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الصخف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root relates to the act of digging or excavating the earth, specifically using a tool. It encompasses the action itself and the implement used for it.

Derived headwords

اَلصَّخْفُnoun
  1. 1.
    diggingboth

    The act of digging or excavating the earth.

اَلْمِصْخَفَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    spadeboth

    A tool used for digging and scraping the earth, similar to a spade or shovel.

مِصْخَفَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    spadeboth

    A tool used for digging and scraping the earth, similar to a spade or shovel.

مَصَاخِفُnoun
  1. 1.
    spadesboth

    The plural form of مصخفة, referring to multiple digging tools.

Parallel reading

الصخف، كالمنع: حفر الأرض بالمصخفة
Digging, like preventing: to dig the earth with the spade.
ج: مصاخف
Plural: masakhif (spades).