سَفْن
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Highlights
Plural
سُفُن
Other plural
سَفَائِن
Most common words from the same root
Noun
سَفَّان
shipbuilder
سَفِينَة in English
Noun · feminine
- ship, vessel
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلطُّوفَانُ وَهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَ ٱلسَّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا آيَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَAnd We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them nine hundred and fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers. But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:14-15
Word origin
From Aramaic סְפינִתָּא / ܣܦܻܝܢܬܳܐ (sǝp̄īntā).
Words from the root س-ف-ن
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَفَنَ
· present يَسْفِنُ
Form I · The plain action
to skin, to peel, to strip; to scrape off the surface of; to sweep the surface of the ground, blowing the dust off it or grinding it fine
سُفُون
سَافِن
مَسْفُون
سَفَّنَ
· present يُسَفِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to smooth, to plane, to pare
تَسْفِين
مُسَفِّن
مُسَفَّن
سَفِينَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَفِينَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | سُفُن |
| Alternative plurals | سَفَائِن |
سَفِينَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
ship
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلطُّوفَانُ وَهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَ ٱلسَّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا آيَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَAnd We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them nine hundred and fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers. But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:14-15
From a fully vowelled text
بِرِيحٍ شَرْقِيَّةٍ تَكْسِرُ سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ.Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.Psalms 48:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلَمَّا دَخَلاَ السَّفِينَةَ سَكَنَتِ الرِّيحُ.And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.Matthew 14:32, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ السَّفِينَةَ تَبِعَهُ تَلاَمِيذُهُ.And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.Matthew 8:23, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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