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الصعف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a small bird and a drink made from honey or fermented grapes. It also extends to describe someone fond of this drink, a shiver from fear or cold, and the state of being affected by such a shiver.

Derived headwords

صَعَفnoun
  1. 1.
    small birdboth

    A small type of bird.

  2. 2.
    drink from honeyclassical

    A beverage made from honey.

  3. 3.
    fermented grape drinkclassical

    A drink made by crushing grapes and letting them ferment until they boil.

صُعافnoun
  1. 1.
    small birdsboth

    The plural form of 'صعف', referring to small birds.

صُعْفانnoun
  1. 1.
    fond of drinkingclassical

    One who is habitually fond of drinking the beverage associated with the root.

صُعْفةnoun
  1. 1.
    shiver from fearboth

    A tremor or shiver caused by fear.

  2. 2.
    shiver from coldboth

    A tremor or shiver caused by cold.

  3. 3.
    shiver from other causesboth

    A tremor or shiver caused by other factors.

صُعِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to shiverboth

    To experience a shiver or tremor, typically from fear or cold.

مَصْعُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    shiveringboth

    One who is experiencing a shiver or tremor, affected by fear or cold.

Parallel reading

الصعف: طائر صغير
Al-Sa'af: a small bird.
ج: صعاف
Plural: Sa'af (small birds).
وشراب من العسل
And a drink from honey.
أو يشدخ العنب، فيطرح حتى يغلي
Or crushing grapes, and letting them ferment until they boil.
والصعفان: المولع بشربه
And Al-Sa'fan: one who is fond of drinking it.
والصعفة: الرعدة من فزع أو برد وغيره
And Al-Sa'fah: the shiver from fear or cold and other causes.
وقد صعف، كعني، فهو مصعوف
And he shivered, as in 'al-ma'ni', so he is shivering.