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Form 1وَصُفَ1 sense

Core sense — he reached the proper age for servicegenerated

1.1

He attained the proper age for service.

See an example in the K, under مُخَلَّدُونَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 1 shown of 13
37:159
سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)!

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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He attained to the proper age for service. (K.) See an ex. in the K, voce مُخَلَّدُونَ .
Form 4أَوْصَفَ1 sense

Core sense — he became of full stature and fit for servicegenerated

4.1he became of full stature, and fit for service—اِسْتَوْصَفَ

Said of a boy; the same meaning belongs to the headword.

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and اِسْتَوْصَفَ He (a boy) became of full stature, and fit for service. (Mgh.)
Form 8اِتَّصَفَ بِالعِلْمِ1 sense

Core sense — he was characterized by knowledgegenerated

8.1

[He was, or became, characterized, or he characterized himself, by knowledge, or science]. So in art. أَهْلٌ.

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[He was, or became, characterized, or he characterized himself, by knowledge, or science]. (Msb in art. أَهْلٌ .)
Form 10إِسْتَوْصَفَ1 sense

Core sense — he became of full stature and fit for servicegenerated

10.1

See form 4.

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see 4.

Derived nouns 2

Nounصِفَةٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a quality, an attribute; a description; an adjectivegenerated

1

A quality; an attribute; a property; or a description, meaning all the qualities or properties of a thing taken together; or the state, condition, or case of a thing.

So explained under صِنْفٌ and under صُورَةٌ.

See its synonym حَالٌ.

1.1an adjective—صِفَةٌ

In grammar, the same as نَعْتٌ.

1.2

A word denoting an attribute and a substance.

The term takes in the اسم فاعل, the اسم مفعول, the صفة مشبّهة, and the افعل التفضيل. (I'Ak, section الصفة المشبّهة باسم الفاعل.)

1.3[A simple epithet]—صِقَةٌ مُشَبَّهَةٌ

An adjective resembling an اسم فاعل.

1.4an adjective in which the substantive character predominates—صِفَةٌ غَالِبَةٌ
1.5a general term for an attributive word—صِفَةٌ

Lth and other old writers also apply it to an adverbial noun of place or time, and to a preposition.

It is so applied under art. عنل and elsewhere.

Fr applied it to the adverbial noun, under ظَرْفٌ, and to the preposition as well.

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A quality; an attribute; a property; or a description, as meaning the aggregate of the qualities or attributes or properties of a thing; or the state, condition, or case, of a thing. So explained voce صِنْفٌ , and voce صُورَةٌ . See its syn. حَالٌ . صِفَةٌ in grammar, The same as نَعْتٌ , An epithet. (K.) A word denoting an attribute ( مَعْنًى ) and a substance ( ذَات ). Under this term are comprised the اسم فاعل , the اسم مفعول , the صفة مشبّهة , and the افعل التفضيل . (I'Ak, sect. الصفة المشبّهة باسم الفاعل .) صِقَةٌ مُشَبَّهَةٌ [A simple epithet]; an epithet resembling an اسم فاعل . صِفَةٌ غَالِبَةٌ An epithet in which the substantive character predominates. صِفَةٌ , as a general term for an attributive word, is also applied by Lth and other old writers to An adverbial n. of place or time, and to a preposition. It is so applied in the L and TA, art. عنل , &c. It was applied to the former by Fr, (T, voce ظَرْفٌ ,) and to the latter also. (L, TA, ubi supra.)
Nounبَيْعُ المُوَاصَفَةِ1 sense

Core sense — a sale of something by description, not present for inspectiongenerated

1

See form 3 in art. روض.

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: see 3 in art. روض .