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صردف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to following, accompanying, or being behind something else. It also extends to concepts of succession, replacement, and being a suffix or addition. The derived forms often denote a follower, a successor, or something that comes after.

Derived headwords

صَرْدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to followboth

    To follow behind someone or something, to trail or be in succession.

  2. 2.
    to accompanyclassical

    To go along with, to be in company with, often in a subordinate or following capacity.

صِرْدَافٌnoun
  1. 1.
    followerclassical

    One who follows behind, a successor, or someone who accompanies another.

  2. 2.
    suffixclassical

    Something that is added at the end, a suffix or an appendage.

صَرْدَفَname
  1. 1.
    Sardafclassical

    A place name, specifically a district in the East of Jund (Damascus).

الصردفيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Sardaficlassical

    A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from or association with Sardaf.

Parallel reading

صردف، كجعفر: د شرقي الجند
Sardaf, like Ja'far: a district east of Al-Jund.
منه: إسحاق بن يعقوب الفرضي الصردفي
From it (i.e., Sardaf): Ishaq ibn Ya'qub Al-Fardhi Al-Sardafi.