صفصاف

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صفصاف

/sˤaf.sˤaːf/

Where it comes from

From the root ص ف ف (ṣ f f) meaning to be in rows, to grow parallel, possibly in reference to the branch shape. Alternatively, from this sense of being side by side there is also the meaning to gather together at water, as willows are prone to do. There is potentially also a connection to the onomatopoeic sense of whistling, to rustle, perhaps semantically related to "weeping" in English weeping willow. Cognate to Hebrew צַפְצָפָה (ṣap̄ṣāp̄á, “willow; vines or dangling vine-like branches”).

noun صَفْصَاف · ṣafṣāf · صَفْصَافَة · صَفَاصِف · الصَّفْصَاف

collective willow (Salix gen. et spp.)
Similar: خِلَاف, غَرَب

In English

willow tree

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"صفصاف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

صفصاف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%81

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"صفصاف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صفصاف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}