Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

سَفُونٌ

Root: سفن

Full Definition

سَفُونٌ A wind that blows upon the surface of the earth [app. removing the dust]; as also سَافِنَةٌ : or the former, a wind always blowing: and ↓ the latter signifies a wind as though wiping the surface of the earth; or paring it; or [simply] a wind; and its pl. is سَوَافِنُ.


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