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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts related to large, wide bowls or dishes, and by extension, written texts or books. It also encompasses related ideas like the surface of the earth and errors in writing.

Derived headwords

الصَّحْفَةnoun

1.
Large dishboth
A well-known large, wide, and somewhat flattened bowl or dish, capable of satisfying five people or more.
2.
Serving platterclassical
A large platter used for serving food, often made of precious materials.

يطاف عليهم بصحاف من ذهب — They will be served from platters of gold — Quran 43:71

صِحَافnoun

1.
Large dishes (pl.)both
Plural of صحفة (sahfah), referring to large dishes or platters.

والمكاكيك والصحاف من الفضة والضامرات تحت الرجال — And the large dishes and the lean camels are beneath the men — attributed to Al-A'sha

الصُّحَيْفَةnoun

1.
Small dishclassical
A small dish, a diminutive of صحفة (sahfah), said to satisfy one or two people.
2.
Bookboth
A written text, a book, or a collection of writings.
3.
Pageboth
A leaf of a book or manuscript.

والصحيفة، مصغرا، تشبع الرجل — And the small dish, diminutive, satisfies one man — Al-Kisa'i

صَحَائِفnoun

1.
Books (pl.)both
Plural of صحيفة (sahifah), meaning books or written documents.

وصحف، ككتب — and sahuf, like kutub — referring to the plural of sahifah

صُحُفnoun

1.
Books (pl.)both
A plural form of صحيفة (sahifah), meaning books or written documents.

وصحف، ككتب — and sahuf, like kutub — referring to the plural of sahifah

الصَّحِيفnoun

1.
Surface of the earthclassical
The face or surface of the earth, used metaphorically by comparison to what is written upon.

بل مهمه منجرد الصحيف — Rather a desolate, barren expanse of land — referring to the surface of the earth

المَصْحَفnoun

1.
The Quranboth
The Holy Quran, the book of Islam, compiled between two covers.
2.
Bookclassical
A book, especially one containing written texts.

التَّصْحِيفnoun

1.
Error in writingboth
Making an error in a written text, particularly mistaking one letter for another that resembles it.

والتصحيف: الخطأ في الصحيفة بأشباه الحروف، مولدة — And tasheef: an error in a written page with similar letters, a neologism.

صَحِيفَة الوَجْهnoun

1.
Skin of the faceboth
The skin of the face, or that part of it which faces you.

صحيفة الوجه: بشرة جلده — The skin of the face: the epidermis of its skin.

الصَّحَّافnoun

1.
Seller of booksclassical
A seller of books or written documents.

والصحاف، كشداد: بائع الصحف، أو الذي يعمل الصحف — And al-sahhaf, like shaddad: a seller of books, or one who makes books.

المُصْحَفِيّnoun

1.
Seller of booksclassical
A seller of books or written documents.

والمصحف، كمحدث: الصحفي — And al-musahafi, like muhaddath: the seller of books.

أبو داود المصاحفيname

1.
A famous hadith narratorclassical
A well-known scholar and narrator of hadith, whose name is Abu Dawud al-Musahafi.

وأبو داود المصاحفي: محدث مشهور — And Abu Dawud al-Musahafi: a famous hadith narrator.

الصَّحَفِيّnoun

1.
One who errs in readingboth
One who makes mistakes in reading a written text or a book.

والصحفي، محركة، من يخطئ في قراءة الصحيفة — And al-sahafi, harakah: one who errs in reading a written page.

الصُّحُفِيّnoun

1.
One who errs in reading (colloquial)classical
A colloquial pronunciation of 'sahafi', considered incorrect by some grammarians.

وقول العامة الصحفي، بضمتين، لحن — And the common people's saying al-suhufi, with two dammahs, is an error.

Parallel reading

والجمع: صحاف

And the plural is sahhaf.

قال الأعشى: (والمكاكيك والصحاف من الفضة والضامرات تحت الرجال)

Al-A'sha said: (And the large dishes and the lean camels are beneath the men)

والصحفة: شبه قصعة مسلنطحة عريضة، وهي تشبع الخمسة ونحوهم

And the sahfah: is like a wide, flattened bowl, and it satisfies five people and their like.

يطاف عليهم بصحاف من ذهب

They will be served from platters of gold.

أعظم القصاع الجفنة، ثم القصعة تليها، تشبع العشرة، ثم الصحفة تشبع الخمسة، ثم المئكلة تشبع الرجلين والثلاثة، ثم الصحيفة، مصغرا، تشبع الرجل

The largest of bowls is the jafnah, then the qas'ah which follows it, satisfying ten; then the sahfah, satisfying five; then the mi'kalah, satisfying two or three men; then the suhayfah, diminutive, satisfying one man.

والصحيفة: الكتاب

And the sahifah: the book.

ج: صحائف علي القياس، وصحف، ككتب

Plural: sahā'if according to analogy, and suhuf, like kutub.

لأن فعيلة لا تجمع علي فعل

Because fa'ilah does not form its plural as fa'al.

أما صحائف فعلي بابه، وصحف داخل عليه، لأن فعلا في مثل هذا قليل

As for sahā'if, it is according to its pattern, and sahuf is an irregular addition, because fa'al is rare in such cases.

والصحيف: وجه الأرض، وهو مجاز علي التشبيه بما يكتب فيه

And al-sahif: the surface of the earth, and it is a metaphor by comparison to what is written upon.

بل مهمه منجرد الصحيف

Rather a desolate, barren expanse of land.

والصحاف، ككتاب: مناقع صغار تتخذ للماء

And al-sahhaf, like kitab: small pools made for water.

والصحفي، محركة، من يخطئ في قراءة الصحيفة

And al-sahafi, harakah: one who errs in reading the written page.

وقول العامة الصحفي، بضمتين، لحن

And the common people's saying al-suhufi, with two dammahs, is an error.

والنسبة إلى الجمع نسبة إلى الواحد، لأن الغرض الدلالة على الجنس، والواحد يكفي في ذلك

And the attribution to the plural is an attribution to the singular, because the purpose is to indicate the type, and the singular is sufficient for that.

والتصحيف: الخطأ في الصحيفة بأشباه الحروف، مولدة

And tasheef: an error in a written page with similar letters, a neologism.

وقد تصحف عليه لفظ كذا

And such-and-such a word was misread by him.

صحيفة الوجه: بشرة جلده

The skin of the face: the epidermis of its skin.

وقيل: هي ما أقبل عليك منه

And it was said: it is that part of it which faces you.

وفي المثل: استفرغ فلان ما في صحفته: إذا استأثر عليه بحظه

And in the proverb: So-and-so exhausted what was in his dish: if he took his share exclusively.

والصحاف، كشداد: بائع الصحف، أو الذي يعمل الصحف

And al-sahhaf, like shaddad: a seller of books, or one who makes books.

والمصحف، كمحدث: الصحفي

And al-musahafi, like muhaddath: the seller of books.

وأبو داود المصاحفي: محدث مشهور

And Abu Dawud al-Musahafi: a famous hadith narrator.