مصفى

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place from صَفَا (ṣafā, to be pure).

Root
ص ف و (ṣ-f-w)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /masˤ.fan/

Noun

مَصْفًى • (maṣfan) m (plural مَصَافٍ (maṣāfin), plural construct state مَصَافِي (maṣāfī))

  1. refinery, purification plant
  2. (nonstandard) colander, searce
    • 2023 December 7, ريهام الصواف, “طريقة عمل الكاتشب في البيت، للتوفير في الميزانية”, in ڤيتو:
      توضع في مصفى كبير ثم تصفي جيدا للتخلص من القطع الكبيرة واستخلاص الصلصة الناعمة المنكهة فقط.
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Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of صَفَّى (ṣaffā, to purify, to refine).

Pronunciation

  • (indefinite): IPA(key): /mu.sˤaf.fan/
  • (definite): IPA(key): /mu.sˤaf.faː/

Adjective

مُصَفًّى • (muṣaffan) (feminine مُصَفَّاة (muṣaffāh), masculine plural مُصَفَّوْن (muṣaffawn), feminine plural مُصَفَّيَات (muṣaffayāt))

  1. refined, purified
Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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