سفك الدم

Arabic

Verb

سَفَكَ الدَّمَ • (safaka d-dama)

  1. to shed blood, to kill or wound violently
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:30:
      أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَاءَ
      ʔatajʕalu fīhā man yufsidu fīhā wayasfiku d-dimāʔa
      Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood

Noun

سَفْك الدَّم • (safk ad-damm

  1. bloodshed (violence and murder)