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صَافَ

Root: صيف

Form: 1

Full Definition

صَافَI , Present.T يَصِيفُ, Verbal.Noun صَيْفٌ, He, or it, remained, stayed, dwelt, or abode, during the [season called] صَيْف, or during his, or their, صَيْف, or during a صَيْف, بِهِ in it, i. e. in a place; as also , and تصيّف ; and بِالمَكَانِ is like [probably a mistranscription for تَصَيَّفَ, of which اِصَّيَّفَ is a var., and of which, together with one of this var., an ex. will be found in what follows]: you say, صِفْتُ بِمَكَانِ كَذَا [I remained during the صَيْف in such a place], and in like manner صِفْتُهُ, and , and [probably a mistranscription for , as seems to be indicated by what here follows]: a Hudhalee says, تَصَيَّفْتُ نُعْمَانَ وَٱصَّيَّفَتْ [I remained during the صَيْف in Noamán, and she remained during the صَيْف].
2 And صِيفَتِ الأَرْضُ, a verb of the class of عُنِىَ, originally صُيِفَت, The land was rained upon by the rain of the [season called] صَيْف. And صِفْنَا, of the measure فُعِلْنَا, like خُرِفْنَا and رُبِعْنَا, We were rained upon by the rain of the صَيْف: and in like manner .

def.2 صاف السَّهْمُ عَنِ الهَدَفِ, Present.T يَصِيفُ, Verbal.Noun صَيْفٌ and صَنيْفُوفَةٌ and مَصِيفٌ, The arrow turned aside from the butt: a dial. var. of صاف having for its Present.T يَصُوفُ and Verbal.Noun صَوْفٌ.
2 And صاف الفَحْلُ عَنْ طَرُوقَتِهِ The stallion-camel turned away from covering the female that he had covered.
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