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صنف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of categorization, division, and classification. It encompasses different types, kinds, and varieties of things, as well as the act of sorting and distinguishing them. It also extends to specific terms related to textiles and geographical origins.

Derived headwords

الصِّنْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Type, kind, sortboth

    A category or class of things that share common characteristics. It refers to a distinct variety or group.

  2. 2.
    Variety, assortmentboth

    A collection of different types or kinds, often implying diversity within a larger group.

صِنْفnoun
  1. 1.
    the type and kindboth

    the type and kind

  2. 2.
    a variant pronunciation of itboth

    a variant pronunciation of it

صِنْفِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Belonging to a specific placeclassical

    An adjective indicating something is attributed to or originates from a particular location, like a type of wood from a specific place.

صَنَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Edge, border of clothclassical

    The edge or side of a garment or cloth, specifically the part without fringe or hem.

تَصْنِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    making it into categories and distinguishing some from othersboth

    making it into categories and distinguishing some from others

صَنَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    the type and kindboth

    the type and kind

  2. 2.
    a variant pronunciation of itboth

    a variant pronunciation of it

Parallel reading

الصِّنْف: النوع والضرب.
Al-ṣinf: The type and the kind.
والصِّنْف بالفتح: لغة فيه.
And al-ṣinf with the fatḥa is a pronunciation for it.
وعُودٌ صِنْفِيٌّ بالفتح: منسوب إلى موضع
And a ṣinfī wood (with fatḥa) is attributed to a place.
وصَنَفَةُ الإزارِ، بكسر النون: طُرَّتُه، وهى جانبه الذي لا هُدْبَ له، ويقال: هي حاشية الثوب أي جانب كان.
And the ṣanfah of the izār (with kasra) is its edge, which is its side that has no fringe, and it is said: it is the border of the garment, whichever side it may be.
وتَصْنِيفُ الشئ: جعله أصنافاً وتمييز بعضها من بعض.
And the taṣnīf of a thing is making it into kinds and distinguishing some of them from others.
سُقْياً لِحِلْوَانَ ذي الكُرُومِ وما صُنِّفَ من تِينِهِ ومن عِنَبِهِ
May the fruits of Ḥilwān, the land of vineyards, be watered, and what was classified of its figs and its grapes.