Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

صَفُوفٌ

Root: صف

Full Definition

صَفُوفٌ A she-camel that yields a row of bowls of her milk (تَصُفُّ أَقْدَاحًا مِنْ لَبَنِهَا S, O, K) when she is milked, because of the abundance of her milk: or for which two vessels are set side by side (يُصَفُّ), and which fills them: or that sets her fore legs evenly, side by side, (تَصُفُّ يَدَيْهَا, [see 1,]) on the occasion of being milked. [See an ex. in a verse cited voce صُوفٌ. And see also ضَفُوفٌ.]


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