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الصفق

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of striking, hitting, or clapping, often with a sound. It extends to meanings of exchange, turning, closing, and movement, particularly in trade and physical actions. It also encompasses descriptions of terrain, animal parts, and character traits.

Derived headwords

صَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike something, especially with a sound.

  2. 2.
    to exchangeboth

    To exchange, particularly in a sale or transaction.

  3. 3.
    to clapboth

    To clap one's hand on another's hand, signifying a binding agreement.

  4. 4.
    to flapboth

    A bird flapping its wings.

  5. 5.
    to closeboth

    To close a door.

  6. 6.
    to blinkboth

    To close one's eye.

  7. 7.
    to moveboth

    To move the strings of a musical instrument.

  8. 8.
    to goboth

    A man going or departing.

  9. 9.
    to moveboth

    The wind moving trees.

  10. 10.
    to fillboth

    To fill a vessel.

  11. 11.
    to descendboth

    A group descending upon us.

  12. 12.
    to abortclassical

    A she-camel's womb becoming obstructed, causing the fetus to die.

  13. 13.
    to strikeboth

    To strike someone with a sword.

صَفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    The act of striking, especially with a sound.

  2. 2.
    exchangeboth

    An exchange or transaction, particularly a profitable or losing sale.

  3. 3.
    clappingboth

    The act of clapping hands together.

  4. 4.
    closingboth

    The act of closing a door.

  5. 5.
    openingboth

    The act of opening a door (opposite of closing).

  6. 6.
    blinkingboth

    The act of closing one's eye.

  7. 7.
    movingboth

    Moving the strings of a musical instrument.

  8. 8.
    goingboth

    Going or departing.

  9. 9.
    movingboth

    The movement of trees by the wind.

  10. 10.
    fillingboth

    Filling a vessel.

  11. 11.
    descendingboth

    A group descending upon someone.

  12. 12.
    abortingclassical

    The condition of a she-camel's womb becoming obstructed.

  13. 13.
    strikingboth

    Striking someone with a sword.

  14. 14.
    sideboth

    The side of the neck.

  15. 15.
    cheekboth

    The cheeks of a horse.

  16. 16.
    yellow waterclassical

    A yellowish fluid from new leather.

  17. 17.
    windclassical

    The wind of the tanner.

  18. 18.
    door leafboth

    A door leaf or panel.

  19. 19.
    locationboth

    A place or location.

  20. 20.
    faceboth

    The face or front of a mountain.

  21. 21.
    end of the brainclassical

    The posterior part of the brain.

  22. 22.
    waterclassical

    Water poured into a new waterskin and agitated.

صَفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dealboth

    A sale, transaction, or deal, often described as profitable or losing.

  2. 2.
    clappingboth

    The act of clapping hands together in agreement.

صَفْقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    dealclassical

    A sale or transaction, similar to 'ṣafqah'.

  2. 2.
    clappingclassical

    The act of clapping hands together.

صَفِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    thickboth

    Thick, dense, the opposite of thin or flimsy.

  2. 2.
    brazenboth

    Brazen, impudent, shameless.

صَفَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    brazennessboth

    Brazenness, impudence, shamelessness.

صُفُقnoun
  1. 1.
    impenetrable mountainsclassical

    Impenetrable mountains.

  2. 2.
    flexible bowsclassical

    Flexible or yielding bows.

  3. 3.
    smooth rockclassical

    A smooth, elevated rock.

صَفَائِقnoun
  1. 1.
    hardshipsboth

    Hardships, calamities, or events.

  2. 2.
    lower skinclassical

    The lower skin beneath the hair-bearing skin, or the entire abdominal skin.

  3. 3.
    slabsclassical

    Slabs or flat pieces.

صَفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    end of the brainclassical

    The posterior part of the brain.

  2. 2.
    water in waterskinclassical

    Water poured into a new waterskin and agitated until it turns yellow.

تَصْفِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    clappingboth

    Clapping the palms together.

  2. 2.
    transferringclassical

    Transferring liquid from one vessel to another to clarify it.

  3. 3.
    movingclassical

    Moving camels from one pasture to another.

  4. 4.
    goingboth

    Going or wandering.

  5. 5.
    turningboth

    Turning something over and over.

أَصْفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to closeboth

    To close a door.

  2. 2.
    to fillboth

    To fill a vessel.

  3. 3.
    to agreeboth

    To agree upon something; to be unanimous.

  4. 4.
    to encounterboth

    To encounter or meet something by chance.

  5. 5.
    to provideboth

    To provide a group with enough food.

صَوَافِقnoun
  1. 1.
    hardshipsboth

    Hardships, calamities, or events.

صُفُقnoun
  1. 1.
    ascendingclassical

    A difficult or steep ascent.

مُصَافِقnoun
  1. 1.
    camelclassical

    A camel that sleeps on one side and then the other.

صَافَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to turn overboth

    To turn over on one's sides.

  2. 2.
    to milkclassical

    A she-camel being milked.

  3. 3.
    to joinclassical

    To join or connect two pieces of cloth.

انْصَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to departboth

    To depart or turn away.

اصْطَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to shakeboth

    Trees shaking in the wind.

  2. 2.
    to moveboth

    The strings of a musical instrument moving.

تَصَفَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateboth

    To hesitate or waver.

  2. 2.
    to expose oneselfboth

    To expose oneself to a matter or situation.

  3. 3.
    to turn overclassical

    A she-camel turning over on its back and belly.

Parallel reading

الصفق: الضرب يسمع له صوت
Al-ṣafq: striking with a sound.
والصرف، والرد
And exchange, and repelling.
والناحية، ويضم ويحرك، والموضع
And the side, and it is pronounced with damma and haraka, and the place.
وصفقا العنق: جانباه
And the two sides of the neck: its two sides.
و من الفرس: خداه
And of a horse: its cheeks.
وبالكسر: مصراع الباب
And with kasra: the leaf of the door.
وصفق له بالبيع يصفقه
And he struck a deal with him for a sale, he strikes it.
وصفق يده بالبيعة، و على يده صفقا وصفقة: ضرب يده على يده
And he clapped his hand in agreement for the sale, and upon his hand a ṣafq and a ṣafqah: striking his hand upon his hand.
و الطائر بجناحيه: ضربهما
And a bird with its wings: striking them.
و الباب: رده، أو أغلقه، كأصفقه، وفتحه، ضد
And the door: repelling it, or closing it, like aṣfaqa, and opening it, the opposite.
و عينه: غمضها
And his eye: closing it.
و العود: حرك أوتاره
And the lute: moving its strings.
و الرجل: ذهب
And a man: he went.
و الريح الأشجار: حركتها
And the wind the trees: its movement.
و القدح: ملأه، كأصفقه
And the cup: filling it, like aṣfaqa.
و علينا صافقة: نزل بنا جماعة
And upon us a ṣāfiqah: a group descended upon us.
و الناقة: أرتجت رحمها عن ولدها حتى يموت الولد
And the she-camel: her womb became obstructed from her young until the young dies.
و فلانا بالسيف: ضربه
And so-and-so with the sword: striking him.
وصفقة رابحة أو خاسرة: بيعة
And a profitable or losing deal: a sale.
وكشداد: الكثير الأسفار والتصرف في التجارات
And like shaddād: one who travels much and deals in trade.
وثوب صفيق: ضد سخيف
And a thick garment: the opposite of flimsy.
و وجه صفيق، بين الصفاقة: وقح
And a brazen face, between brazenness: impudent.
وكصبور: الممتنع من الجبال، واللينة من القسي، والصخرة الملساء المرتفعة
And like ṣabūr: the impenetrable of mountains, the yielding of bows, and the smooth elevated rock.
وككتاب: الجلد الأسفل تحت الجلد الذي عليه الشعر، أو ما بين الجلد والمصران، أو جلد البطن كله
And like kitāb: the lower skin beneath the skin with hair, or what is between the skin and the intestine, or the entire abdominal skin.
والصوافق والصفائق: الحوادث
And al-ṣawāfiq and al-ṣafā'iq: calamities.
والصفق، محركة: آخر الدماغ، والماء يصب في القربة الجديدة، فيحرك فيها، فيصفر، وتقدم
And al-ṣafq, haraka: the end of the brain, and water poured into a new waterskin, and agitated in it, turning yellow, and previously mentioned.
والتصفيق: التقليب، وتحويل الشراب من إناء إلى إناء ممزوجا ليصفو، ك الصفق والإصفاق، والضرب بباطن الراحة على الأخرى، وتحويل الإبل من مرعى إلى آخر، والذهاب والطوف
And al-taṣfīq: turning over, and transferring drink from one vessel to another mixed to clarify it, like al-ṣafq and al-iṣfāq, and striking with the inner part of one palm on the other, and moving camels from one pasture to another, and going and wandering.
وأصفقوا على كذا: أطبقوا
And they agreed upon such-and-such: they were unanimous.
و يدي بكذا: صادفته ووافقته
And my hand with such-and-such: I encountered it and it matched it.
و للقوم: جاءهم من الطعام بما يشبعهم
And for the people: he brought them food that satisfied them.
والصفوق، كصبور: الصعود المنكرة، ج: صفائق وصفق
And al-ṣufūq, like ṣabūr: the difficult ascent, pl.: ṣafā'iq and ṣafaq.
والمصافق من الإبل: الذي ينام على جنب مرة، وعلى آخر أخرى
And al-muṣāfiq of camels: one who sleeps on one side, then on another.
وصافق بين جنبيه: انقلب
And he ṣāfaqa between his sides: he turned over.
و الناقة: مخضت
And the she-camel: she was milked.
و بين ثوبين: طارق
And between two garments: he joined.
وانصفق: انصرف
And he inṣafaq: he departed.
واصطفقت الأشجار: اهتزت بالريح
And the trees iṣṭafaqqat: they shook in the wind.
و العود: تحركت أوتاره
And the lute: its strings moved.
وتصفق: تردد
And tṣaffaq: he hesitated.
و للأمر: تعرض
And for the matter: he exposed himself.
و الناقة: انقلبت ظهرا لبطن
And the she-camel: she turned over belly to back.