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السقف

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a roof or ceiling, extending to things that cover or arch. It also encompasses terms for height, elevation, and elongated or drooping features, as well as specific religious and geographical titles.

Derived headwords

السَّقْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Roof, ceilingboth

    The covering of a house or building, serving as its roof or ceiling.

  2. 2.
    Skyclassical

    Metaphorically, the sky can be referred to by this term.

  3. 3.
    Long, drooping lipclassical

    A long, hanging lip, often used to describe an animal.

سَقِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Roof, ceilingboth

    Similar to السقف, referring to the roof or ceiling of a house.

سُقُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Roofs, ceilingsboth

    The plural form of السقف, referring to multiple roofs or ceilings.

سَقْفَهnoun
  1. 1.
    Roof, ceilingboth

    Another plural form of السقف, referring to roofs or ceilings.

سَقَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    To roof, to ceilboth

    To construct a roof or ceiling for a building.

تَسْقِيفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Roofing, ceiling constructionboth

    The act or process of constructing a roof or ceiling.

سَقْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Height, archingclassical

    A height or an arching, often referring to a curve or elevation.

سَقْفadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall, elongatedclassical

    Describing something that is tall or elongated, particularly with a curve or droop.

أَسْقَفadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall, elongatedclassical

    Describing something that is tall or elongated, often with a curve or droop, like a bird's neck.

سَقْفَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall, elongatedclassical

    Feminine form of أسقف, describing something tall or elongated, often with a curve or droop.

أَسْقُفname
  1. 1.
    Bishopclassical

    A high-ranking Christian cleric, often translated as bishop. It can also refer to a king with a humble gait or a learned person.

أَسَاقِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bishopsclassical

    The plural form of أسقف, referring to multiple bishops.

أَسَاقِفnoun
  1. 1.
    Bishopsclassical

    Another plural form of أسقف, referring to multiple bishops.

سُقَيْفَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Source of elevationclassical

    A source or origin of elevation or height, derived from the concept of roofing.

أَسْقُفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    District, regionclassical

    A district or region, specifically mentioned as a place name in Andalusia.

سَقِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Covered structure, porticoboth

    A covered structure, a portico, or a shelter. It can also refer to a part of a camel's saddle or a ship's plank.

  2. 2.
    Wide plank or stoneclassical

    A wide plank or a broad stone that can be used for roofing or construction.

  3. 3.
    Camel's ribclassical

    A rib of a camel.

أَسْقَفnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall manclassical

    A tall man, or one with large and strong bones.

  2. 2.
    Camel without hairclassical

    A camel that has no wool or coarse hair.

  3. 3.
    Crooked-necked birdclassical

    A bird with a crooked neck.

سَقْفَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall womanclassical

    A tall woman, or one with large and strong bones.

  2. 2.
    Crooked-necked birdclassical

    A bird with a crooked neck.

اِبْن بِشْرname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Bishrclassical

    A proper name, referring to a traditionist (muhaddith).

تَسَقَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    To become a bishopclassical

    To become or be made a bishop, or to adopt the ways of a bishop.

مُسَقَّفadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall, elevatedclassical

    Tall, elevated, or raised high.

مُسَقْفَفadjective
  1. 1.
    Elevated and startledclassical

    Describing hair that is raised and startled, or a person in a state of alarm.

أَسْقَفname
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a mountain or a specific location.

Parallel reading

السَّقْفُ لِلْبَيْتِ، كَالسَّقِيفِ
The roof is for the house, like the ceiling.
ج: سُقُوفٌ وَسَقْفٌ، بِضَمَّتَيْنِ
Plural: suquf and saqf, with two dammah.
وَسَقْفُهُ، كَمَنْعِهِ، وَسَقْفُهُ تَسْقِيفًا
And its plural is saqfuhu, like man'ihi, and its verbal noun is tasqifan.
وَ= السَّمَاءُ
And it means the sky.
وَاللَّحْيُ الطَّوِيلُ الْمُسْتَرْخِي
And the long, drooping lip.
وَبِالضَّمِّ وَيُفْتَحُ: عِ، وَبِالتَّحْرِيكِ: طُولٌ فِي انْحِنَاءٍ
And with dammah and it is opened: a place name, and with harakah: length in a curve.
يُوصَفُ بِهِ النَّعَامُ وَغَيْرُهُ، وَهُوَ أَسْقَفُ
Ostriches and others are described by it, and it is asqaf.
وَيُضَمُّ، وَهِيَ سَقْفَاءُ
And it is with dammah, and she is saqfaa.
وَمِنْهُ: أَسْقُفُ النَّصَارَى، وَسَقْفُهُمْ، كَأُرْدُنٍّ وَقُطْرُبٍ وَقُفْلٍ، لِرَئِيسٍ لَهُمْ فِي الدِّينِ
And from it: the bishops of the Christians, and their leader, like Urdunn, Qutrub, and Qufl, for a chief among them in religion.
أَوْ الْمَلِكُ الْمُتَخَاشِعُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ، أَوْ الْعَالِمُ
Or the king who is humble in his gait, or the scholar.
أَوْ هُوَ فَوْقَ الْقَسِيسِ وَدُونَ الْمَطْرَانِ
Or he is above the priest and below the metropolitan.
ج: أَسَاقِفَةٌ وَأَسَاقِفُ
Plural: asaqifah and asaqif.
وَالسَّقِيفَى، كَخَلِيفَى: مَصْدَرٌ مِنْهُ
And as-saqeefaa, like khaleefaa: a masdar from it.
وَأَسْقُفَةٌ أَيْضًا: رُسْتَاقٌ بِالْأَنْدَلُسِ
And asqufah also: a district in Andalusia.
وَالسَّقِيفَةُ، كَسَفِينَةٍ: الصِّفَّةُ
And as-saqeefah, like safeenah: the covering.
وَمِنْهَا: سَقِيفَةُ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ
And from it: Saqeefah of Banu Sa'idah.
وَالْجَبَّارَةُ مِنْ عِيدَانِ الْمُجَبَّرِ
And the main beam from the timbers of a frame.
وَكَالْقَبِيلَةِ مِنْ رَأْسِ الْبَعِيرِ
And like the tribe from the head of the camel.
وَلَوْحُ السَّفِينَةِ، أَوْ كُلُّ خَشَبَةٍ عَرِيضَةٍ كَاللَّوْحِ
And the plank of the ship, or every wide piece of wood like a plank.
أَوْ حَجَرٌ عَرِيضٌ يُسْتَطَاعُ أَنْ يُسَقَّفَ بِهِ
Or a broad stone that can be used to roof with.
وَضِلْعُ الْبَعِيرِ
And the rib of the camel.
وَالْأَسْقَفُ: الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ
And al-asqaf: the tall man.
أَوْ الْغَلِيظُ الْعِظَامِ الْعَظِيمُهَا
Or the one with thick, large bones.
وَمِنَ الْجِمَالِ: مَا لَا وَبَرَ عَلَيْهِ
And from camels: that which has no wool on it.
وَمِنَ الظُّلْمَانِ: الْأَعْوَجُ الْعُنُقِ، وَهِيَ سَقْفَاءُ
And from birds: the one with a crooked neck, and she is saqfaa.
وَكَزُبَيْرٍ: ابْنُ بِشْرٍ الْمُحَدِّثُ
And like Zubayr: Ibn Bishr the traditionist.
وَسَقَّفَ تَسْقِيفًا: صَارَ أَسْقَفَ فَتَسَقَّفَ
And saqqafa tasqifan: he became a bishop and adopted the ways of a bishop.
وَكَمُعْظَمٍ: الطَّوِيلُ
And like mu'dham: the tall one.
وَشَعَرٌ مُسَقْفَفٌ، ط كَمِفْعْلَلٍّ، وَمُسَقْفَفٌ، كَمُفْعَلٍّ ط: مُرْتَفِعٌ جَافِلٌ
And hair musqafaf, tall like mif'lall, and musqafaf, tall like muf'all: raised and startled.
وَقَوْلُ الْحَجَّاجِ: إِيَّايَ وَهَذِهِ السَّقْفَاءُ، تَصْحِيفُ صَوَابِهِ: الشُّفَعَاءُ
And the saying of Al-Hajjaj: 'Beware of me and these saqfaa', a misreading of its correct form: 'the intercessors'.
كَانُوا يَجْتَمِعُونَ عِنْدَ السُّلْطَانِ فَيَشْفَعُونَ فِي الْمُرِيبِ
They used to gather before the sultan and intercede for the one in doubt.