صفو

Root entry · 52 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of purity, clarity, and excellence. It extends to selecting the best or purest part of something, and by extension, to sincere friendship and chosen individuals. It also encompasses clear weather and solid, unyielding stones.

Derived headwords

صَفَاverb

1.
to be clearboth
To be free from turbidity, cloudiness, or impurity.
2.
to be pureboth
To be free from any admixture or flaw.

صَفْوnoun

1.
purityboth
The pure, clear, or best part of something.
2.
eliteboth
The chosen or select individuals from a group.

صَفَاءnoun

1.
purityboth
The state of being pure, clear, or unadulterated.
2.
clarityboth
The state of being clear, especially of the sky or water.
3.
friendshipboth
Sincere friendship and affection.

صَفْوَةnoun

1.
eliteboth
The best, purest, or choicest part of something; the elite.
2.
chosen oneboth
A person who is chosen or selected for a special purpose.

صَفْوَة مَالِيnoun

1.
best of my wealthclassical
The choicest part of one's wealth.

صَفْوَة الإِهَالَةnoun

1.
pure fatclassical
The pure fat of something, like clarified butter.

صَفَا الجَوّverb

1.
sky clearedboth
The sky became clear, with no trace of clouds.

صَفْوَانadjective

1.
cold and clearboth
Describing a day that is cold and free from clouds.

اِسْتَصْفَاهُverb

1.
to take the bestboth
To take the best or choicest part of something.
2.
to selectboth
To choose or select someone or something.

اِصْطَفَاهُverb

1.
to chooseboth
To select or choose someone or something, often implying preference or divine selection.
2.
to take the pure partboth
To take the pure, unadulterated part of something.

اِصْطِفَاءnoun

1.
selectionboth
The act of choosing or selecting, especially by God.
2.
electionboth
The act of choosing someone as a favorite or chosen one.

مُصْطَفَاهُnoun

1.
chosen oneboth
The one who has been chosen or selected.

اِصْطِفَاء البَنَات عَلَى البَنِينphrase

1.
preferring daughters over sonsboth
The act of choosing daughters over sons, often implying a preference.

صَفِيّnoun

1.
confidantboth
A close friend or confidant with whom one shares sincere affection.
2.
chosen oneboth
The best or choicest part of something; a chosen individual.
3.
spoils of warclassical
The best part of the spoils of war selected by a leader before division.
4.
high-yielding camelclassical
A camel that produces abundant milk.
5.
fruitful date palmclassical
A date palm that bears abundant fruit.

أَصْفِيَاءnoun

1.
confidantsboth
Plural of صَفِيّ, referring to close friends or chosen individuals.

صَفَايَاnoun

1.
spoils of warclassical
Plural of صَفِيّ, referring to the best parts of spoils selected by a leader.
2.
high-yielding camelsclassical
Plural of صَفِيّ, referring to camels with abundant milk.
3.
fruitful date palmsclassical
Plural of صَفِيّ, referring to date palms with abundant fruit.

صَافَاهُverb

1.
to be sincere friendsboth
To have sincere friendship and affection with someone.

مُصَافَاةnoun

1.
sincere friendshipboth
The state of having sincere friendship and affection.

أَصْفَاهُverb

1.
to grant sincerityboth
To grant sincere affection or friendship to someone.
2.
to give the bestboth
To give the best or choicest part of something.
3.
to be free fromclassical
To be free from something, like wealth or literature.
4.
to ceaseclassical
To cease producing, like a hen ceasing to lay eggs.
5.
to stop writing poetryclassical
For a poet to cease writing poetry.

صَفِيًّاnoun

1.
chosen oneboth
Someone who is chosen or selected.

صَفَاةnoun

1.
large hard stoneboth
A large, hard, smooth stone that does not support vegetation.

صَفَوَاتnoun

1.
large hard stonesboth
Plural of صَفَاة.

صَفَاnoun

1.
large hard stonesboth
Plural of صَفَاة, referring to large, hard stones.

أَصْفَاءnoun

1.
large hard stonesboth
Plural of صَفَاة, referring to large, hard stones.

صَفِيّnoun

1.
large hard stonesboth
Plural of صَفَاة, referring to large, hard stones.

صَفْوَاءnoun

1.
large hard stoneboth
A large, hard, smooth stone.

صَفْوَانnoun

1.
large hard stoneboth
A large, hard, smooth stone.

صَفْوَانَةnoun

1.
large hard stoneboth
A single large, hard, smooth stone.

أَصْفَىverb

1.
to be free fromclassical
To be free from something, like wealth or literature.

صَفِيَّةnoun

1.
early cold dayclassical
The first day of cold weather, characterized by clear skies.
2.
water sourceclassical
A name for a water source belonging to certain tribes.

صَفْوَانnoun

1.
second cold dayclassical
The second day of cold weather, following the 'safiyyah'.

صَفَايَةnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

صَفْوَىnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

صَفَّىverb

1.
to purifyboth
To remove impurities or dregs from something, like honey or a drink.

مُصَفَّىadjective

1.
purifiedboth
Something that has been purified or filtered.

صَفْوَةnoun

1.
small amountclassical
A small quantity of liquid, like water or wine, remaining in a container.

صَافٍadjective

1.
pureboth
Pure, free from impurities or extraneous matter.

صَفْوَة القِدْرphrase

1.
skimmed the potclassical
To take the best part or essence from a pot.

صَوَافِي الإِمَامnoun

1.
royal estatesclassical
Lands or properties that a ruler appropriates for himself.

صَافِيَةnoun

1.
royal estateclassical
A property or land appropriated by a ruler.
2.
rumenant fishclassical
A fish that chews its cud.

صَوَافِيnoun

1.
royal estatesclassical
Plural of صَافِيَة, referring to lands or properties appropriated by a ruler.
2.
rumenant fishclassical
Plural of صَافِيَة, referring to fish that chew their cud.

صَافِيname

1.
family nameboth
A family name, such as 'Al-Safi'.

أَصْفَى عِيَالَهُphrase

1.
appeased his familyclassical
To appease or satisfy one's family with a small amount.

مُتَصَافِيَانadjective

1.
sincere friendsboth
Two people who are sincere friends with each other.

صَفَا عَرْمَتَهُverb

1.
winnowed his grainclassical
To winnow or sift one's grain.

أَصْفَى الأَمِيرُ دَارَ فُلانphrase

1.
prince took his houseclassical
The prince took possession of someone's house and its contents.

أَصْفَى الحَافِرُverb

1.
reached bedrockclassical
For a digger to reach bedrock, preventing further digging.

صَفَاهُ الشَّيءَverb

1.
made it pure for himclassical
To make something pure or exclusive for someone.

أَصْفَى القَوْمُverb

1.
their animals gave much milkclassical
For a group's animals to produce abundant milk.

صَفْوَانname

1.
proper nameclassical
A proper name.

صَفِيَّةname

1.
proper nameclassical
A proper name, often for women.

صَفْوَاوَةnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

Parallel reading

يقال: صفا الشراب يصفو صفاء.

It is said: The drink became clear, it becomes clear, with clarity.

الصفاء خلوص الشيء من الشوه.

Purity is the essence of a thing from defect.

صفوة الشيء، مثلثة: ما صفا منه وخلص؛ ومنه: محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم صفوة الله من خلقه، أي خالصه.

The best of a thing, with three pronunciations: what is pure andخلص from it; and from this: Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the pure selection of God from His creation, meaning His chosen one.

يقال له صفوة مالي وصفوة مالي وصفوة مالي، فإذا نزعوا الهاء قالوا له صفو مالي، بالفتح لا غير.

It is called the best of my wealth, and the best of my wealth, and the best of my wealth. When they remove the 'ha', they say 'safw mali' (the best of my wealth), with the fathah and not otherwise.

صفا الجو صفوا وصفاء: لم يكن فيه لطخة غيم.

The sky cleared, with safw and safaa': there was no trace of cloud in it.

ويوم صاف وصفوان: أي بارد، أو شديد البرد، بلا غيم فيه ولا كدر.

And a clear and cold day: meaning cold, or intensely cold, with no cloud in it and no turbidity.

استصفاه: أخذ منه صفوه، أي خياره.

He took its best: he took its pure part, meaning its choicest.

استخلصه؛ كاصطفاه.

He extracted it; like He chose it.

الاصطفاء تناول صفو الشيء؛ كما أن الاختيار تناول خيره؛ ومنه محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم مصطفاه، أي مختاره.

Al-istifaa' is taking the pure part of a thing; just as al-ikhtiyar is taking its good; and from this is Muhammad, peace be upon him, His chosen one, meaning His selected one.

واصطفى البنات على البنين.

And He preferred daughters over sons.

والصفي، كغني: ما اختاره الرئيس لنفسه قبل القسمة من فرس أو سيف أو جارية؛ وهو مجاز، والجمع الصفايا.

And al-safi, like ghani: what the leader chose for himself before the division, from a horse, or a sword, or a female slave; and this is metaphorical, and the plural is al-safaya.

والصفاة: الحجر الصلد الضخم الذي لا ينبت شيئا.

And al-safah: the large, hard stone that does not grow anything.

يقال في المثل: ما تندى صفاته.

It is said in the proverb: His characteristics do not soften.

كمثل صفوان عليه تراب.

Like a rock with dust upon it.

أصفى فلان من المال ومن الأدب: إذا خلا عنهما؛ نقله الجوهري، كأنه خلص منهما.

So-and-so became free from wealth and from literature: if he was free from them; transmitted by Al-Jawhari, as if he was purified from them.

إن الصفا والمروة من شعائر الله.

Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the signs of Allah.

والمصفاة، بالكسر: ما يصفى منه، وهو الراووق، والجمع المصافي، والعامة تقول المصفية.

And al-masfah, with kasr: what is purified from it, and it is the strainer, and the plural is al-masafi, and the common people say al-masfiyah.

وأول أيام البرد يقال له: صفية، كسمية، وثانيها صفوان.

And the first of the cold days is called: Safiyyah, like Sumayyah, and the second is Safwan.

صفاه تصفية: أزال القذى عنه؛ ومنه العسل المصفى.

He purified it with tasfiyah: he removed the impurity from it; and from this is the purified honey.

وفي الإناء صفوة من ماء أو خمر، بالكسر، أي قليل.

And in the container is a safwah of water or wine, with kasr, meaning a small amount.

وقرئ فاذكروا اسم الله عليها صوافي (10)، بالياء، يعني أنها خالصة لله تعالى.

And it was read: 'So remember the name of Allah upon them, standing' (10), with the ya', meaning they are exclusively for Allah, the Almighty.

وهما خليلان متصافيان.

And they are two sincere friends.

وأصفى الأمير دار فلان: أخذ ما فيها.

And the prince took possession of so-and-so's house: he took what was in it.

وأصفى الحافر: بلغ الصفا فارتدع، أي بلغ حجرا منعه من الحفر؛ وكذلك أكدى وأحجر.

And the digger reached bedrock: he reached the stone that prevented him from digging; likewise, he hit rock and encountered stones.