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صفا

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of purity, clarity, and being clear of impurities. It extends to the essence or best part of something, as well as smooth, clear stones and specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

صَفَاverb
  1. 1.
    he inclinedboth

    he inclined

  2. 2.
    the drink became clearboth

    the drink became clear

  3. 3.
    plural of safah, shortenedboth

    plural of safah, shortened

صَفَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    clarityboth

    clarity

صَفَّىverb
  1. 1.
    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ulboth

    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ul

تَصْفِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    purificationboth

    The act or process of making something clear or pure.

  2. 2.
    selectionclassical

    The act of selecting the best or purest part.

صَفْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    its pure essenceboth

    its pure essence

  2. 2.
    God's chosen one from His creationboth

    God's chosen one from His creation

  3. 3.
    the best of my wealthboth

    the best of my wealth

صَفْوnoun
  1. 1.
    the best of my wealth, with fatha on the sad, nothing elseboth

    the best of my wealth, with fatha on the sad, nothing else

صَفَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    someone else clarified itboth

    someone else clarified it

صَفَاnoun
  1. 1.
    he inclinedboth

    he inclined

  2. 2.
    the drink became clearboth

    the drink became clear

  3. 3.
    plural of safah, shortenedboth

    plural of safah, shortened

أَصْفَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of safahboth

    plural of safah

  2. 2.
    he purified the affection for himboth

    he purified the affection for him

صَفِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ulboth

    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ul

صَفْوَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    smooth rockclassical

    Soft, smooth stones or rocks.

صَفْوَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a smooth rock with dust on itboth

    a smooth rock with dust on it

صَفْوَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single piece of safwan (stone)both

    a single piece of safwan (stone)

يوم صفوانnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    a very cold, clear dayclassical

    A day characterized by clear sunshine and intense cold.

الصفاname
  1. 1.
    a place in Meccaboth

    a place in Mecca

الصفاname
  1. 1.
    a place in Meccaboth

    a place in Mecca

مِصْفَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    strainerboth

    A tool used for straining liquids, like a colander or sieve.

صَفِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ulboth

    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ul

صَفِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ulboth

    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ul

صَفِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ulboth

    plural of safah, on the pattern fu'ul

Parallel reading

خلاف الكدر.
The opposite of turbid.
يقال: صفا الشراب يصفو صفاء
It is said: the drink became clear, it becomes clear, clarity.
وصفيته أنا تصفية.
And I purified it, a purification.
وصفوة الشئ: خالصه.
And the essence of a thing: its purest part.
ومحمد صفوة الله من خلقه ومصطفاه.
And Muhammad is the chosen pure one of Allah from His creation and His elect.
له صفوة مالي، وصفوة مالي، وصفوة مالي.
He has the best of my wealth, and the best of my wealth, and the best of my wealth.
فإذا نزعوا الهاء قالوا: له صفو مالي بالفتح لا غير.
And when they removed the 'ha', they said: he has the pure part of my wealth, with the fath, and nothing else.
وصفوت القدر، أي أخذت صفوتها.
And I took the best of the pot, meaning I took its best part.
والصفاة: صخرة ملساء
And the ṣafāh: a smooth rock.
يقال في المثل: " ما تندى صفاته "
It is said in the proverb: 'His smooth stones do not become moist'.
والجمع صفا مقصور، وأصفاء، وصفي على فعول.
And the plural is ṣafā (shortened), and aṣfā', and ṣafiyy (on the pattern fa'ūl).
مواقع الطير على الصفى
The perching places of birds on the smooth stones.
والصفواء: الحجارة اللينة الملس.
And the ṣafwā': soft, smooth stones.
كما زلت الصفواء بالمتنزل
As the smooth rock slipped with the one descending.
وكذلك الصفوان، الواحدة صفوانة.
And likewise the ṣafwān, the singular is ṣafwānah.
ويوم صفوان، إذا كان صافي الشمس شديد البرد.
And a ṣafwān day, if it was clear of sun and intensely cold.
والصفا: موضع بمكة.
And Al-Ṣafā: a place in Mecca.
والصفا: اسم نهر بالبحرين.
And Al-Ṣafā: the name of a river in Bahrain.
سحق يمتعها الصفا وسريه
Tall, which Al-Ṣafā and its high ground provide enjoyment for.
والصفاة: الراوق.
And the miṣfāh: the strainer.
والصفي: الناقة الغزيرة الدر، والجمع صفايا.
And the ṣafiyy: the camel abundant in milk, and the plural is ṣafāyā.
ما كانت الناقة والشاة صفيا، ولقد صفت تصفو
The camel and the sheep were not chosen, and indeed it became pure, it becomes pure.
والصفى: المصافى.
And the ṣafiyy: the chosen ones.
والصفى: ما يصطفيه الرئيس من المغنم لنفسه قبل القسمة
And the ṣafiyy: what the leader chooses from the spoils for himself before the division.