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س ر ن ف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of birds of prey and, metaphorically, to tall men. The primary meaning revolves around a type of falcon or hawk.

Derived headwords

السُّرْنُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    falconclassical

    A type of falcon or hawk, specifically mentioned as being similar to a 'عصفور' (sparrowhawk).

السُّرْنَافnoun
  1. 1.
    tall manclassical

    A tall man, a man of great stature.

Parallel reading

السرنوف كعصفور
The sirnūf, like a sparrowhawk.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو الباشق
And Al-Saghani said: it is the bashq (a type of hawk).
وقال ابن عباد: السرناف، كقرطاس: الطويل من الرجال
And Ibn 'Abbad said: Al-sirnāf, like qirtās (paper), is the tall one among men.
ومثله في اللسان
And its like is in Al-Lisān.