سفك

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Form 1سَفَكَ2 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarسَفْكٌ

Core sense — he shed blood, tears, or water; he poured out speechgenerated

1.1

Muḍāriʿ سَفِكَ and سَفُكَ.

He shed, poured out, or made to run or flow blood, and tears, and water, and any liquid, but apparently most especially blood.

1.1.1figurative · مجازhe poured out speech profusely, hastily, or quickly—سَفَكَ الكَلَامَ

Maṣdar as above.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

2:30

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."

2:84

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ لَا تَسْفِكُونَ دِمَآءَكُمْ وَلَا تُخْرِجُونَ أَنفُسَكُم مِّن دِيَـٰرِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ

And remember We took your covenant (to this effect): Shed no blood amongst you, nor turn out your own people from your homes: and this ye solemnly ratified, and to this ye can bear witness.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. سَفِكَ (S, M, O, Msb, K) and سَفُكَ , (O, Msb, TA, &c.,) inf. n. سَفْكٌ , (S, O, Msb,) He shed, poured forth, or caused to run or flow, blood, (S, O, Msb, K, TA,) and tears, (S, O, Msb, TA,) and water, and any fluid or liquid, but app. most especially blood. (TA.) And [hence,] سَفَكَ الكَلَامَ , (K,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) He poured forth speech profusely, (K, TA,) with haste, or quickly. (TA.)

Form 2سفّكهُ1 sense

maṣdarتَسْفِيكٌ

Core sense — he gave his guest food to satisfy him before the morning mealgenerated

2.1

He fed him, that is, his guest, with something to content, or satisfy, him, [so as to allay the craving of his stomach,] before the morning-meal.

Same in meaning as لَمَّجَهُ.

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,inf. n. تَسْفِيكٌ , He fed him (i. e. his guest) with something whereby to content, or satisfy, him, [so as to allay the craving of his stomach,] before the morning-meal; i. q. لَمَّجَهُ (O, TA.)

Form 6تسافكوا دِمَآءَهُمْ1 sense

Core sense — they shed one another's bloodgenerated

6.1

[They contended together in shedding one another's blood.]

Mentioned under the article نجز.

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[They contended together in the mutual shedding of blood]. (TA in art. نجز )

Form 7اسفك1 sense

Core sense — it was shed, it poured out, it flowedgenerated

7.1

Said of blood, and tears, and water, and any liquid: it was shed, poured out, or made to run or flow; or it poured out, or flowed.

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, said of blood, (K, TA,) and tears, and water, and any fluid or liquid, (TA,) It was, or became, shed, poured forth, or caused to run or flow; or it poured forth, or flowed. (K, TA.)

Derived nouns 7

Nounسُفْكَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a portion of food given to a guest before the morning mealgenerated

A portion of food presented to a guest, to content, or satisfy, him, [so as to allay the craving of his stomach,] before the morning-meal; like لُمْجَةٌ.

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A portion of food that is presented to a guest, to content, or satisfy, him, [so as to allay the craving of his stomach,] before the morningmeal; like لُمْجَةٌ . (IAar, O, K. *)

Nounسَفُوكٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who sheds much blood; a great liar; the soulgenerated

See سَفَّاكٌ, in two places.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also the soul: [like كَذُوبٌ, apparently because of its readiness to lie.]

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: see سَفَّاكٌ , in two places. Also The soul: (K:) [like كَذُوبٌ : app. because of its proneness to lying.]

Nounسَفِيكٌ1 sense

Core sense — shed, poured out, made to flowgenerated

Blood, and tears, and water, and any liquid, that is shed, poured out, or made to run or flow; as also مَسْفُوكٌ.

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Blood, (K, TA,) and tears, and water, and any fluid or liquid, (TA,) Shed, poured forth, or caused to run or flow; as also مَسْفُوكٌ (K, TA.)

Nounسَفَّاكٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who sheds much blood; eloquent; a great liargenerated

1a great shedder of blood—سَفَّاكٌ لِلدِّمَآءِ

One who sheds blood, and tears, much; [as also سَفُوكٌ.]

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also eloquent; an able speaker.

1.2figurative · مجاز

Also lying; a great, or habitual, liar; as also سَفُوكٌ or سَفُوكٌ بَالكَلَامِ.

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One who sheds blood, and tears, much; (Msb;) [as also سَفُوكٌ .] You say سَفَّاكٌ لِلدِّمَآءِ A great shedder of blood. (TA.) And Eloquent; (Kr, K;) an able speaker. (S, K.) And Mendacious; a great, or habitual, liar; (TA;) as also سَفُوكٌ , (K,) or سَفُوكٌ بَالكَلَامِ (TA.)

Nounسَافِكٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — shedding, or pouring out, blood and tearsgenerated

1eyes shedding, or pouring out, tears—عُيُونٌ سَوَافِكُ

Shedding, or pouring out, blood and tears [&c.].

1.1tears pouring out—دُمُوعٌ سَوَافِكُ

Properly it means ذَوَاتُ سَفْكٍ [having a shedding or pouring out], the latter word being plural of سَافِكَةٌ, as it is used in a verse of Mutemmim Ibn-Nuweyreh; but the obviously right expression is مَسْفُوكَةٌ.

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Shedding, or pouring forth, blood and tears [&c.]. (Msb.) You say عُيُونٌ سَوَافِكُ Eyes shedding, or pouring forth, tears. (TA.) And دُمُوعٌ سَوَافِكُ [Tears pouring forth; properly] meaning ذَوَاتُ سَفْكٍ [having a shedding or pouring forth], the latter word being pl. of سَافِكَةٌ : so as used in a verse of Mutemmim Ibn-Nuweyreh: but the obviously-right expression is مَسْفُوكَةٌ (Ham p. 370.)

Nounمِسْفَكٌ1 sense

Core sense — talking much, talkativegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Talking much; talkative.

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Loquacious; garrulous. (K, * TA.)

Nounمِسْفُوكٌ1 sense

Core sense — shed, poured out, made to flowgenerated

See سَفِيكٌ and سَافِكٌ.

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: See سَفِيكٌ and سَافِكٌ .