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صفع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root صفع primarily relates to striking or slapping, often with an open hand. It can also extend to metaphorical meanings of reprimand or rebuke.

Derived headwords

صَفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    a coined wordboth

    a coined word

صَفْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a slapboth

    An instance of slapping someone, a blow with an open hand.

صَفَعَانadjective
  1. 1.
    one who slaps oftenclassical

    Describing a man who frequently slaps or strikes.

Parallel reading

الصفع: كلمة مولدة
Al-saf'u: a neologism.
والرجل صفعان
And the man is one who slaps often.