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الصفوف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of lining up, arranging in rows, or forming ranks. It extends to the idea of covering or overshadowing, often in a structured manner.

Derived headwords

صَفٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    Row, rank, fileboth

    A line or series of people or things arranged side by side or one behind another.

  2. 2.
    Class, grademodern

    A level or category within a system of organization or education.

  3. 3.
    Formationboth

    The act of arranging in rows or ranks, or the state of being arranged.

صُفُوفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Rows, ranks, filesboth

    The plural form of صفّ, referring to multiple lines or arrangements.

صَفَّverb
  1. 1.
    To line up, arrange in rowsboth

    To place in a row or rank; to form a line.

  2. 2.
    To cover, overshadowclassical

    To extend over something, covering it like a roof or canopy.

صَافٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    Lining up, arrangingboth

    One who arranges or forms rows.

  2. 2.
    Covering, overshadowingclassical

    That which covers or overshadows.

مَصْفُوفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Arranged in rows, lined upboth

    Placed in a row or rank; orderly.

  2. 2.
    Covered, overshadowedclassical

    That which is covered or overshadowed.

مَصَفٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    A place for lining upclassical

    A location where people or things are arranged in rows.

تَصْفِيفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Arrangement in rowsboth

    The act of arranging things in rows or files.

  2. 2.
    Styling, arranging (hair)modern

    The act of arranging or styling hair.

صَفْفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Lining up, arrangementclassical

    The act or state of being arranged in rows.

Parallel reading

المظال، والأصل: السين.
The coverings, and the origin: the letter Seen.