سفن

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root سفن primarily relates to scraping, peeling, or smoothing surfaces, often with a tool. This extends to concepts of skimming the surface of water, a type of rough leather or material used for smoothing, and various tools for scraping or carving. It also encompasses the idea of wind sweeping or clearing the ground and, metaphorically, a fast-moving entity.

Derived headwords

سَفَنَ يَسْفِنُهُ سَفْنًاverb

1.
to peelboth
To scrape or peel the outer layer of something, like skin or wood.
2.
to skim the surfaceclassical
To skim the surface of water, like a boat.
3.
to sweepclassical
The wind sweeping the surface of the earth.

السَّفْنnoun

1.
scrapingclassical
The act of scraping or peeling.
2.
rough leatherclassical
A coarse, thick leather, like that of crocodiles, used for covering sword hilts.
3.
carving stoneclassical
A stone used for carving and smoothing.
4.
tool for carvingclassical
Anything used to carve or smooth an object.
5.
large axeclassical
A large axe, so named because it peels or scrapes.
6.
rough piece of skinclassical
A rough piece of lizard skin or fish skin used to smooth vessels.

السَّفِينَةnoun

1.
shipboth
A vessel that floats on water, named for its skimming the surface or being scraped smooth.
2.
boatboth
A general term for a watercraft.

سَفَائِنnoun

1.
shipsboth
Plural of سفينة (ship).

سُفُنnoun

1.
shipsboth
Plural of سفينة (ship), a collective noun.

سِفْنnoun

1.
shipsclassical
A collective noun for ships.

سَفَّانnoun

1.
shipbuilderclassical
A craftsman who builds ships.
2.
ship handlerclassical
One who manages or steers a ship.

السَّفَانَةnoun

1.
shipbuildingclassical
The craft or profession of building ships.

السَّفَنnoun

1.
rough leatherclassical
Coarse, thick leather, like that of crocodiles, used for sword hilts.
2.
tool for smoothingclassical
A stone or material used for smoothing and polishing.

المِسْفَنnoun

1.
axeclassical
An axe used for peeling logs.

السَّفُونadjective

1.
sweeping (wind)classical
A wind that constantly blows across the surface of the earth.

السَّافِنَةadjective

1.
sweeping (wind)classical
A wind that constantly blows across the surface of the earth.

سَوَافِنnoun

1.
sweeping windsclassical
Winds that sweep or brush the face of the earth.

السَّافِنnoun

1.
veinclassical
A vein in the lower back connected to the heart, also called the 'akhal'.

السَّفَانَةnoun

1.
pearlclassical
A pearl.

سِيفِنَةnoun

1.
birdclassical
A bird found in Egypt that consumes all the leaves of a tree it lands on.

سُفْيَانname

1.
male given nameboth
A male given name, derived from the root meaning 'to sweep'.

سُفَانname

1.
place nameclassical
A region located between Nisibin and Jazirat Ibn Umar.

السُّفَانِيname

1.
hadith narratorclassical
A title given to a hadith narrator, Najid bin Maymun al-Wasiti.

سُفَيْنname

1.
place nameclassical
A location in the East.

سَفِينَةname

1.
freedmanclassical
A freedman of the Prophet Muhammad, or of Umm Salama, or Ali bin Abi Talib, whose name was Mihran.

Parallel reading

السفن: نحت ظاهر الشيء كسفن الجلد والعود

As-sufun: scraping the outer layer of something, like the skin of an animal or wood.

فجاء قفيا يسفن الأرض بطنه

It came trailing its belly, scraping the ground.

ومنه السفينة لقشرها وجه الماء

And from this is the ship, for its skimming the surface of the water.

لأنها تسفن الرمل إذا قل الماء

Because it scrapes the sand when the water is low.

لأنها تسفن على وجه الأرض، أي تلزق بها

Because it skims along the surface of the earth, meaning it sticks to it.

ملأنا البر حتى ضاق عنا وموج البحر نملؤه سفينا

We filled the land until it became too narrow for us, and we fill the waves of the sea with ships.

كأن حدوجهن على سفين

As if their camel saddles were on ships.

والسفن: جلد أخشن غليظ كجلود التماسيح، يجعل على قوائم السيوف

And as-sufun: a rough, thick leather like crocodile skins, used on sword hilts.

السفن: حجر ينحت به ويلين

As-sufun: a stone with which one carves and smooths.

أو هو كل ما ينحت به الشيء

Or it is anything with which something is carved.

السفن والمسفن والشفر: قدوم تقشر به الأجذاع

As-sufun, al-misafan, and ash-shafar: an axe with which logs are peeled.

تخوف السير منها تامكا قردا كما تخوف عوذ النبعة السفن

The journey feared it becoming worn down like a monkey, as the young of the nab'a tree are feared by the axe.

لأنها تسفن أي تقشر

Because it scrapes, meaning it peels.

ضربا كنحت جذوع الأثل بالسفن

Striking like the carving of tamarisk trunks with the axe.

ثم تجوز به فسمي كل مركوب سفينة

Then it was extended metaphorically, so every mount was named a ship.

قطعة خشناء من جلد ضب، أو سمكة يسحج بها القدح حتى تذهب عنه آثار المبراة

A rough piece of lizard skin, or fish skin, with which a cup is smoothed until the marks of the smoothing tool are gone.

رمه الباري فسوى درأه غمض كفيه وتحليق السفن

The Creator repaired it and straightened its sides, the rubbing of its palms and the smoothing of the vessel.

تحك الدوابر حك السفن

The hooves rub like the scraping of the tool.

وسفنت الريح التراب عن وجه الأرض، أي جعلته دقاقا

And the wind swept the dust from the face of the earth, meaning it made it fine.

سفنت الريح، كنصر وعلم، سفونا: هبت على وجه الأرض فهي ريح سفون إذا كانت أبدا هابة

The wind blew, like nasara and 'alima, safunan: it blew across the face of the earth, so it is a sweeping wind if it is always blowing.

ريح سفون تترك الليط أغبرا

Sweeping winds that leave the ground dusty.

السوافن: الرياح التي تسفن وجه الأرض كأنها تمسحه

As-sawafin: the winds that sweep the face of the earth as if they are wiping it.

والسافن: عرق في باطن الصلب طولا متصل به نياط القلب

And as-safin: a vein in the lower back running lengthwise, connected to the heart's arteries.

والسفانة: اللؤلؤة

And as-safanah: the pearl.

وسيفنة: طائر بمصر لا يقع على شجرة إلا أكل جميع ورقها

And saifanah: a bird in Egypt that does not land on a tree without eating all its leaves.

لقب به لأنه كان إذا أتى محدثا كتب جميع حديثه تشبيها بهذا الطائر

He was given this title because when he came to a hadith scholar, he would write down all his hadith, likening him to this bird.

ونجيب بن ميمون الواسطي يقال له السفاني: محدث

And Najid bin Maymun al-Wasiti is called as-Saffani: a hadith scholar.

وسفينة: مولى رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم أو مولى أم سلمة

And Safinah: a freedman of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, or a freedman of Umm Salama.

إنما سمي به لأنه كان يحمل الحسن والحسين أو متاعهما فشبه بالسفينة من الفلك

He was only named this because he used to carry Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn or their belongings, so he was likened to a ship of the fleet.