# Sad-Fe-Nun — صفن (Sfn)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Sfn

- **Meaning:** To stand on three feet (as a horse). safinaat - horses standing on three feet, well-bred coursing horses.
- **Derived forms:** صَّٰفِنَٰت (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ — l-ṣāfinātu · "excellent bred steeds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · genitive case

اِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُۙ

Ith AAurida AAalayhi bilAAashiyyiassafinatu aljiyad

When there were presented to him in the evening standing steeds,

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-31.md_

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