Arabic

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Root
س ع ف (s ʕ f)
4 terms

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سَعَفَ (saʕafa) I, non-past يَسْعَفُ‎ (yasʕafu)

  1. to aid, to rescue
  2. to manage (بـ (b-) or acc. something)
  3. (passive voice) to happen to (acc.) someone

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سَعِفَ (saʕifa) I, non-past يَسْعَفُ‎ (yasʕafu)

  1. to be cracked, to scale off around the nail

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سَعَّفَ (saʕʕafa) II, non-past يُسَعِّفُ‎ (yusaʕʕifu) (Classical Arabic)

  1. to mix incenses with aromatic oils, to add up to the fragrance

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سَعَف (saʕafm (collective, singulative سَعَفَة f (saʕafa), plural سُعُوف (suʕūf))

  1. (collective) palm leaves, palm branches (having leaves)
    Coordinate term: (branch stripped of leaves) جَرِيد (jarīd)

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  • Now used almost exclusively as سَعَفُ نَخِيل (saʕafu naḵīl, branches of palms)

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Noun

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سَعْف (saʕfm (plural سُعُوف (suʕūf))

  1. utensil, commodity, article of merchandise

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سَعْف (saʕf) (Classical Arabic)

  1. vile, mean

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