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شنف
Root entry · 1 derived lemma2 شَنَّفَهَا ذ , inf. n. تَشْنِيفٌ, He adorned her (i. e. a woman, S, or a girl, or young woman, O, K) with the [ ornament called ] شَنْف; (S, O, K;) like as one says, قَرَّطَهَا; (S, TA;) as also ↓ أَشْنَفَهَا. (Zj, O, K.) ― -b2- [Hence,] شَنَّفَ كَلَامَهُ وَقَرَّطَهُ (tropical:) [ He adorned and embellished his language ]. (TA.) -A2- شنّف اـِلَيْهِ, inf. n. as above, He looked at him, or it, from the outer corner of the eye. (Yaakoob, TA.) [See also 1.]
Derived headwords
شَنَّفَهَاverb
- 1.
شَنَّفَ كَلَامَهُ وَقَرَّطَهُ
شنّف اـِلَيْهِ