الصرف

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root الصرف (ṣ-r-f) broadly relates to turning, diverting, changing, and exchanging. It encompasses concepts of repentance, payment, substitution, and alteration in various contexts, from abstract ideas like time and speech to concrete items like money and food.

Derived headwords

صَرَفَverb

1.
to turn awayboth
To divert or turn something aside, often to prevent it from reaching its target or destination.
2.
to changeboth
To alter or transform something, causing it to become different.
3.
to spendboth
To expend money or resources, often in transactions or for a specific purpose.
4.
to explainboth
To clarify or make something understandable, often by elaborating or rephrasing.

الصرفnoun

1.
repentanceclassical
In the context of hadith, it refers to sincere repentance and turning back to God.
2.
exchangeboth
The act of exchanging goods or money, especially the difference in value between them.
3.
red dyeclassical
A red pigment used for dyeing.
4.
pure wineclassical
The unadulterated essence of wine.

صَرْفnoun

1.
turningboth
The act of turning or diverting something.
2.
changeboth
Alteration or transformation.

صِرْفnoun

1.
pureclassical
Unmixed, unadulterated, or pure substance, especially referring to wine.

صِرَافnoun

1.
money changerboth
A person who deals with money, exchanges currency, or trades in coins.
2.
tricksterclassical
Someone who is cunning or deceitful in their dealings.

صَيْرَفِيّnoun

1.
money changerboth
A professional who exchanges currency and deals with financial transactions.
2.
artful personclassical
Someone skilled in maneuvering or devising schemes.

صِرَافَةnoun

1.
money changingboth
The profession or practice of exchanging money.

صِرْفَةnoun

1.
lunar mansionclassical
A specific star or constellation associated with a phase of the moon, marking the end of cold weather.
2.
amuletclassical
A charm or object believed to have protective powers.
3.
specific timeclassical
A particular moment or period, like milking a goat in the morning and leaving it until the next morning.

صَرِيفnoun

1.
pure silverclassical
Refined or pure silver.
2.
door creakboth
The sound made by a door when it opens or closes.
3.
camel's toothclassical
A specific type of camel's tooth.
4.
fresh milkclassical
Milk that has just been milked.
5.
dry woodclassical
Wood that has become dry and brittle.

صَرِيفَةnoun

1.
dry palm frondclassical
A dried and brittle palm leaf.
2.
thin plateclassical
A thin, flat piece of material.

صُرُوفnoun

1.
hardshipsboth
The adversities and misfortunes of time.
2.
changesboth
The fluctuations and shifts that occur over time.

صُرُوفَةnoun

1.
heatclassical
Intense heat, possibly referring to the heat of the sun.

صَرْفَانnoun

1.
deathclassical
The cessation of life.
2.
copperclassical
A type of metal.
3.
leadclassical
A type of metal.
4.
hard datesclassical
A type of firm, dense date that requires chewing.

صَرُوفadjective

1.
changingboth
Characterized by frequent changes or fluctuations.
2.
difficultclassical
Experiencing hardships or adversities.

صَارِفadjective

1.
female dog in heatclassical
A female dog that is sexually receptive and seeking a mate.

مَصْرُوفadjective

1.
unmixedclassical
Not mixed or diluted, especially referring to wine.

تَصْرِيفnoun

1.
explanationboth
The act of clarifying or expounding upon something, such as divine signs.
2.
spendingboth
The act of expending money or resources.
3.
derivationboth
The process of forming words from a root, especially in grammar.
4.
changing directionboth
The act of altering the course or direction of something, like winds.
5.
drinking pureclassical
The act of consuming something, like wine, in its pure form.

اِصْطَرَفَverb

1.
to seek livelihoodclassical
To exert effort in seeking a means of earning a living or sustenance.

اِسْتَصْرَفَverb

1.
to ask to turn awayclassical
To implore God to divert or remove hardships or difficulties.

اِنْصَرَفَverb

1.
to turn awayboth
To depart, withdraw, or turn away from a place or situation.
2.
to be divertedboth
To be turned aside or distracted from a course of action.

مُنْصَرَفnoun

1.
place of departureclassical
A place where one turns away or departs from.
2.
destinationclassical
A place to which one is going or turning.

صَرْفَانَةnoun

1.
type of dateclassical
A specific variety of date, described as being eaten in winter after ripening in summer.

صَرْفِيّadjective

1.
related to datesclassical
Pertaining to a specific type of dates.

صَرُوفnoun

1.
female camel in heatclassical
A female camel that is exhibiting signs of estrus and seeking a male.

صَرِيفَةnoun

1.
dry palm frondclassical
A dried and brittle palm leaf.

صَرِيفُونname

1.
place nameclassical
A location mentioned in the text, possibly a large, fertile area with trees.

صَرِيفِيَّةadjective

1.
related to wineclassical
Describing wine that is taken from the vat at a specific time, similar to fresh milk.

صَيَارِيفnoun

1.
money changersclassical
Plural of money changer, used poetically.

أَصْرَفَverb

1.
to become strongclassical
To gain strength or vigor, possibly referring to hair.
2.
to become weakclassical
To experience weakness or lack of nourishment, a poetic usage.

Parallel reading

الصرف في الحديث: التوبة.

Al-ṣarf in hadith: repentance.

والعدل: الفدية، أو هو النافلة، والعدل: الفريضة، أو بالعكس، أو هو الوزن، والعدل: الفدية، أو الحيلة

And al-ʿadl: the ransom, or it is the supererogatory prayer, and al-ʿadl: the obligatory prayer, or vice versa, or it is the weight, and al-ʿadl: the ransom, or the stratagem.

ومن الدهر: حدثانه، ونوائبه، والليل والنهار، وهما: صرفان، ويكسر.

And from time: its occurrences, and its calamities, and the night and day, and they are: ṣarfān, and with kasra.

وصرف الحديث: أن يزاد فيه ويحسن، من الصرف في الدراهم، وهو: فضل بعضه على بعض في القيمة، وكذلك صرف الكلام.

And the embellishment of speech: that it is added to and improved, from the exchange in dirhams, which is: the preference of some over others in value, and likewise the embellishment of speech.

وله عليه صرف: شف وفضل، وهو من: صرفه يصرفه، لأنه إذا فضل صرف عن أشكاله.

And he has upon him a ṣarf: a cure and a favor, and it is from: he diverted it, because when it was preferred, it was diverted from its equals.

والصرفة: منزلة للقمر، نجم واحد نير يتلو ms1122 الزبرة، سمي لانصراف البرد بطلوعها، وخرزة للتأخيذ، وناب الدهر الذي يفتر، والقوس فيها شامة سوداء لا تصيب سهامها إذا رميت، وأن تحلب الناقة غدوة فتتركها إلى مثلها من أمس.

And al-ṣirfah: a lunar mansion, a single bright star following al-Zubrah, named because the cold departs upon its rising, and a bead for enchantment, and the tooth of time that weakens, and the bow in which is a black mark whose arrows do not hit if shot, and to milk the she-camel in the morning and leave it until the like of yesterday.

وصرفه يصرفه: رده، و الكلبة صروفا وصرافا، بالكسر: اشتهت الفحل، وهي صارف، و الشراب: لم يمزجها، وهو مصروف، و البكرة صريفا: صوتت عند الاستقاء، و الخمر: شربها وهي مصروفة، و الصبيان: قلبهم من المكتب.

And he diverted it, he diverts it: he turned it back, and the female dog: ṣurūfan and ṣarāfan, with kasra: desired the male, and she is ṣārif, and the drink: he did not mix it, and it is maṣrūf, and the bucket: ṣarīfat when drawing water, and the wine: he drank it while it was maṣrūfah, and the children: their turning from the school.

والصريف: الفضة الخالصة، وصرير الباب وناب البعير، ومنه: ناقة صروف، و: اللبن ساعة حلب، وع قرب النباج، ملك لبني أسيد بن عمرو بن تميم، وما يبس من الشجر، فارسيته: خذخوش.

And al-ṣarīf: pure silver, and the creak of the door and the tooth of the camel, and from it: a ṣarūf she-camel, and: milk at the hour of milking, and ʿan near al-Nabāj, a king of Banu Asad bin ʿAmr bin Tamim, and what has dried of the trees, its Persian is: khudhkhudh.

والصريفة، كسفينة: السعفة اليابسة، والرقاقة، ج: صرف وصراف وصريف.

And al-ṣarīfah, like safīnah: the dry palm frond, and the thin plate, pl.: ṣarf, ṣarrāf, and ṣarīf.

وصريفون: ة كبيرة غناء شجراء قرب عكبراء، وة بواسط منها: الخمر الصريفية، أو قيل لها: صريفية، لأنها أخذت من الدن ساعتئذ، كاللبن الصريف.

And ṣarīfūn: a large, fertile area with trees near ʿUkbara, and an area in Wasit from it: al-khumr al-ṣarīfiyyah, or it was called: ṣarīfiyyah, because it was taken from the vat at that time, like fresh milk.

والصرفان، محركة: الموت، والنحاس، والرصاص، وتمر رزين صلب المضاغ، يعدها ذوو العيالات والأجراء والعبيد لجزائها، أو هو الصيحاني.

And al-ṣarfān, with harakah: death, and copper, and lead, and dense dates hard to chew, which are counted by heads of households, laborers, and slaves for their reward, or it is al-Ṣayḥānī.

ومن أمثالهم: "صرفانة ربعية تصرم بالصيف، وتؤكل بالشتية".

And from their proverbs: 'A summer-ripening ṣarfānah, which ripens in summer and is eaten in winter.'

والصرف، بالكسر: صبغ أحمر، والخالص من الخمر وغيرها.

And al-ṣarf, with kasra: red dye, and the pure of wine and other things.

والصيرفي: المحتال في الأمور، كالصيرف، وصراف الدراهم، ج: صيارفة، والهاء للنسبة، وقد جاء في الشعر: صياريف.

And al-ṣayrafī: the schemer in affairs, like al-ṣayraf, and the money changer, pl.: ṣayārifah, and the ḥāʾ is for attribution, and it has come in poetry: ṣayārīf.

والصرفي، محركة، من النجائب: منسوب، أو الصواب: بالدال.

And al-ṣarfī, with harakah, from the swift she-camels: attributed, or the correct is: with dāl.

وأصرف شعره: أقوى فيه، أو هو الإقواء بالنصب، والخليل لا يجيزه، وقد جاء في شعر العرب، ومنه: أطمعت جابان حتى استد معرضه ... وكاد ينقد لولا أنه طافا فقل لجابان يتركنا لطيته ... نوم الضحى بعد نوم الليل إسراف

And his hair became aṣraf: stronger in it, or it is al-iqwāʾ with fatḥah, and al-Khalīl does not permit it, and it has come in the poetry of the Arabs, and from it: You made Jābān greedy until he turned away... And he almost perished had he not circled. So say to Jābān, leave us to his laziness... Sleeping at midday after sleeping at night is extravagance.

وتصريف الآيات: تبيينها، و في الدراهم والبياعات: إنفاقها، و في الكلام: اشتقاق بعضه من بعض، و في الرياح: تحويلها من وجه إلى وجه، و في الخمر: شربها صرفا.

And taṣrīf al-āyāt: their explanation, and in dirhams and sales: their spending, and in speech: derivation of some from some, and in winds: their turning from one direction to another, and in wine: drinking it pure.

وصرفته في الأمر تصريفا فتصرف: قلبته فتقلب.

And I diverted him in the matter with taṣrīf, so he diverted himself: I turned him, so he turned.

واصطرف: تصرف في طلب الكسب.

And he sought livelihood: he exerted himself in seeking a living.

واستصرفت الله المكاره: سألته صرفها عني.

And I sought from God the removal of hardships: I asked Him to turn them away from me.

وانصرف: انكف، والاسم منصرف وغير منصرف.

And he departed: he turned back, and the noun is munṣaraf and ghayr munṣaraf.

والمنصرف: ع بين الحرمين.

And al-Munṣaraf: a place between the two sanctuaries.