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السهف

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the state of dying, thirst, and the physical manifestations associated with it. It also extends to concepts of being overwhelmed, consumed, or altered by a strong need or condition, and can describe the appearance of fish scales.

Derived headwords

السَّهْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Agony of a dying personclassical

    The violent struggle and convulsions of a person in the throes of death.

  2. 2.
    Fish scalesclassical

    The overlapping scales on a fish.

سُهْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Intense thirstmodern

    A severe and overwhelming thirst.

سَهِفَverb
  1. 1.
    To be intensely thirstymodern

    To suffer from extreme thirst.

سَاهِفadjective
  1. 1.
    Thirstymodern

    Experiencing intense thirst.

  2. 2.
    Perishingclassical

    Dying or being destroyed, often due to thirst.

  3. 3.
    Overcome by thirst at deathclassical

    Someone whose thirst has overcome them during the final moments of life.

مَسْهُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    Greatly thirstymodern

    A person who drinks a lot of water but is rarely satisfied.

العُطَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    The thirstyclassical

    A collective noun referring to people suffering from intense thirst.

سَاهِف الوَجْهphrase
  1. 1.
    Face changed/alteredclassical

    Describing a face whose appearance has changed, often due to illness, distress, or thirst.

طَعَام مَسْهَفَةphrase
  1. 1.
    Food requiring much waterclassical

    Food that necessitates drinking a large amount of water, likely due to its dryness or saltiness.

اسْتَهْفَهَverb
  1. 1.
    To consider insignificantclassical

    To regard something or someone as trivial or unimportant.

اسْتِهْفَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Considering insignificantclassical

    The act of deeming something or someone as trivial or unimportant.

Parallel reading

السهف: تشحط القتيل، واضطرابه في نزعه
Al-sahf: the agony of the slain, and his thrashing in his death throes.
وحرشف السمك
And the scales of fish.
وبالتحريك: شدة العطش
And with vowel movement: intense thirst.
سهف، كفرح، وهو ساهف
He was intensely thirsty, as in 'faraha', and he is thirsty.
ورجل مسهوف: كثير الشرب للماء لا يكاد يروى
And a man who is mas-hoof: drinks much water but is scarcely quenched.
وكغراب: العطاش
And like 'ghurab': the thirsty (plural).
والساهف: الهالك، والعطشان، أو من غلبه العطش عند النزع
And al-sahif: the perishing, the thirsty, or one overcome by thirst at the point of death.
وساهف الوجه: متغيره
And sahif al-wajh: his face changed.
وطعام مسهفة: يسقي الماء كثيرا
And mas-hafah food: requires much water.
واستهفه استهافا: استخفه
And he considered it istihaf-an: he considered it insignificant.