Ṣafwān
صَفْوَان
Say it saf-WAAN
A smooth rock
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 2:264
- Also spelled
- Safwan, Safwaan, Safouane
Meaning & source
A smooth, hard rock.
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وَكَذَلِكَ الصَّفْوانُ واحدَته صَفوانةٌ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 14, p. 464 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)