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Examining Root: صفو (ṣfw)

Definition:
It became clear/limpid/pure (often said of a drink), opposite of Kaf-Dal-Ra, free from turbidness/thickness/muddiness, free from admixture, became cloudless (said of air/atmosphere, but also said of love/life/mind/heart), clear/pure/best/choice/favoured part/potion, clear/clarify, true/sincere, distinguish particularly/specially, select/elect/prefer, serenity of life, comfort, reciprocal sincerity/purity.
Take the best of, to choose in preference to, grant to another a preference in the choice of anything.
Abound with milk (said of a she-camel/ewe/goat/sheep), palm-tree heavy with fruit,
Reached stone (said of a digger).
The portion of the spoil, which the chief/commander chooses for himself before the division.
Become destitute/devoid.
Stone, smooth stone/rock, stone that doesn't give growth to anything, hard broad stone, a certain place in Mecca.

Total Qur’anic Occurrences: 17

Lemmata Based on This Root: 5

Breakdown of Appearances

Verb: 14

Form
I:	0
II:	0
III:	0
IV:	2
V:	0
VI:	0
VII:	0
VIII:	12
VIX:	0
IX:	0
XI:	0
XII:	0

Gender
Masculine:	11
Feminine:	0
Unassigned:	3

Person
1st:	3
2nd:	0
3rd:	11

Number
Singular:	12
Dual:	0
Plural:	2

Noun: 3

Case
Nominative:	0
Accusative:	0
Genitive:	3

Gender
Masculine:	3
Feminine:	0

Number
Singular:	2
Dual:	0
Plural:	1

Formula
Appears in 13 Root-Based Formulae and lies behind 4 Lemma-Based Formulae
Root Formulae	Root-Plus-Particle-Pronoun Formulae	Lemma Formulae
Length 3: 0 Length 4: 0 Length 5: 0	Length 3: 10 Length 4: 3 Length 5: 0	Length 3: 4 Length 4: 0 Length 5: 0

Glosses for this Root
chose (x2) the chosen ones (x1) purified (x1) We have chosen (x1) and chosen you (x1) Then has your Lord chosen (for) you (x1) has chosen him (x1) surely, He (could) have chosen (x1) have chosen you (x1)	We chose him (x1) Has He chosen (x1) and He has chosen (for) you (x1) chooses (x1) (that of a) smooth rock (x1) (has) chosen you (x1) has chosen (x1)

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