صَفَا
Root: صفو
Form: 1
Full Definition
صَفَاI
, Present.T يَصْفُو, Verbal.Noun صَفَآءٌ and صُفُوٌّ and صَفْوٌ and صَفْوَةٌٰ and صِفْوَةٌ, said of wine, or beverage, or of water, or of a thing, It was, or became, clear, limpid, or pure; contr. of
كَدِرَ; or free from
الكَدَر [i. e. turbidness, thickness, or muddiness]; or free from admixture. And, said of the air, or atmosphere, It was, or became, cloudless; free from any particle of cloud. [And it is also said, tropically, of life; and of the mind, or heart; and of love, or affection; &c.]
2 صَفَتْ, Present.T تَصْفُو; and صَفُوتْ; said of a she-camel, and of a ewe, or she-goat, She abounded with milk.
def.2 صَفَا الشَّىْءَ He took the clear, or pure, part, or portion, of the thing; as also صَفْوَهُ; and [alone] signifies the same; as also اصطفاهُ ; or he took the best, or choice, part, or portion, of it. You say, صَفَوْتُ القِدْرَ I took the clear, or pure, part, or portion, [of the contents] of the cooking-pot.
2 صَفَتْ, Present.T تَصْفُو; and صَفُوتْ; said of a she-camel, and of a ewe, or she-goat, She abounded with milk.
def.2 صَفَا الشَّىْءَ He took the clear, or pure, part, or portion, of the thing; as also صَفْوَهُ; and [alone] signifies the same; as also اصطفاهُ ; or he took the best, or choice, part, or portion, of it. You say, صَفَوْتُ القِدْرَ I took the clear, or pure, part, or portion, [of the contents] of the cooking-pot.
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