Ṣafā
صَفَا
Say it SA-faa
Smooth stones; hill of Makkah
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 2:158
- Also spelled
- Safa, Safaa, Safah
Meaning & source
Smooth, clear stones; one of the two hills of the saʿy at Makkah.
In the Qurʾān this word only appears with the article (2:158); the bare form is copied from Lisān al-ʿArab.
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ابْنُ السِّكِّيتِ: الصَّفا العريضُ مِنَ الحِجارَةِ الأَمْلَسُ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 14, p. 464 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)