التَّصْرِيفُ
Root: صرف
Form: 2
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التَّصْرِيفُII
[in its primary acceptation is like الصَّرْفُ in the primary acceptation of the latter, but generally relates to several objects, or is used in an intensive sense]: see 1, first sentence: it signifies The turning of the winds from one state or condition, to another; or from one direction, or course, or way, to another; and so of the torrents, and of the horse, and of affairs, and of the verses of the Kur-án; the making of the winds to very, or differ; and so of the clouds; the changing of the winds to south and north [&c.] and hot and cold [&c.]; or the making of the winds to be south and north, and east and west, and to be of various sorts in their kinds: or تَصْرِيفُ
الآيَاتِ signifies [the varying, or diversifying, of the verses of the Kur-án, by repeating them in different forms; or] the making of the verses of the Kur-án distinct [in their meanings by repeating and varying them, as expl. by many of the expositors in the instances occurring in vi. 46 and 65 and 105, and xlvi. 26].
2 It signifies also The deriving one word from another [by modification of the form for the purpose of modifying the meaning; including what we term the declining of nouns (like الصَّرْفُ) and the conjugating of verbs]. [The science of التَّصْرِيف in language is commonly termed عِلْمُ.]
3 In relation to property, or money, see 1, near the middle of the paragraph.
4 And in relation to speech, see 1, near the middle of the paragraph.
5 One says also, صرّف الشَّىْءَ, Verbal.Noun as above, meaning He employed the thing in other [i. e. more] than one way; as though he turned it from one way to another way.
6 And [hence,] صَرَّفْتُهُ فِى الأَمْرِ, or فِى أَمْرِى, speaking of a man, i. q. قَلَّبْتُهُ [meaning I employed him to act in whatsoever way he pleased, according to his own judgment or discretion or free will, or I made him a free agent, in the disposal, or management, of the affair, or my affair: or
7 [Hence also, صرّف الفَرَسَ He exercised the horse.]
def.2 صرّف الشَّرَابَ: and صرّف الخَمْرَ: see 1, latter half.
2 It signifies also The deriving one word from another [by modification of the form for the purpose of modifying the meaning; including what we term the declining of nouns (like الصَّرْفُ) and the conjugating of verbs]. [The science of التَّصْرِيف in language is commonly termed عِلْمُ.]
3 In relation to property, or money, see 1, near the middle of the paragraph.
4 And in relation to speech, see 1, near the middle of the paragraph.
5 One says also, صرّف الشَّىْءَ, Verbal.Noun as above, meaning He employed the thing in other [i. e. more] than one way; as though he turned it from one way to another way.
6 And [hence,] صَرَّفْتُهُ فِى الأَمْرِ, or فِى أَمْرِى, speaking of a man, i. q. قَلَّبْتُهُ [meaning I employed him to act in whatsoever way he pleased, according to his own judgment or discretion or free will, or I made him a free agent, in the disposal, or management, of the affair, or my affair: or
7 [Hence also, صرّف الفَرَسَ He exercised the horse.]
def.2 صرّف الشَّرَابَ: and صرّف الخَمْرَ: see 1, latter half.
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