صفد

In view of the restricted meanings, exposing only denominal verbs, probably an Aramaic borrowing, with the original form seen in Classical Syriac ܨܦܕܐ (ṣep̄dā, “book binding; pitcher of wine”), evidently only two fragments of a more general meaning, suggested by Jewish Palestinian Aramaic צפד (ṣfd, “to weave”). The other Arabic form صِفَاد (ṣifād) is secondary, a pattern popular for fasteners and instruments of a certain kind, see شِكَال (šikāl), or even back-formed in dialects from the plural as with زِنَاد (zinād) instead of زَنْد (zand). Probably to be traced to a biliteral root, found in ܨܦܘܦܐ (ṣappūp̄ā, “fetters, clogs”), Arabic ضَفَّ (ḍaffa, “to push, to throng, to jam”), extended in Arabic ضَفَرَ (ḍafara, “to weave, to plait”), while صَفَّ (ṣaffa, “to line”) may be an Aramaic borrowing again. Arabic كِبْل (kibl) and قَيْد (qayd) are also Aramaisms.

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.fa.da/

صَفَدَ • (ṣafada) I (non-past يَصْفِدُ (yaṣfidu), verbal noun صَفْد (ṣafd) or صُفُود (ṣufūd))

1. to bind, to tie, to shackle, to fetter

• IPA^(key): /sˤaf.fa.da/

صَفَّدَ • (ṣaffada) II (non-past يُصَفِّدُ (yuṣaffidu), verbal noun تَصْفِيد (taṣfīd))

1. to bind, to tie, to shackle, to fetter

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.fad/

صَفَد • (ṣafad) m (plural أَصْفَاد (ʔaṣfād))

1. chain, shackles
2. (obsolete) present, donation, something bound to be gifted to someone

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew צְפַת (ṣəp̄aṯ). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.fad/

صَفَد • (ṣafad) f

1. Safed (a city in the historical region of Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel)

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• “ṣpwp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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• “ṣpp²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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From Arabic صَفَد (ṣafad).

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.fad/, [ˈsˤɑfɑdˤ]

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صفد • (ṣafad) f

1. Safed (a city in the historical region of Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel)