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سفق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking, hitting, or slapping, often with an open hand. It also extends to concepts of agreement, transaction, and the physical form of something being thin or flat.

Derived headwords

سَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike or hit something, often with an open hand.

  2. 2.
    to closeclassical

    To close a door.

سَفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    The act of striking or hitting.

  2. 2.
    closingclassical

    The act of closing a door.

صَفِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    thickboth

    Thick, dense, or substantial, referring to fabric.

  2. 2.
    brazenboth

    Shameless, impudent, or brazen-faced.

سَفِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    thickboth

    Thick, dense, or substantial, referring to fabric.

  2. 2.
    brazenboth

    Shameless, impudent, or brazen-faced.

سَفِيق الوَجْهadjective
  1. 1.
    brazen-facedboth

    Having a shameless or impudent countenance.

سَفِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plankclassical

    A wide, thin, long piece of wood used as a base for wrapping reeds.

  2. 2.
    thin stripclassical

    A thin, long strip of gold, silver, or similar material.

سَفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dealboth

    A transaction, agreement, or bargain, especially one involving a handshake or oath.

  2. 2.
    handshakeclassical

    The act of shaking hands as part of a deal or agreement.

Parallel reading

سفق الباب: رده
He closed the door: he shut it.
و وجهه: لطمه
And his face: he slapped it.
وثوب سفيق: صفيق
And a thick garment: it is dense.
وقد سفق، ككرم
And it became thick, like the verb 'karuma' (to be noble).
وسفيق الوجه: وقح
And brazen-faced: impudent.
والسفيقة: خشبة عريضة، دقيقة طويلة، توضع ثم تلف عليها البواري
And the safiqah: a wide, thin, long plank, which is placed and then reeds are wrapped around it.
والضريبة الدقيقة الطويلة من الذهب والفضة ونحوهما
And a thin, long strip of gold, silver, and the like.
وأعطاه سفقة يمينه
And he gave him the deal of his right hand.
بايعه
He made a deal with him.
واشتراهما في سفقة واحدة
And he bought them both in one deal.
ببيعة
With a sale.