Arabic edit

Root
ص ف ع (ṣ-f-ʕ)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

صَفَعَ (ṣafaʕa) I, non-past يَصْفَعُ‎ (yaṣfaʕu) (transitive)

  1. to smack; to slap, to cuff
    Synonyms: لَطَمَ (laṭama), لَطَشَ (laṭaša)
  2. to slam
    صَفَعَتْ البَابَ بِسَبَبِ الغَضَب
    ṣafaʕat al-bāba bisababi l-ḡaḍab
    She slammed the door because of the anger.

Conjugation edit