سفح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the lower parts of things, especially slopes and the act of pouring or shedding. It extends to concepts of shedding blood, speaking, and also includes specific terms for objects and a historical title.

Derived headwords

سَفْحnoun

1.
He poured out the water.both
He poured out the water.
2.
He shed his blood, and the verb pattern for both is قَطَعَ.both
He shed his blood, and the verb pattern for both is قَطَعَ.
3.
He committed adultery with her, a mutual act of fornication.both
He committed adultery with her, a mutual act of fornication.
4.
The base of the mountain, on the pattern of fils, is its lower part.both
The base of the mountain, on the pattern of fils, is its lower part.

أسْفَحَverb

1.
To pour outboth
To shed or pour out water.

سَفَحَverb

1.
He poured out the water.both
He poured out the water.
2.
He shed his blood, and the verb pattern for both is قَطَعَ.both
He shed his blood, and the verb pattern for both is قَطَعَ.
3.
He committed adultery with her, a mutual act of fornication.both
He committed adultery with her, a mutual act of fornication.
4.
The base of the mountain, on the pattern of fils, is its lower part.both
The base of the mountain, on the pattern of fils, is its lower part.

سَفَّاحadjective

1.
A bloodthirsty man.both
A bloodthirsty man.

السَّفَّاحname

1.
Sifāḥ, with a kasra, means adultery/fornication.both
Sifāḥ, with a kasra, means adultery/fornication.
2.
The eloquent speaker.both
The eloquent speaker.

السِّفَاحnoun

1.
Sifāḥ, with a kasra, means adultery/fornication.both
Sifāḥ, with a kasra, means adultery/fornication.
2.
The eloquent speaker.both
The eloquent speaker.

سَافَحَverb

1.
To commit adulteryboth
To engage in sexual intercourse outside of marriage.

مُسَافَحَةnoun

1.
Adulteryboth
The act of committing adultery.

سُفْيَحَانnoun

1.
Pair of saddlebagsclassical
Two large bags, similar to saddlebags or panniers, carried together.

سَفِيحnoun

1.
Arrow of chanceclassical
A type of arrow used in the game of Maysir that has no share or portion.

Parallel reading

سفح الجبل: أسفله حيث يسفح فيه الماء، وهو مضطجعه.

The slope of the mountain: its lower part where water flows down, and it is its resting place.

ترتعي السفح فالكثيب فذا قا * ر فروض القطا فذات الرئال

It grazes the slope, then the dune, then the watering places of the sandgrouse, then the place of the young birds.

وسفحت الماء: هرقته.

And I poured out the water: I spilled it.

وسفحت دمه: سفكته.

And I shed his blood: I spilled it.

ورجل سفاح: أي قادر على الكلام.

And a man is safah: meaning capable of speech.

والسفاح: لقب عبد الله بن محمد، أول خليفة من بنى العباس.

And Al-Saffah: is the title of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, the first Caliph from the Banu Abbas.

والسفاح: الزنى.

And al-sifah: is adultery.

تقول: سافحها مسافحة وسفاحا.

You say: she committed adultery with him, a musafaha and a sifah.

والسفيحان: جوالقان يجعلان كالخرج.

And al-sufayhan: are two saddlebags made like a pannier.

والسفيح: سهم من سهام الميسر مما لا نصيب له.

And al-safih: is an arrow from the arrows of Maysir, which has no share.