صرف

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root صرف (ṣ-r-f) primarily deals with turning, diverting, changing, and spending. It encompasses concepts like repentance, trickery, managing affairs, the passage of time, and the exchange or purity of things, including money and liquids.

Derived headwords

الصرفnoun

1.
repentanceboth
repentance
2.
the stratagem, trickboth
the stratagem, trick

صرفverb

1.
meaning, pure, unmixedboth
meaning, pure, unmixed
2.
meaning, the superiority in quality of the silver of one of themboth
meaning, the superiority in quality of the silver of one of them
3.
embellishing it by adding to itboth
embellishing it by adding to it
4.
the turning of children: their turningboth
the turning of children: their turning
5.
may God avert harm from youboth
may God avert harm from you
6.
repentanceboth
repentance

صرفاnoun

1.
Turning awayclassical
The act of turning away or diverting.

عدلnoun

1.
he acted justly towards him in the case (from the verb class 'daraba')both
he acted justly towards him in the case (from the verb class 'daraba')
2.
meaning, satisfactory and convincing in testimonyboth
meaning, satisfactory and convincing in testimony
3.
the man acted justly (from the verb class 'ayn')both
the man acted justly (from the verb class 'ayn')
4.
he deviated from the pathboth
he deviated from the path
5.
ransomboth
ransom
6.
its ransomboth
its ransom

يتصرفverb

1.
he acts and manages affairsboth
he acts and manages affairs

صرفاnoun

1.
Turning awayclassical
The act of diverting or turning aside.

نصراnoun

1.
Help, supportboth
Assistance or aid given to someone.

صرف الدهرnoun

1.
Vicissitudes of timeclassical
The changing fortunes and hardships brought by the passage of time.

الصرفانnoun

1.
Night and dayclassical
The alternation of darkness and light.
2.
Lead (metal)classical
The heavy, soft, grey metal.
3.
A type of dateclassical
A specific kind of date fruit.

الصرفةnoun

1.
A lunar mansionclassical
A specific star or constellation marking a stage in the moon's path, associated with the end of cold and the beginning of heat.
2.
A type of beadclassical
A bead used in certain practices or rituals.

صرفnoun

1.
meaning, pure, unmixedboth
meaning, pure, unmixed
2.
meaning, the superiority in quality of the silver of one of themboth
meaning, the superiority in quality of the silver of one of them
3.
embellishing it by adding to itboth
embellishing it by adding to it
4.
the turning of children: their turningboth
the turning of children: their turning
5.
may God avert harm from youboth
may God avert harm from you
6.
repentanceboth
repentance

شراب صرفnoun

1.
Pure drinkboth
A beverage that is undiluted and unmixed with anything else.

صريفnoun

1.
its sound when drawing waterboth
its sound when drawing water
2.
of the doorboth
of the door
3.
of the camel's canine toothboth
of the camel's canine tooth

صرفتverb

1.
it makes a creaking sound (with kasra)both
it makes a creaking sound (with kasra)
2.
I exchanged dirhams for dinarsboth
I exchanged dirhams for dinars
3.
I turned the man away from meboth
I turned the man away from me

ناقة صروفadjective

1.
Frequent (camel)classical
A female camel that is frequently in heat or frequently gives birth.

الضريفnoun

1.
Silverclassical
The precious metal, silver.

صريفونname

1.
A place in Iraqclassical
A location mentioned in classical Arabic poetry.

الصريفيةnoun

1.
A type of wineclassical
Wine attributed to or originating from the place called Sarifiyyah.

الصرفانnoun

1.
A type of dateclassical
A variety of date fruit, highly prized.

الصَّيْرَفnoun

1.
The trickster, managerclassical
One who is skillful in managing affairs, often implying cunning or trickery.

صيرفيnoun

1.
The trickster, managerclassical
One who is skillful in managing affairs, often implying cunning or trickery.

لساناً صيرفياًadjective

1.
Eloquent, sharp tongueclassical
Describing a tongue that is sharp, effective, and perhaps manipulative.

الصَّيْرَفِيّnoun

1.
Money changerboth
A person who exchanges currency, a banker.

صيارفةnoun

1.
a group of peopleboth
a group of people

الصياريفnoun

1.
Money changersclassical
Plural of money changer, used poetically.

صرفnoun

1.
meaning, pure, unmixedboth
meaning, pure, unmixed
2.
meaning, the superiority in quality of the silver of one of themboth
meaning, the superiority in quality of the silver of one of them
3.
embellishing it by adding to itboth
embellishing it by adding to it
4.
the turning of children: their turningboth
the turning of children: their turning
5.
may God avert harm from youboth
may God avert harm from you
6.
repentanceboth
repentance

صرفتverb

1.
it makes a creaking sound (with kasra)both
it makes a creaking sound (with kasra)
2.
I exchanged dirhams for dinarsboth
I exchanged dirhams for dinars
3.
I turned the man away from meboth
I turned the man away from me

انصرفverb

1.
he returnedboth
he returned

المنصرفnoun

1.
Departureboth
The act of leaving or going away.
2.
A place of departureboth
A location from which one departs.

صرفت الصبيانverb

1.
To turn children overclassical
To cause children to turn or roll over.

كلبة صارفadjective

1.
In heatclassical
Said of a female dog that is sexually aroused and seeking a mate.

تصرفverb

1.
he managed his affairboth
he managed his affair

تصريفnoun

1.
Management, handlingboth
The act of managing or dealing with affairs.
2.
Spending, disbursementboth
The act of spending money or resources.

اصطرفverb

1.
To seek gainclassical
To strive or endeavor in seeking a livelihood or profit.

اصطرافnoun

1.
Seeking gainclassical
The act of striving to earn a living or acquire wealth.

استصرفتverb

1.
I asked God to avert misfortunesboth
I asked God to avert misfortunes

Parallel reading

لا يقبل منه صرف ولا عدل

Neither repentance nor deviation is accepted from him.

فما يستطيعون صرفا ولا نصرا

So they are not able to turn away [evil] nor [to] get help.

وصرف الدهر: حدثانه ونوائبه

And the vicissitudes of time are its events and its calamities.

والصرفة: منزل من منازل القمر، وهو نجم واحدنير بتلقاء الزبرة يقال: إنه قلب الاسد، وسمى (1) صرفة لا نصراف البرد وإقبال الحر.

And Al-Sarfah: a lunar mansion, and it is a single bright star opposite Al-Zubrah, said to be the heart of the lion, and it was named Sarfah because the cold departs and the heat approaches.

وكميت غير محلفة ولكن كلون الصرف عل به الأديم

And a dark bay horse, not artificially colored, but like the color of the red dye with which the leather is stained.

وشراب صرف، أي بحت غير ممزوج

And pure drink, meaning undiluted, unmixed.

وصريف البكرة: صوتها عند الاستقاء

And the creaking of the well-pulley: its sound when drawing water.

وقد صرفت تصرف صريفا

And it made a creaking sound.

وكذلك صريف الباب، وصريف ناب البعير

And likewise the creaking of the door, and the grating of a camel's tooth.

يقال: ناقة صروف، بينة الصريف

It is said: a frequent camel, clearly showing its condition.

ولا صريفا ولكن أنتم الخزف

Nor silver, but you are earthenware.

والصريف: اللبن ينصرف به عن الضرع حارا إذا حلب

And Al-Sareef: milk that comes from the udder warm when milked.

وتجبى إليه السيلحون ودونها صريفون في أنهارها والخورنق

And the Saylahun are brought to it, and beyond them is Sarifun in its rivers and Al-Khwarinq.

ما للجمال مشيها وئيدا أجند لا يحملن أم حديدا أم صرفانا باردا شديدا

What is the matter with the camels' slow gait? Will they not carry iron, or cold, hard dates?

قال أبو عبيدة: لم يكن يهدى لها شئ كان أحب إليها من التمر الصرفان

Abu Ubaidah said: Nothing was presented to her that was more beloved to her than the Sarfan dates.

قال ms0975 (1): قد كنت خراجا ولوجا صيرفا لم تلتحصنى حيص بيص لحاص

He said: You were indeed outgoing and incoming, a manager, not trapped in confusion.

ولساناً صيرفياً صارما كحسام السيف ما مس قطع

And an eloquent, sharp tongue, like the edge of a sword, it cuts whatever it touches.

نفي الدراهم تنقاد الصياريف

The rejection of dirhams leads the money changers.

يقال: صرفت الدراهم بالد نانير

It is said: I exchanged the dirhams for dinars.

وبين الدرهمين صرف، أي فضل لجودة فضة أحدهما

And between the two dirhams there is a difference, meaning an advantage due to the quality of silver in one of them.

من طلب صرف الحديث

Whoever seeks to embellish speech.

قال أبو عبيد: صرف الحديث: تزيينه بالزيادة فيه

Abu Ubaid said: Embellishing speech means adorning it with additions.

وصرفت الرجل عني فانصرف

And I turned the man away from me, so he departed.

وصرفت الصبيان: قلبتهم

And I turned the children over: I rolled them.

وكلبة صارف، إذا اشتهت الفحل

And a female dog in heat, when she desires the male.

وتصريف الخمر: شربها صرفا

And the consumption of wine: drinking it purely.

وصرفت الرجل في أمري تصريفا، فتصرف فيه

And I managed the man in my affair with a management, and he handled it.

واصطرف في طلب الكسب

And he sought gain in the pursuit of livelihood.

بغير ما عصف ولا اصطراف

Without any recklessness or seeking of gain.

واستصرفت الله المكاره

And I sought to avert hardships from God.