الشفر

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to edges, borders, and sharp or narrow things. It extends to concepts of proximity, scarcity, and intensity, and is also used for specific anatomical parts and geographical features.

Derived headwords

الشَّفَرُnoun

1.
hairlineboth
The place where the hair grows on the eyelid.
2.
edgeboth
The side or edge of anything.
3.
vulvaboth
The edge of the vulva.

الشَّفِيرُnoun

1.
edgeboth
The edge of a camel's muzzle.
2.
upper partboth
The upper part or edge of a valley.

الشَّفْرَةُnoun

1.
large knifeboth
A large knife.
2.
iron bladeboth
A wide piece of iron that is sharpened.
3.
blade edgeboth
The side of a blade.
4.
sword edgeboth
The edge of a sword.
5.
cobbler's chiselboth
A chisel used by a cobbler.

الشَّفِيرَةُnoun

1.
sexually aroused womanclassical
A woman who quickly experiences sexual arousal and orgasm, or one who is content with minimal sexual activity.

شَفَرَverb

1.
to approachboth
To be close to something.

شَفَرَverb

1.
to decreaseboth
To become less or diminish.

شَفَرَverb

1.
to have intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a woman on the edge of her vulva.

شَفَرَverb

1.
to be near sunsetboth
The sun approaches sunset.

شَفَرَverb

1.
to be on the vergeboth
A person is on the verge of undertaking an action.

شَفَرَverb

1.
to be nearboth
To be near or close.

شَفَرَverb

1.
to be nearboth
To be near or close.

شَفَّرَverb

1.
to diminishboth
To make something scarce or cause it to disappear.

شَفَّرَverb

1.
to approach sunsetboth
The sun approaches sunset.

شَفَّرَverb

1.
to be on the vergeboth
A person is on the verge of undertaking an action.

شَفَّرَverb

1.
to have intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a woman on the edge of her vulva.

شَفَارَةٌnoun

1.
sexual arousalclassical
Proximity of sexual arousal; a woman who is easily aroused.

مُشَفَّرٌadjective

1.
narrowboth
A narrow and meager life.

المُشَفَّرُnoun

1.
muzzleboth
The muzzle of a camel, similar to lips.
2.
strengthboth
Strength and robustness.
3.
piece of landboth
A piece of land or sand.

شَفَارِيٌّadjective

1.
large-earedboth
A large or long-eared jerboa, or one with weak limbs and fatty flesh.

أُذُنٌ شَفَارِيَّةٌadjective

1.
large-earedboth
A large ear.

شَفَرٌnoun

1.
islandclassical
An island located between Awal and Qatar.

ذُو الشَّفَرِname

1.
nameclassical
A kunya referring to Ibn Abi Sarh al-Khuzai, and the father of Tajah.

شَفَرٌnoun

1.
mountainclassical
A mountain in Mecca.

شَفَرٌnoun

1.
oneboth
A single person or thing; used in negation.

شَفِيرٌnoun

1.
oneboth
A single person or thing; used in negation.

شَفْرٌnoun

1.
oneboth
A single person or thing; used in negation.

Parallel reading

الشَّفَرُ، بالضم: أصل منبت الشعر في الجفن، مذكر ويفتح، وناحية كل شيء، كالشفير فيهما، وحرف الفرج، كالشافر.

Al-shafar, with damma, is the root of hair growth on the eyelid, masculine, and can be opened (fatha), and the side of everything, like al-shafir in both cases, and the edge of the vulva, like al-shaafir.

والشفرة والشفيرة: امرأة تجد شهوتها في شفرها فتنزل سريعا، أو القانعة من النكاح بأيسره.

And al-shafrah and al-shafirah: a woman who finds her desire in her vulva and orgasms quickly, or one who is content with the easiest form of intercourse.

وشفرها: ضرب شفرها.

And to strike her shafrah: to strike her vulva.

وشفرت، كفرح، شفارة: قربت شهوتها.

And shafarat, like fariha, shafarah: her desire approached.

وما بالدار شفرة وشفر وشفر: أحد.

And there is not in the house a shafrah, shifr, or shafar: anyone.

والمشفر للبعير: كالشفة لك، ويفتح ج: مشافر، وقد يستعمل في الناس، والمنعة، والشدة، والقطعة من الأرض، ومن الرمل.

And the mishfar for a camel: is like the shafah for you, and it is opened (fatha), plural: mashafir, and it may be used for people, strength, intensity, and a piece of land, or of sand.

والشفير: حد مشفر البعير، وناحية الوادي من أعلاه، كشفره.

And al-shafir: is the edge of the camel's muzzle, and the side of the valley from its upper part, like its shafrah.

وشفر المال تشفيرا: قل وذهب، و الشمس: دنت للغروب، و الرجل على الأمر: أشفى.

And shaffara wealth: it became scarce and went away, and the sun: it approached sunset, and a man regarding a matter: he was on the verge.

والشفرة: السكين العظيم، وما عرض من الحديد وحدد ج: شفار، وجانب النصل، وحد السيف، وإزميل الإسكاف.

And al-shafrah: a large knife, and a wide piece of iron that is sharpened, plural: shifar, and the side of the blade, and the edge of the sword, and a cobbler's chisel.

وعيش مشفر، كمحدث: ضيق قليل.

And a mishfar life, like muhdath: narrow and little.

وأذن شفارية، بالضم: عظيمة.

And a shifariyyah ear, with damma: large.

ويربوع شفاري: ضخم الأذنين، أو طويلهما، العاري البراثن ولا يلحق سريعا، أو الطويل القوائم الرخو اللحم الدسم.

And a shifariyy jerboa: large-eared, or long-eared, bare-clawed and not fast, or long-limbed, soft-fleshed, and fatty.

وشفر، كفرح: نقص.

And shafara, like fariha: it decreased.

وكغراب: جزيرة بين أوال وقطر.

And like ghurab: an island between Awal and Qatar.

و"أراك بشر ما أحار مشفر"، أي: أغناك الظاهر عن سؤال الباطن، لأنك إذا رأيت بشره، سمينا كان أو هزيلا، استدللت به على كيفية أكله.

And 'I see you in the worst state of a mishfar', meaning: what is apparent suffices you from asking about what is hidden, because if you see its condition, whether fat or lean, you infer from it how it eats.

قال ابن هشام: حفر السيل عن قبر باليمن، فيه امرأة في عنقها سبع مخانق من در، وفي يديها ورجليها من الأسورة والخلاخيل والدماليج سبعة سبعة، وفي كل إصبع خاتم فيه جوهرة مثمنة، وعند رأسها تابوت مملوء مالا، ولوح فيه مكتوب: باسمك اللهم اله حمير، أنا تاجة بنت ذي شفر، بعثت مائرنا إلى يوسف، فأبطأ علينا، فبعثت لاذتي بمد من ورق لتأتيني بمد من طحين، فلم تجده، فبعثت بمد من ذهب، فلم تجده، فبعثت بمد من بحري، فلم تجده، فأمرت به، فطحن، فلم أنتفع به، فاقتفلت، فمن سمع بي، فليرحمني، وأية امرأة لبست حليا من حليي، فلا ماتت إلا ميتتي.

Ibn Hisham said: The flood uncovered a grave in Yemen, containing a woman with seven necklaces of pearls around her neck, and seven bracelets, anklets, and armlets on her hands and feet, and on each finger a ring with a precious jewel, and at her head a chest full of money, and a tablet inscribed: 'In Your name, O Allah, God of Himyar, I am Tajah, daughter of Dhu al-Shifr. I sent our provisioner to Joseph, but he was slow to return. So I sent my servant with a measure of silver to bring me a measure of flour, but she did not find it. Then I sent with a measure of gold, but she did not find it. Then I sent with a measure of the sea, but she did not find it. So I ordered it to be ground, but I did not benefit from it. I died, so whoever hears of me, let him have mercy on me. And any woman who wears jewelry from my jewelry, may she not die except my death.'

وشفرها تشفيرا: جامعها على شفر فرجها.

And shaffarah her: to have intercourse with her on the edge of her vulva.