السنف

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of attachment, binding, and leading or advancing. It extends to descriptions of camels, their equipment, and their movement, as well as to certain plants and their parts. It also encompasses terms for groups, clothing, and conditions of land or animals.

Derived headwords

سنفnoun

1.
bindingclassical
The act of tightening a binding, specifically a 'sanaaf', onto a camel.
2.
groupclassical
A collection or assembly of people or things.
3.
typeboth
A kind, sort, or category.
4.
plant partclassical
The leaf of the 'marrkh' plant or the sheath of its fruit, or any tree with a bean-like fruit in a long sheath.
5.
stripped branchclassical
A branch stripped of its leaves.
6.
huskclassical
The husk of a fava bean after its contents have been eaten.
7.
leavesclassical
Leaves, in general.

سنف البعيرverb

1.
to bindclassical
To tighten the 'sanaaf' onto a camel.

سنف البعير يسنفه — The camel was bound with the sanaaf

أسنفverb

1.
to bindclassical
To attach the 'sanaaf' to a camel.
2.
to advance neckclassical
For a camel to advance its neck for travel.
3.
to intensifyclassical
For the wind to blow strongly and raise dust.
4.
to perfectclassical
To make a matter firm or well-established.
5.
to appear nearclassical
For lightning and clouds to appear close.

أسنف البعير — The camel advanced its neck for travel

أسنفت الريح — The wind intensified its blowing and raised dust

أمر أسنف — A perfected matter

كأسنفهverb

1.
to bindclassical
To bind a camel, similar to the verb 'asnafa'.

كأسنفه — He bound it like he bound the camel

الناقة تقدمت الإبلverb

1.
to lead the camelsclassical
For a female camel to advance ahead of the other camels.

الناقة تقدمت الإبل — The she-camel led the herd

كأسنفتverb

1.
to leadclassical
For a she-camel to lead the herd, similar to 'asnafat'.

كأسنفت — She led like the she-camel

الدوسرnoun

1.
plantclassical
A plant found in the desert, or barley.

الدوسر الكائن في البر والشعير — The دوسر found in the desert and barley

سنفةnoun

1.
fruit sheathclassical
A single unit of the fruit sheath of the 'marrkh' plant or similar trees.
2.
stripped branchclassical
A branch stripped of its leaves.
3.
huskclassical
The husk of a fava bean after its contents have been eaten.

سنفnoun

1.
leavesclassical
Leaves, plural of 'sanfah'.

سنفةnoun

1.
stripped branchclassical
A branch stripped of its leaves, plural of 'sanfah'.

سنيفnoun

1.
camel paddingclassical
A padded covering placed on the shoulders of a camel.

سنيف — A padded covering for a camel's shoulders

سنافnoun

1.
binding strapclassical
A strap used to secure the saddle ('tasdeer') on a camel, especially when it's empty or the saddle is unstable.
2.
strapclassical
A rope or strap used to tie something.

سناف ككتاب للبب — A strap like a book for the saddle

سناف أو لحبل تشده من التصدير — Or a rope you tie from the saddle

السنفتانnoun

1.
camel supportsclassical
Two upright wooden pieces between which the camel's saddle-pad is placed.

السنفتان بالضم والفتح: عودان منتصبان، بينهما المحالة — The 'sunfatan' (with damma and fatha): two upright sticks between which is the saddle-pad.

المسنافnoun

1.
camelclassical
A camel that delays setting its saddle or one that brings it forward, a contradictory meaning.

المسناف: البعير يؤخر الرحل، والذي يقدمه، ضد — The 'misnaaf': the camel that delays the saddle, and the one that brings it forward, opposite meanings.

السنيفadjective

1.
carpet borderclassical
The border or fringe of a carpet.

السنيف، كأمير: حاشية البساط — The 'saneef', like 'ameer': the border of the carpet.

فرس سنوفadjective

1.
delayed saddleclassical
A horse that delays the placement of its saddle.

فرس سنوف: يؤخر السرج — A 'sanouf' horse: delays the saddle.

مسنفةadjective

1.
leadingclassical
A she-camel that advances ahead of the herd.
2.
swollen udderclassical
A young female camel whose udder has become distended and swollen.

بكرة مسنفة: عشرت وتورم ضرعها — A 'musannafah' young camel: it has become pregnant and its udder has swollen.

المسنفةadjective

1.
barren landclassical
Land that is infertile or barren.
2.
emaciated she-camelclassical
A very thin or emaciated she-camel.

المسنفة، كمحسنة، من الأرض: المجدبة — The 'musannafah', like 'muhsinah', from land: barren.

المسنفة، من النوق: العجفاء — The 'musannafah', from she-camels: emaciated.

Parallel reading

سنف البعير يسنفه ويسنفه: شد عليه السناف

The camel was bound with the sanaaf, tightening the sanaaf upon it.

والناقة: تقدمت الإبل، كأسنفت

And the she-camel: she advanced ahead of the camels, like 'asnafat'.

والدوسر الكائن في البر والشعير

And the 'dawsar' which is in the desert and barley.

والجماعة، والصنف

And the group, and the type.

وورقة المرخ أو وعاء ثمره، أو كل شجرة يكون لها ثمرة حب في خباء طويل، فالواحدة من تلك الخرائط: سنفة

And the leaf of the 'marrkh' plant or the sheath of its fruit, or any tree that has a bean-like fruit in a long sheath, so one of those sheaths is a 'sanfah'.

ج: سنف، بالكسر، وجج: سنفة، كقردة

Plural: 'sanf', with kasra, and plural of plural: 'sanfah', like 'qirdah'.

والعود المجرد من الورق

And the branch stripped of its leaves.

وقشر الباقلاء إذا أكل ما فيه

And the husk of a fava bean if its contents have been eaten.

والورق، ج: سنف

And the leaves, plural: 'sanf'.

وبضمة وبضمتين: ثياب توضع على كتفي البعير، الواحد: سنيف

And with damma and two dammas: garments placed on the shoulders of a camel, the singular is: 'saneef'.

وجمع سناف ككتاب للبب، أو لحبل تشده من التصدير، ثم تقدمه حتى تجعله وراء الكركرة، فيثبت التصدير في موضعه، يفعل إذا اضطرب تصديره لخماصة.

And the plural of 'sanaaf' like 'kitaab' for the saddle-pad, or for a rope you tie from the saddle, then you advance it until you place it behind the hump, so the saddle-pad is fixed in its place, this is done if its saddle-pad becomes unstable due to emptiness.

والسنفتان، بالضم والفتح: عودان منتصبان، بينهما المحالة.

And the 'sunfatan', with damma and fatha: two upright sticks, between them is the saddle-pad.

والمسناف: البعير يؤخر الرحل، والذي يقدمه، ضد.

And the 'misnaaf': the camel that delays the saddle, and the one that brings it forward, opposite meanings.

والسنيف، كأمير: حاشية البساط.

And the 'saneef', like 'ameer': the border of the carpet.

وفرس سنوف: يؤخر السرج.

And a 'sanouf' horse: delays the saddle.

ومسنفة، كمحسنة: تتقدم الخيل، أو بفتح النون: خاص بالناقة، أو بكرة مسنفة: عشرت وتورم ضرعها.

And 'musannafah', like 'muhsinah': advances with the horses, or with fatha on the noon: specific to a she-camel, or a 'musannafah' young camel: it has become pregnant and its udder has swollen.

وأسنف البعير: قدم عنقه للسير

And the camel 'asnafa': advanced its neck for travel.

والريح: اشتد هبوبها، وأثارت الغبار

And the wind 'asnafat': its blowing intensified, and it raised dust.

وأمر: أحكمه

And his matter 'asnafa': he perfected it.

والبرق والسحاب: رؤيا قريبين

And the lightning and clouds 'asnafa': appeared close.

والبعير: جعل له سنافا

And the camel 'asnafa': he made a 'sanaaf' for it.

والمسنفة، كمحسنة، من الأرض: المجدبة

And the 'musannafah', like 'muhsinah', from land: barren.

ومن النوق: العجفاء.

And from she-camels: the emaciated one.