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شفع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

شَافِعٌ ذ [act. part. n. of 1, q. v. ― -b2- Hence], applied to a she-camel, (tropical:) Having a young one in her belly and another following her: (Fr, Sh, S, Mgh, K, TA:) or applied in this sense to a ewe or she-goat: (K:) or, thus applied, having her young one with her: (A'Obeyd, S, Mgh:) thus called because her young one has made her to be one of a pair [with it], or because she has made it to be one of a pair [with her]: (A'Obeyd, S, K:) and ↓ شَفُوعٌ, thus applied, signifies the same as شَافِعٌ: and one says also, هٰذِهِ شَاةُ الشَّافِعِ, like as one says صَلَاةُ الأُولَى and مَسْجِدُ الجَامِعِ. (TA.) ― -b3- Also A he-goat, (O, K, TA,) himself: (O:) or a ram: or such as, when he impregnates, impregnates with twins. (O, K.) ― -b4- عَيْنٌ شَافِعَةٌ An eye [ that makes a thing to appear a pair, i. e.,] that sees doubly. (O, K.) ― -b5- فُلَانٌ يُعَادِينِى وَلَهُ شَافِعٌ means (tropical:) Such a one treats me with enmity, and has one who aids him to do so. (A, TA.) ― -b6- See also شَفِيعٌ and مُشَفَّعٌ.

Derived headwords

شَافِعٌ
  1. 1.
هٰذِهِ شَاةُ الشَّافِعِ
مَسْجِدُ الجَامِعِ
عَيْنٌ شَافِعَةٌ
فُلَانٌ يُعَادِينِى وَلَهُ شَافِعٌ