صفن
Root entry · 25 derived lemmasThe root صفن (ṣafana) primarily relates to containment, enclosure, and specific postures or actions. It encompasses physical objects like pouches, containers for testicles, and vessels, as well as the act of standing or holding oneself in a particular way, often on three legs or with feet together. It also extends to geographical locations and the act of dividing water.
Derived headwords
- 1.scrotumboth
The pouch containing the testicles.
- 2.leather pouchclassical
A leather pouch for a shepherd's food, tinder, and tools, sometimes used to draw water like a bucket.
- 3.water vesselclassical
A vessel for ablution, similar to a small bucket or pitcher.
- 4.lunch boxclassical
A lunch box or bag, often made of leather, used for carrying provisions.
- 5.food containerclassical
A container for food, similar to a lunch box.
- 6.seed headclassical
The part of a plant that contains the seeds, like a spike of grain.
- 7.wasp nestclassical
A nest built by wasps or similar insects using straw and leaves.
- 1.scrotumsboth
The plural of الصفن (al-ṣafan), referring to the pouches containing testicles.
- 2.water bucketsclassical
Plural of الصفن (al-ṣafan) when used as a water bucket.
- 1.lunch boxclassical
A small leather bag or pouch for carrying provisions, sometimes with a handle.
- 2.water skinclassical
A small water skin or bag.
- 3.wasp nestclassical
A nest built by insects like wasps.
- 1.to stand on three legsboth
A horse stands on three legs, holding the fourth hoof off the ground without being tied.
- 2.to standclassical
To stand upright.
- 3.to stand with feet togetherclassical
A person stands with their feet joined together.
- 4.to strikeclassical
To strike something against the ground.
- 5.to arrangeclassical
To arrange or stack things, like a bird arranging nesting material.
- 1.standing on three legsboth
The act of a horse standing on three legs.
- 2.standingclassical
The act of standing.
- 1.standing on three legsboth
Describing a horse that stands on three legs, holding the fourth hoof off the ground.
- 2.standingclassical
Describing someone standing.
- 3.standing with feet togetherclassical
Describing a person who stands with their feet joined.
- 1.horses standing on three legsboth
Plural of صافن (ṣāfin), referring to horses standing on three legs.
- 2.standing horsesclassical
Plural of صافن (ṣāfin), referring to horses that are standing.
- 1.standing horsesboth
Plural of صافن (ṣāfin), referring to horses that are standing.
- 1.Safinclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Malik bin Khuzaym al-Hamdani.
- 1.Siffinboth
A location near Raqqa on the Euphrates, site of a major battle between Ali and Muawiyah in 37 AH.
- 1.to strike against the groundclassical
To strike something forcefully against the ground.
- 1.arrangingclassical
The act of arranging or building, as in a bird building its nest.
- 1.to divide water by lotclassical
To divide water among people by drawing lots, often using a small amount of water to cover a pebble.
- 1.to draw water by lotclassical
To draw water by lot, giving each person a portion.
- 1.a portion of waterclassical
A portion of water drawn by lot.
- 1.Safinahclassical
A place in the Hijaz, in the land of Banu Sulaym.
- 2.Safinahclassical
A place in Medina between Banu Salim and Quba.
- 1.Asfunclassical
A village in Upper Egypt on the west bank of the Nile.
- 1.waterclassical
Water.
- 1.to gather clothesclassical
To gather or bundle one's clothes.
- 1.to arrange nesting materialclassical
A bird arranges straw and leaves around its entrance for its nest or young.
- 1.sciatic nerveclassical
A nerve that runs down the thigh.
- 1.veins in the thighclassical
Two veins in the thigh.
- 1.sciatic nerveclassical
The sciatic nerve.
- 1.standingclassical
The act of standing.
- 1.standing oppositeclassical
Standing opposite or facing a group of people.