سيف

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root سيف primarily relates to the sword, its use, and associated concepts. It extends to descriptions of tall, slender people, the edge of the sea, and fibrous material on palm trees.

Derived headwords

السَّيْفnoun

1.
its plural is asyāf and suyūfboth
its plural is asyāf and suyūf

أَسْيَافnoun

1.
swordsboth
The plural of السيف (sword).
2.
seashoresclassical
The plural of السيف when referring to the seashore.

سُيُوفnoun

1.
swordsboth
Another plural of السيف (sword).

سَيْفَانadjective

1.
tall and slenderclassical
Describing a person, typically a man, who is tall, slender, and has a lean abdomen.

سَيْفَانَةadjective

1.
tall and slenderclassical
Describing a woman who is tall and slender.

سَافَverb

1.
to strike with a swordclassical
To hit or wound someone with a sword.

يَسِيفُهُverb

1.
to strike him with a swordclassical
The present tense form of the verb 'to strike with a sword', referring to hitting a male object.

سَائِفnoun

1.
a man with a swordboth
a man with a sword

سَيَّافnoun

1.
a swordsmanboth
a swordsman

سَيَّافَةnoun

1.
swordsmenclassical
The plural of سياف (swordsman).

مُسَيَّفadjective

1.
wearing a swordclassical
A person who has a sword on them or is equipped with one.

مُسَايَفَةnoun

1.
sword fightingclassical
The act of engaging in combat with swords; fencing or dueling.

تَسَايَفُواverb

1.
they struck each other with swordsboth
they struck each other with swords

أَسَفَverb

1.
intense sorrowboth
intense sorrow
2.
he grieved over what was lostboth
he grieved over what was lost
3.
he became angryboth
he became angry
4.
he angered himboth
he angered him
5.
his face became dusty when dust was sprinkled on itboth
his face became dusty when dust was sprinkled on it
6.
his face changedboth
his face changed

أَسَفَتْverb

1.
she piercedclassical
The past tense feminine singular form of 'to pierce', referring to beads.

Parallel reading

السيف جمعه أسياف وسيوف.

The sword, its plural is asyaf and suyuf.

رجل سيفان، أي طويل ممشوق ضامر البطن

A man sayfan, meaning tall, slender, and lean-bellied.

وامرأة سيفانة.

And a woman sayfanah.

وسافه يسيفه: ضربه بالسيف.

And he safahu yasifuhu: he struck him with the sword.

يقال سفته فأنا سائف.

It is said, 'I safthuhu, and I am sa'if.'

ورجل سائف، أي ذو سيف.

And a man sa'if, meaning one who has a sword.

وسياف، أي صاحب سيف.

And sayyaf, meaning a companion of a sword.

والجمع سيافة.

And the plural is sayyafah.

والمسيف: الذي عليه السيف.

And al-musayyaf: he who has the sword upon him.

والمسايفة: ألمجالدة.

And al-musayafah: the combat.

وتسايفوا: تضاربوا بالسيف.

And tasayafu: they struck each other with swords.

وأسفت الخرز، أي خرمته.

And asaftu al-kharaz, meaning I pierced it.

مزائد خرقاء اليدين مسيفة أخب بهن المخلفان وأحفدا

Bags with clumsy hands, pierced, by which the stragglers and the swift ones are guided.

والسيف بالكسر: ساحل البحر، والجمع أسياف.

And as-sayf (with kasra) is the seashore, and the plural is asyaf.

والسيف أيضا: ما كان ملتزقا بأصول السعف كالليف وليس به.

And as-sayf also: what is attached to the bases of palm fronds like the fiber, and is not it.

نيل من أرطابها والسيف والليف على هدابها

Gained from its ripe dates, and the fiber is on its edges.