Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

صَفُوحٌ

Root: صفح

Full Definition

صَفُوحٌ One who has the quality of turning away from the crimes, sins, faults, or offences, of others, and of forgiving; [or rather wont to turn away &c.;] as also صَفَّاحٌ : الصَّفُوحُ, as an epithet applied to God, means the Very Forgiving; or He who forgives much.
2 And Generous; because the generous man forgives those who act injuriously towards him.
3 And A woman who turns away from one; who forsakes one's society: as though not giving aught but her side.


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