سفنه

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of peeling, scraping, or stripping, often associated with the hull of a ship or the surface of objects. It extends to terms for tools used in scraping, wind that sweeps the ground, and anatomical features. It also includes several proper nouns and specific terms for objects and creatures.

Derived headwords

سَفِنَهَ يَسْفِنُهُverb

1.
to peel, to scrapeboth
To remove the outer layer or surface of something, akin to peeling or scraping.

سَفِينَةnoun

1.
shipboth
A vessel designed for water transport, derived from the idea of being peeled or having its hull scraped.
2.
pearlclassical
A precious gem formed within oysters, possibly related to its smooth, rounded surface.

قشره، ومنه السفينة، لقشرها وجه الماء ج: سفائن وسفن وسفين — It peels it, and from this is the ship, for its peeling of the surface of the water, pl: safa'in, sufun, and sufun.

سَفَائِنnoun

1.
shipsboth
The plural form of 'safina', referring to multiple ships.

سُفُنnoun

1.
shipsboth
Another plural form of 'safina', referring to multiple ships.

سِفِينnoun

1.
shipsboth
A further plural form of 'safina', referring to multiple ships.

سَفَّانnoun

1.
shipbuilderboth
A person who makes or repairs ships.

سَفَانَةnoun

1.
shipbuildingboth
The craft or profession of building ships.
2.
pearlclassical
A valuable pearl.
3.
Bint Hatim Tayyclassical
A specific woman, daughter of Hatim Tayy, known for her generosity.

السُّفُنnoun

1.
rough leatherclassical
A coarse or rough type of leather.
2.
scraping stoneclassical
A stone used for scraping and smoothing objects.
3.
scraperclassical
Any tool used for scraping or smoothing.
4.
rough piece of skinclassical
A rough piece of skin from a lizard or fish used for abrading a cup to remove marks.

والسفن، محركة: جلد أخشن، وحجر ينحت به ويلين، أو كل ما ينحت به الشيء، كالمسفن، كمنبر، وقطعة خشناء من جلد ضب أو سمكة، يسحج بها القدح حتى تذهب عنه آثار المبراة — And as-sufun, vocalized: rough leather, and a stone by which one carves and softens, or anything by which one carves a thing, like al-misafan, like minbar, and a rough piece of skin from a lizard or fish, by which the cup is scraped until the marks of the sharpener are gone.

المِسْفَنnoun

1.
scraperclassical
A tool used for scraping or smoothing, similar to 'sufun'.

سَفَنَتِ الرِّيحُverb

1.
wind sweptboth
The wind blew across the surface of the earth.

وسفنت الريح، كنصر وعلم: هبت على وجه الأرض — And the wind swept, like nasara and 'alima: it blew across the face of the earth.

سَفُونadjective

1.
sweeping (wind)both
Describing wind that blows across the surface of the earth.

سَافِنَةadjective

1.
sweeping (wind)both
Describing wind that blows across the surface of the earth.

سَوَافِنnoun

1.
sweeping windsboth
The plural of 'safina', referring to winds that sweep the land.

السَّافِنnoun

1.
vein in the spineclassical
A vein located in the inner part of the spine, connected to the heart's arteries.

والسافين: عرق في باطن الصلب طولا، متصل به نياط القلب — And as-safin: a vein in the inner part of the spine lengthwise, connected to the heart's arteries.

السَّفَانَةnoun

1.
pearlclassical
A pearl, specifically a valuable one.
2.
Bint Hatim Tayyclassical
A reference to the daughter of Hatim Tayy.

سِيفِنَةnoun

1.
a birdclassical
A bird found in Egypt that consumes all the leaves of any tree it lands on.
2.
Ibrahim bin al-Husayn Hamadhaniclassical
A nickname given to Ibrahim bin al-Husayn Hamadhani because he would write down all the hadith he heard.
3.
a regionclassical
A region located between Nisibin and Jazirat Ibn Umar.

وسيفنة، بكسر السين وفتح الفاء والنون المشددة: طائر بمصر، لا يقع على شجرة إلا أكل جميع ورقها، ولقب إبراهيم بن الحسين ابن ديزيل الهمذاني، لقب به لأنه إذا أتى محدثا، كتب جميع حديثه — And sayfina, with kasra on the sin and fatha on the fa and shadda on the nun: a bird in Egypt, which does not land on a tree except it eats all its leaves, and a nickname for Ibrahim bin al-Husayn bin Dizil al-Hamadhani, he was nicknamed this because when he came to a hadith scholar, he would write down all his hadith.

السَّفَانِيّname

1.
al-Saffaniclassical
A nisba referring to Najid bin Maymun al-Wasti, a hadith scholar.

ونجيب بن ميمون الواسطي السفاني: محدث — And Najid bin Maymun al-Wasti al-Saffani: a hadith scholar.

ع بالمشرقother

1.
a place in the Eastclassical
A location in the East, possibly a place name or a reference to a region.

وكأمير: ع بالمشرق — And like amir: a place in the East.

سُفْيَانname

1.
Sufyanboth
A common Arabic male given name, with the entry noting it is found under the letter 'ya' (likely referring to a different root or spelling variation).

وسفيان: في الياء — And Sufyan: in the ya.

Parallel reading

قشره، ومنه السفينة، لقشرها وجه الماء ج: سفائن وسفن وسفين، وصانعها: سفان، وحرفته: السفانة.

It peels it, and from this is the ship, for its peeling of the surface of the water, pl: safa'in, sufun, and sufun, and its maker: saffan, and his craft: as-safana.

والسفن، محركة: جلد أخشن، وحجر ينحت به ويلين، أو كل ما ينحت به الشيء، كالمسفن، كمنبر، وقطعة خشناء من جلد ضب أو سمكة، يسحج بها القدح حتى تذهب عنه آثار المبراة.

And as-sufun, vocalized: rough leather, and a stone by which one carves and softens, or anything by which one carves a thing, like al-misafan, like minbar, and a rough piece of skin from a lizard or fish, by which the cup is scraped until the marks of the sharpener are gone.

وسفنت الريح، كنصر وعلم: هبت على وجه الأرض، فهي ريح سفون وسافنة ج: سوافن.

And the wind swept, like nasara and 'alima: it blew across the face of the earth, so it is a sweeping wind, and its plural is sawafin.

والسافين: عرق في باطن الصلب طولا، متصل به نياط القلب.

And as-safin: a vein in the inner part of the spine lengthwise, connected to the heart's arteries.

والسفانة، مشددة: ms1678 اللؤلؤة، وبنت حاتم طيئ.

And as-safana, with shadda: the pearl, and the daughter of Hatim Tayy.

وسيفنة، بكسر السين وفتح الفاء والنون المشددة: طائر بمصر، لا يقع على شجرة إلا أكل جميع ورقها، ولقب إبراهيم بن الحسين ابن ديزيل الهمذاني، لقب به لأنه إذا أتى محدثا، كتب جميع حديثه.

And sayfina, with kasra on the sin and fatha on the fa and shadda on the nun: a bird in Egypt, which does not land on a tree except it eats all its leaves, and a nickname for Ibrahim bin al-Husayn bin Dizil al-Hamadhani, he was nicknamed this because when he came to a hadith scholar, he would write down all his hadith.

وكشداد: ناحية بين نصيبين وجزيرة ابن عمر.

And like shaddad: a region between Nisibin and Jazirat Ibn Umar.

ونجيب بن ميمون الواسطي السفاني: محدث.

And Najid bin Maymun al-Wasti al-Saffani: a hadith scholar.

وكأمير: ع بالمشرق.

And like amir: a place in the East.

وسفينة: مولى رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أو مولى أم سلمة، واسمه مهران.

And Safina: a freed slave of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, or a freed slave of Umm Salama, and his name was Mihran.

وسفيان: في الياء.

And Sufyan: in the ya.