شرف وقدر كبير، وروي بالشين أيضا.

And in the hadith: 'A man should not plunder a plunder of great excess while he is a believer,' meaning: of great honor and magnitude; it is also narrated with the letter 'shin'.

وككتف: ع قرب التنعيم.

And like 'katif': a place near Tan'im.

ورجل سرف الفؤاد: مخطئه غافله.

And a man with a mistaken heart: one who errs and is neglectful.

والسرفة، بالضم: دويبة تتخذ بيتا من دقاق العيدان فتدخله وتموت، ومنه المثل: "أصنع من سرفة".

And al-sarafah, with dammah: a small creature that makes a house from fine twigs, enters it, and dies; hence the proverb: 'More skillful than a sarafah'.

وسرفت السرفة الشجرة: أكلت ورقها

And the sarafah ate the tree: it ate its leaves.

وأرض سرفة كفرحة: كثيرتها

And a land sarafah (ka-farhah): abundant with it.

والأم ولدها: أفسدته بسرف اللبن.

And the mother corrupted her child with excessive milk.

والسرف، بضمتين: شيء أبيض كأنه نسج دود القز.

And al-saraf, with two dammahs: a white substance that looks like woven silkworm silk.

وكصبور: الشديد العظيم.

And like 'sabur': the strong, the great.

وكأمير: السطر من الكرم.

And like 'amir': a row of grapevines.

والأسرف، بالضم: الآنك، معرب: أسرب.

And al-asraf, with dammah: lead, an Arabicized form of 'asrab'.

وذهب ماء الحوض سرفا، محركة: فاض من نواحيه.

And the water of the basin went 'sarafan', with harakah: it overflowed from its sides.

وإسرافيل: لغة في إسرافين، أعجمي مضاف إلى إيل.

And Israfel: a dialectal form of Israfin, a non-Arabic word compounded with 'il'.

والإسراف: التبذير، أو ما أنفق في غير طاعة.

And al-israf: extravagance, or what is spent not in obedience (to God).

ومسرف: لقب مسلم بن عقبة المري صاحب وقعة الحرة، لأنه أسرف فيها.

And Musrif: a title for Muslim ibn 'Uqbah al-Murri, the perpetrator of the Battle of al-Harrah, because he was excessive in it.

وسيراف، كشيراز: د بفارس أعظم فرضة لهم، كان بناؤهم بالساج في تأنق زائد.

And Siraf, like Shiraz: a city in Fars, their greatest port, their construction was of cedar wood with excessive elegance.