صَرَفَ (ṣarafa)to spend
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb صَرَفَ (ṣarafa) — “to spend”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): صَرَفَ يَصْرِفُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| صَرَفَ ṣarafa | يَصْرِفُ yaṣrifu | اِصْرِفْ aiṣrif | صَرْف ṣarf |
Conjugation (2): صَرَّفَ يُصَرِّفُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| صَرَّفَ ṣaraafa | يُصَرِّفُ yuṣariifu | صَرِّفْ ṣariif | تَصْرِيف taṣrīf |
Meanings & examples
1. to spend
- صَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ المَالَ.The man spent the money.
- صَرَفَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ أَرْبَاحًا كَبِيرَةً.The company paid out large profits.
- لَمْ يَصْرِفْ شَيْئًا لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ.He did not spend anything for that.
2. to conjugate
- صَرِّفِ الفِعْلَ "كَتَبَ" فِي المَاضِي.Conjugate the verb "kataba" in the past tense.
- يُصَرِّفُ الطَّالِبُ الأَفْعَالَ بِسُهُولَةٍ بَعْدَ التَّدْرِيبِ.The student conjugates verbs easily after practice.
- هَلْ صَرَّفْتَ جَمِيعَ الأَفْعَالِ الَّتِي طَلَبْتُهَا مِنْكَ؟Did you conjugate all the verbs I asked you for?
3. to turn away
- صَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ الشَّاشَةِ.He turned his face away from the screen.
- صَرَفَ الْأَبُ ابْنَهُ عَنِ اللَّعِبِ لِيُذَاكِرَ دُرُوسَهُ.The father turned his son away from playing to study his lessons.
- حَاوَلَ الْفَنَّانُ أَنْ يَصْرِفَ انْتِبَاهَ الْجُمْهُورِ عَنِ الْأَخْطَاءِ الصَّغِيرَةِ فِي عَرْضِهِ.The artist tried to turn the audience's attention away from the small mistakes in his performance.
4. to arrange
5. to avert
- صَرَفَ اللَّهُ الشَّرَّ عَنَّا.May Allah avert evil from us.
- حَاوَلَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَصْرِفَ انْتِبَاهَ الأَطْفَالِ عَنِ الخَطَرِ.The man tried to avert the children's attention from the danger.
- أَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِإِمْكَانِكَ أَنْ تَصْرِفَ هَذِهِ المُشْكِلَةَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ أُخْرَى؟Couldn't you have averted this problem in another way?
6. to be diptote
- صَرَفَ النَّحْوِيُّ الِاسْمَ إِذَا لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنَ التَّنْوِينِ.The grammarian says a noun is 'sarafa' (fully inflected) if he does not prevent it from tanwin.
- صَرَفَ الْعَرَبُ بَعْضَ الْأَعْلَامِ لِخِفَّتِهَا.The Arabs made some proper nouns fully inflected due to their lightness.
- صَرَفَ الْكَلِمَةَ لِأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَسْتَوْفِ شُرُوطَ الْمَنْعِ.He made the word fully inflected because it did not meet the conditions for being diptote.
7. to cash
- صَرَفْتُ الشِّيكَ مِنْ الْبَنْكِ الْيَوْمَ لِتَغْطِيَةِ النَّفَقَاتِ.I cashed the check from the bank today to cover expenses.
- يَصْرِفُ الْعُمَّالُ رَوَاتِبَهُمْ فِي نِهَايَةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ.The workers cash their salaries at the end of every month.
- هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَصْرِفَ لِي هَذَا الْمَبْلَغَ الصَّغِيرَ؟Can you cash this small amount for me?
8. to change, to direct
- صَرَّفَ الْمُدِيرُ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ إِلَى أَقْسَامٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ لِزِيَادَةِ الْإِنْتَاجِيَّةِ.The manager directed the employees to different departments to increase productivity.
- يُصَرِّفُ الْمُهَنْدِسُ الْمِيَاهَ الزَّائِدَةَ عَنِ الْحَقْلِ إِلَى الْقَنَاةِ.The engineer directs the excess water from the field to the canal.
- صَرَّفَ الْحَكِيمُ الْأُمُورَ بِحِكْمَةٍ لِتَجَنُّبِ الْمَشَاكِلِ.The wise man directed matters wisely to avoid problems.
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