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شطف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root شطف primarily relates to the concept of going away, moving to a distance, and washing. It also extends to meanings of being remote or having missed a target.

Derived headwords

شَطَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to go awayclassical

    To depart or move away from a place or person.

  2. 2.
    to move awayclassical

    To increase the distance between oneself and something else.

  3. 3.
    to washclassical

    To cleanse something with water or another liquid.

شُطُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    remoteclassical

    Describing something that is far away or distant.

شَاطِفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    missing the markclassical

    Describing an action, like a throw, that deviates from its intended target.

Parallel reading

شطف: ذهب
To go away.
وتباعد
And to move away/become distant.
وغسل
And to wash.
وهذه سوادية
And this is a description of the 'sawadiyya' (a type of bird, contextually implying distance).
ونية شطوف: بعيدة
A remote intention: far.
ورمية شاطفة: زلت عن المقتل
And a deviating throw: it missed the killing point.