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Ṣarf
(3,028 words)
1. Definition
Ṣarf, originally meaning ‘shifting a thing from one state or condition to another’ (Lane 1863–1893:II, 1680; Ibn Manẓūr,
Lisān IV, 2434), is used in Arabic grammar as the technical term for morphology. It is linked with
taṣrīf, which also has to do with change, and originally meant ‘the turning of the winds from one state or condition, to another’ (Lane 1863–1893:II, 1681; Ibn Manẓūr,
Lisān IV, 2435). In relation to language, the science of
taṣrīf is usually called
ʿilm aṣ-ṣarf. Both indicate a change in the form of words, and both are used indiscriminately to …
Date:
2018-04-01
