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سرفت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of small creature or insect, possibly associated with heat or fire, and also a name or lineage.

Derived headwords

السِرْفوتnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small creature resembling a gecko or toad, which breeds in glassblowers' furnaces. It remains alive as long as the fire is burning and dies when it extinguishes.

سِرْفَتَانname
  1. 1.
    lineage nameclassical

    A name or lineage, possibly referring to a specific family or dynasty, mentioned in connection with the kings of the Buyid dynasty.

Parallel reading

السرفوت، بالضم: دويبة كسام أبرص، تتولد في كور الزجاجين، لا تزال حية ما دامت النار مضطرمة، فإذا خمدت ماتت
The sirfūt (with dammah): a small creature like a gecko, which breeds in glassblowers' furnaces. It remains alive as long as the fire is burning, and when it extinguishes, it dies.
ست ستان كسحبان، وهو في نسب ملوك بني بويه
Sitan (or Sirfatan) like Sahban, and it is in the lineage of the kings of the Buyid dynasty.