الصعفوق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to terms of abuse and low social standing, specifically referring to a base or ignoble person. It also denotes a specific location and a group of people associated with it, as well as a type of opportunistic trader.

Derived headwords

الصَّعْفُوقnoun

1.
base personboth
A base, ignoble, or wicked person.
2.
place nameclassical
A place in Al-Yamamah, known for a historical battle.

صَعْفُوقَةnoun

1.
base person (fem.)classical
A feminine form or variant of 'sa'fuq', referring to a base person.

صَعْفَقِيّnoun

1.
opportunistic traderclassical
A person who joins in trade with others without initial capital, benefiting from their purchases.

صَعْفَقnoun

1.
opportunistic traderclassical
A person who joins in trade with others without initial capital, benefiting from their purchases.

صَعَافِقَةnoun

1.
Banu Marwan's clientsclassical
Clients or followers of Banu Marwan, also referred to as Banu Sa'fuq.

صَعَافِيقnoun

1.
opportunistic traders (pl.)classical
Plural of 'sa'fqi', 'sa'faq', or 'sa'fuq', referring to people who join trade without capital.

Parallel reading

الصعفوق: اللئيم

Al-Sa'fuq: the base person.

وة باليمامة، لهم فيها وقعة

And it is a place in Al-Yamamah, where they had a battle.

ويقال: صعفوقة

And it is said: Sa'fuqah.

وليس في الكلام "فعلول" سواه

And there is no word in the language of the pattern 'fa'lul' except it.

وأما "خرنوب" فضعيف

As for 'kharnub', it is weak.

وأما الفصيح فيضم خاؤه أو يشد راؤه

But the eloquent pronunciation either vowels the 'kha' or doubles the 'ra'.

والصعافقة: خول لبني مروان

And Al-Sa'afiqah: clients of Banu Marwan.

ويقال لهم: بنو صعفوق، ويضم صاده، ممنوع للعجمة

And they are called: Banu Sa'fuq, with the 'sad' being voweled, it is prevented from inflection due to being foreign.

سموا لأنهم سكنوا صعفوق

They were named so because they inhabited Sa'fuq.

والقوم يشهدون السوق للتجارة بلا رأس مال

And the people who attend the market for trade without capital.

فإذا اشترى التجار شيئا دخلوا معهم

And when the merchants buy something, they join them.

الواحد: صعفقي وصعفق وصعفوق، بالفتح

The singular is: Sa'afqi, Sa'afaq, and Sa'fuq, with the 'fa' vowelized with fathah.

ج: صعافيق أيضا

Plural: Sa'afiq also.