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ص ف ر ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of plants or food items, with some ambiguity in the classical sources regarding their exact identification. The terms seem to denote a particular plant or a type of sweet confection.

Derived headwords

الصِّفْرَقnoun
  1. 1.
    confectionclassical

    A type of sweet confection, possibly similar to faloodah.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant.

الصَّفْرُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant, used as an example by Sibawayh.

  2. 2.
    confectionclassical

    A type of sweet confection, possibly similar to faloodah.

Parallel reading

الصِّفْرَق، بالضمات وشد الراء أهمله الجوهري، ونقل الصاغاني عن كتاب الأبنية أنه الفالوذق.
Al-sifruq, with dammah on the first letter and shaddah on the ra', was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Al-Sagani transmitted from Kitab al-Abniyah that it is faloodah.
وقيل: نبت
And it was said: a plant.
وفي اللسان: الصفروق: نبت، مثل به سيبويه، وفسره السيرافي عن ثعلب، وقيل: هو الفالوذ.
And in Al-Lisan: Al-safruq: a plant, used as an example by Sibawayh, and Al-Sirafi explained it from Tha'lab, and it was said: it is faloodah.