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شعف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

شَعَفٌ ذ : see شَعَفَةٌ, in two places. ― -b2- Also The upper, or uppermost, part of the hump of the camel: (O, K:) Lth says that it is like the heads of truffles, and the three stones upon which the cooking-pot is placed, that are round in their upper, or uppermost, parts. (O.) -A2- Also Vehemence of love: (L:) [or simply love: for] one says, أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ شَعَفَهُ, meaning [ He cast ] his love [ upon him, or it ]; as also شَغَفَهُ. (TA.)

Derived headwords

شَعَفٌ
  1. 1.
أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ شَعَفَهُ