سَفَا
Root: سفو
Form: 1
Full Definition
def.2 سَفَتِ الرِّيحُ التُّرابَ, Present.T تَسْفِي, Verbal.Noun سَفْيٌ, The wind raised the dust, or made it to fly, and carried it away, or dispersed it; and cast it: or bore it, carried it, or carried it away; as also , a dial. var. of weak authority, mentioned by Sgh on the authority of Fr; [or it may be thus expl. by a mistake originating from the fact that] IAar mentions سَفَتِ الرِّيحُ and أسْفَتْ, [as syn.,] but [in a sense to be expl. hereafter,] not making either of them trans.: [and الرِّيحُ التُّرَابَ occurs in the M and L in art. سنف:] and تَسْفِي بِهِ, relating to the wind and the dust, also occurs; the ب being redundant, or added because the verb implies the meaning of رَمَت [which is trans. by means of بِ].
2 And سَفَتِ الرِيحُ The wind blew; as also . And سَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ الرِيَاحُ [The winds blew upon him, or it].
3 And سَفَى التُّرَابُ, Present.T يَسْفِى, [The dust, or earth, poured down,] the verb being intrans. as well as trans. (Ham p. 454. [It is there indicated that the meaning is اِنْهَالَ.])
def.3 سَفِىَ: see سَفًا, below.
def.4 سَفِيَتْ يَدُهُ His hand became much cracked, or chapped, in consequence of. work.
def.5 And سَفِىَ, [Present.T يَسْفَى,] Verbal.Noun سَفًا and سَفَآءٌ, He was, or became, lightwitted; or unwise, witless, or destitute of wisdom or understanding; i. q. سَفِهَ, Verbal.Noun سَفَهٌ and سَفَاهٌ; as also .
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