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صفّاهُ , inf. n. تَصْفِيَةٌ , He cleared, or clarified, it, namely, wine, or beverage, (S, TA,) by means of the رَاوُوق [or مِصْفَاة ]. (TA.) And He removed from it the floating particles, or motes, or the like, that had fallen into it; (TA;) or so صفّاهُ مِنَ القَذَى . (Msb.) ― -b2- And صفّى عَرَمَتَهُ , inf. n. as above, He winnowed his heap of trodden-out corn, or grain. (TA.)

صافاهُ , (S, M, K, TA,) inf. n. مُصَافَاةٌ , (TA,) (tropical:) He regarded him, or acted towards him, with reciprocal purity of mind, or sincerity; or with reciprocal purity, or sincerity, of love, or affection; syn. خَالَصَهُ ; (S in art. خلص ;) he rendered him true, or sincere, brotherly affection; (M, K, TA;) as also ↓ اصفاهُ ; (K;) or الوُدَّ ↓ اصفاهُ , (S, Msb,) or المَوَدَّةَ , (TA,) he rendered him pure, or sincere, love or affection; (S, Msb, TA;) and [in like manner] one says also صافاهُ الاـِخَا=ءَ . (TA.)

اصفاهُ الشَّىْءَ He made the thing to be his, or he assigned, or appropriated, to him the thing, purely, absolutely, or exclusively. (TA.) ― -b2- See also 3 in two places. ― -b3- And اصفاهُ (S, Msb, K, TA) بِالشَّىْءِ (S) or بِكَذَا (K, TA) (tropical:) He chose him in preference to others (S, Msb, K, TA) for, or to give him, the thing or such a thing; (S, K, TA;) and he distinguished him particularly, peculiarly, or specially, i. e. above, or from, or exclusively of, others, by the thing or by such a thing. (TA.) ― -b4- And اصفى عِيَالَهُ بِشَىْءٍ قَلِيلٍ (assumed tropical:) He contented, or satisfied, his family, or household, with something little, or scanty. (TA.) ― -b5- اصفى الأَمِيرُ دَارَ فُلَانٍ means (assumed tropical:) The prince, or governor, took what was in the house of such a one: (S, * TA:) and مَالَهُ ↓ استصفى (tropical:) He took all his property. (S, K, TA.) -A2- اصفى , intrans., (tropical:) He was, or became, destitute, or devoid, مِنَ المَالِ [of property], and مِنَ الأَدَبِ [of good education, good breeding, or polite accomplishments, &c.]: (S, K, TA:) as though clear thereof. (TA.) ― -b2- And (tropical:) He (a man, TA) became exhausted of his sperma by women: (Az, K, TA:) or he ceased from sexual intercourse. (IKtt, TA.) ― -b3- And اصفت said of a hen, (assumed tropical:) She ceased to lay eggs: (S, M, K, TA:) as though she became clear. (TA.) ― -b4- Hence, (TA,) اصفى said of a poet, (tropical:) He ceased to utter poetry, or to poetize. (S, M, A, K, * TA.) -A3- اصفى القَوْمُ The people had abundance of milk in their camels, and in their sheep or goats. (TA.) -A4- اصفى said of a digger, He reached stone ( صَفًا , M, TA, i. e. حَجَرًا , TA), so that he was repelled [thereby], (M, TA,) or prevented from digging [further]. (TA.)

تصفّى [It became cleared, or clarified]. (K in art. نطب .)

تَصَافَيْنَا We regarded one another, or acted reciprocally, with purity, or sincerity, [of mind, or] of love, or affection; syn. تَخَالَصْنَا . (S. [See also 3.])

اصطفاهُ : see 1, last sentence but one. ― -b2- Also He took it clear, limpid, or pure; (M, TA;) and so [accord. to SM, which, however, I think doubtful,] ↓ استصفاهُ , which is expl. in the K as signifying he reckoned it clear, limpid, or pure; though the former meaning is assigned in the M to اصطفاهُ only. (TA.) ― -b3- And He chose, made choice of, selected, elected, or preferred, it, (S, M, K,) namely, a thing; (M;) as also ↓ استصفاهُ . (M, K.) And اِصْطَفَيْتُ كَذَا عَلَى كَذَا I chose such a thing in preference to such a thing. (TA.) But اِصْطِفَا=ءُ ا@للّٰهِ عِبَادَهُ [sometimes means God's creating his servants pure; for it] is sometimes by his bringing them into existence clear from the admixture that is found in others: and sometimes it is by his choice and judgment. (TA.)

اـِسْتَصْفَوَ see 1, last sentence but one, in two places: ― -b2- see also 8, in two places: ― -b3- and see 4.

صَفًا Stones: or smooth stones: and one thereof is termed صَفَاةٌ : [i. e. the former word is a coll. gen. n., and the latter is its n. un.:] the two words being like حَصًى and حَصَاةٌ : (Msb:) or صَفَاةٌ signifies a smooth rock: (S:) or a hard and smooth stone, large, and such as does not give growth to anything: (M, K:) and the pl. of this is صَفًا [improperly thus termed a pl.] (S, M, K) and صَفَوَاتٌ , (M, K,) and (S, M, K) that of صَفًا , (M, K, *) not of صَفَاةٌ , (M,) أَصْفَا=ءٌ and صُفِىٌّ (S, M, K) and صِفِىٌّ : (M, K:) or صَفًا signifies stones that are broad and smooth: (ISk, TA:) and [accord. to F,] ↓ صَفْوَا=ءُ signifies the same as صَفَاةٌ , as also صَفْوَانَةٌ [in the CK erroneously written صَفْوَاة ], of which the pl. is ↓ صَفْوَانٌ and ↓ صَفَوَانٌ , (K,) which last is said by El-Háfidh to be a mistaken pronunciation of صَفْوَانٌ ; (TA;) [but correctly,] ↓ صَفْوَا=ءُ [which is a quasi-pl. n.] and ↓ صَفْوَانٌ [a coll. gen. n.] (As, T, S, M, TA) of which the sing. or n. un. is صَفْوَانَةٌ (S, M, TA) signify the same as صَفًا , (As, T, M, TA,) or stones, (S,) or soft, smooth stones; (TA;) or ↓ صَفْوَانٌ is used as a pl. and as a sing.; as a pl. meaning smooth stones, one of which is termed صَفْوَانَةٌ ; and as a sing., stone, or a stone: (Msb:) the dual of صَفًا is صَفَوَانِ . (ISk, TA.) مَا تَنْدَى صَفَاتُهُ is a prov., (S,) applied to the niggardly, like مَا يَبِضُّ حَجَرُهُ , (S, in art. بض ,) meaning (assumed tropical:) No good is obtained from him. (TA in that art.) And one says also, قَرَعَ صَفَاتَهُ , meaning (assumed tropical:) He im- pugned his character; blamed, or censured, him; or spoke against him. (Mgh in art. غمز .) ― -b2- الصَّفَا A certain place in Mekkeh (S, Msb) may be masc. or fem., as meaning either the مَكَان or the بُقْعَة . (Msb.) ― -b3- [ بِنْتُ صَفًا , accord. to Reiske, as stated by Freytag, signifies The echo.]

صَفْوٌ Clearness, limpidness, or purity; contr. of كَدَرٌ ; (M, K;) like [the inf. ns.] صَفَا=ءٌ and صُفُوٌّ [&c. when used as simple substs.: see 1, first sentence]. (K.) See also صَفَا=ءٌ , below. ― -b2- Also, and ↓ صَفْوَةٌ and ↓ صِفْوَةٌ and ↓ صُفْوَةٌ , (S, M, Msb, K,) but only with fet-h when without ة , (AO, S,) The clear, or pure, part, or portion, of a thing; (S, M, Msb, K;) the best, or choice, part, or portion; (TA;) and so ↓ صَفِىٌّ , (K, * TA,) of a thing. (K, TA.) One says المَا=ءِ ↓ صَفْوَةُ , (T, TA,) and المَالِ , (AO, T, S, TA,) and الا=خَا=ءِ , (T, TA,) and ↓ صِفْوَتُهُ , (AO, T, S, TA,) and ↓ صُفْوَتُهُ , (AO, S,) [i. e. The clear, or pure, part, or portion, or the best, or choice, of water, and of property, and of brothers,] but only صَفْوُ الاـِهَالَةِ [the clear, or pure, part, or portion, or the best, or choice, of the grease, or melted fat, &c.]. (T, TA.) And Mohammad is said to be ا@للّٰهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ ↓ صَفْوَةُ and ↓ مُصْطَفَاهُ [i. e. God's choice one, or elect, or favourite, of his creatures]: (S:) and [in like manner] Adam is said to be ا@للّٰهِ ↓ صَفِىُّ i. e. the chosen one, or elect, of God. (TA.)

صَفَاةٌ as meaning صَافِيَةٌ : see صَافٍ . -A2- Also n. un. of صَفًا [q. v.].

صَفْوَةٌ : see صَفْوٌ , in three places.

صُفْوَةٌ : see صَفْوٌ , in two places.

صِفْوَةٌ : see صَفْوٌ , in two places. ― -b2- One says also, فِى الاـِنَا=ءِ صِفْوَةٌ مِنْ مَا=ءٍ , or خَمْرٍ , i. e. [In the vessel is] a small quantity [of water, or of wine]. (M.)

صَفْوَا=ءُ : see صَفًا , in two places.

يَوْمٌ صَفْوَانُ , (S, M, K,) and ↓ صَافٍ , (M, K,) A day in which the sun is clear, and which is very cold: (S:) or a cold day, (K,) or a very cold day, (M,) without clouds and without thickness [of the air]. (M, K.) ― -b2- صَفْوَانُ is also a name of The second of the days of cold: (K, TA:) so called because the sky therein is clear of clouds: [as a proper name,] it is determinate, and imperfectly decl. (TA. [See also صُفَيَّةُ .]) -A2- صَفْوَانٌ [as a coll. gen. n., of which the n. un. is with ة ; and said to be used as a sing. and as a pl.]: see صَفًا , in three places.

صَفَوَانٌ : see صَفًا .

صَفَا=ءٌ an inf. n. of صَفَا . (S, M, &c. [See 1, first sentence.]) ― -b2- [It is often used by moderns as meaning (assumed tropical:) Serenity of life, and of the mind; freedom from trouble; comfort; content; complacency; happiness, joy, or pleasure: and so, sometimes, ↓ صَفْوٌ .] ― -b3- Also (tropical:) [Reciprocal purity or sincerity of mind, or of love or affection, or of brotherly affection; or pure, or sincere, reciprocal love &c.;] a subst, from صَافَاهُ . (TA.)

صَفِىٌّ : see صَافٍ . ― -b2- Also (tropical:) A friend who regards one, or behaves towards one, with reciprocal purity or sincerity of love or affection, or of brotherly affection: (S, * M, * K, TA:) pl. أَصْفِيَا=ءُ . (TA.) One says, فُلَانٌ صَفِىُّ فُلَانٍ (assumed tropical:) [Such a man is the friend &c. of such a man]: and فُلَانَةُ صَفِىُّ فُلَانٍ and صَفِيَّتُهُ (assumed tropical:) [Such a woman is the friend, &c. of such a man]. (Ham p. 430.) ― -b3- See also صَفْوٌ , in two places. ― -b4- Also (tropical:) The portion, of the spoil, which the chief, or commander, chooses for himself before the division; (S, Msb, K, TA;) and so ↓ صَفِيَّةٌ , of which the pl. is صَفَايَا : (S, Msb:) or, accord. to As, صَفَايَا is pl. of صَفِىٌّ , which signifies the portion which the chief chooses for himself, exclusively of his companions, such as the horse, and that which cannot be divided among the army: or, as AO says, the portion which the chief chose for himself, after [taking] the fourth part, such as the she-camel, and the horse, and the sword, and the girl or young woman; and thus it continued to be in the case of El-Islám, but the fourth became reduced to the fifth. (Msb.) ― -b5- Also, applied to a she-camel, (S, M, K,) and to a ewe, or she-goat, (S,) Abounding with milk; (S, M, K;) or so ↓ صَفِيَّةٌ : (Z, TA:) or the former, a she-camel whose milk lasts throughout the year: (IAar, TA in art. شكر :) pl. of the former, (Sb, S, M, K,) or of the latter, (Z, TA,) as above: (Sb, S, M, Z, K:) Sb says that it is not pluralized with ا and ت because the sing. is without ة . (M.) ― -b6- And A palm-tree ( نَخْلَةٌ ) abounding with fruit; (M, K;) or so ↓ صَفِيَّةٌ : (Z, TA:) pl. of the former, (TA,) or of the latter, as above. (Z, TA.)

صَفِيَّةٌ : see the next preceding paragraph, in three places.

صُفَيَّةُ a name of The first of the days of cold: (K, TA:) so called because the sky therein is clear of clouds. (TA. [See also صَفْوَانُ .])

صَافٍ Clear, limpid, or pure; free from كَدَر [or turbidness, &c.]; (Msb;) and so ↓ صَفِىٌّ , applied to anything. (M.) Applied to pasturage, the former word may mean Clear of dried-up leaves or similar rubbish: or it may be formed by transposition from صَايءِفٌ , meaning “ of the [season called] صَيْف , ” and so belonging to art. صيف . (M. [See also صَافٍ in another sense as formed by transposition from صَايءِفٌ , voce صَافٌ , in art. صوف .]) In the phrase اللَّوْنِ ↓ صَفَاةُ applied by the poet Kutheiyir-'Azzeh to honey ( جَنَاةُ النَّحْلِ ), and expl. as meaning Clear in respect of colour, [ISd says,] I think that صفاة is originally صَفِيَة , as a possessive epithet. (M.) [ صَافٍ is also applied to a sword, and the like, as meaning Bright, or free from rust.] And in the Kur xxii. 37, [instead of the common reading صَوَافَّ , pl. of صَافٌّ and صَافَّةٌ ,] some read صَوَافِىَ , [pl. of صَافِيَةٌ , as well as of صَافٍ applied to irrational animals,] as meaning that the animals there mentioned are [to be regarded as] things purely [or exclusively] belonging to God. (TA.) ― -b2- See also صَفْوَانُ . -A2- Also A certain fish, which [it is said] chews the cud; pl. صَوَافٍ . (TA.)

صَافِيَةٌ [fem. of صَافٍ , q. v. ― -b2- And also, as a subst.,] (tropical:) One of what are termed صَوَافِى الاـِمَامِ , which means the towns, or villages, of those who have rebelled against him, which the Imám [or Khaleefeh] chooses for himself [as his peculiar property]: (A, TA:) or, as in the T, الصَّوَافِى signifies what the Sultán appropriates exclusively to those persons whom he specially favours: or, as some say, it means the possessions and lands which their owners have abandoned, or of which the owners have died leaving no heirs thereof. (TA.)

مِصْفَاةٌ i. q. رَاوُوقٌ ; (S, MA, K, TA;) i. e. A strainer; (MA; [thus accord. to modern usage;]) a clarifier; i. e. a thing from which clearing, or clarifying, is effected; called by the vulgar مصفيَّة [i. e. مِصْفَيَّة , and also مِصْفَايَة ]: pl. مَصَافٍ . (TA.)

عَسَلٌ مُصَفًّى [Clarified honey; or] honey cleared of the floating particles, or motes, or the like, that had fallen into it. (TA.)

مُصْطَفًى : see صَفْوٌ , last sentence.