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شفو ند شفى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

شِفَاآءٌ ذ , (K, TA,) like كِسَاآءٌ, (TA,) [in the CK erroneously written شَفاء,] primarily signifies The becoming free from disease, sickness, or malady; recovering therefrom; or becoming convalescent: ― -b2- and then, Medical, or curative, treatment: (TA:) the giving of health; (KL:) inf. n. of شَفَاهُ [q. v.]: (S, Msb, TA:) ― -b3- and [then], (TA,) A medicine, or remedy: pl. أَشْفِيَةٌ, and pl. pl. أَشَافٍ. (K, TA.) [Hence, دَارُ الشِفَاآءِ The hospital. ] ― -b4- [And hence,] one says, شِفَاآءُ العِىِّ السُّؤَالُ (tropical:) [ The remedy of inability is the asking information ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

شِفَاآءٌ
  1. 1.
دَارُ الشِفَاآءِ
شِفَاآءُ العِىِّ السُّؤَالُ