سافل

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Arabic[edit]

Root
س ف ل (s-f-l)

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
س ف ل (s-f-l)

Derived from the active participle of سَفُلَ (safula, to go down).

Adjective[edit]

سَافِل (sāfil) (feminine سَافِلَة (sāfila), common plural سَفَلَة (safala), masculine plural سَافِلون, feminine plural سَافِلَات (sāfilāt))

  1. loathsome, despicable, lowly, contemptible
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

سَافِل (sāfil) (feminine سَافِلَة (sāfila), common plural سَفَلَة (safala), masculine plural سَافِلُون (sāfilūn))

  1. contemptible person, lowlife
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Descendants[edit]
  • Maltese: siefel