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الشفق

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the twilight phenomenon, specifically the redness in the sky after sunset. It also extends to meanings of inferiority, fear, compassion, and a portion or direction.

Derived headwords

الشَّفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Twilight rednessboth

    The redness seen in the horizon after sunset, extending until the night prayer time or close to darkness.

  2. 2.
    Inferiorityclassical

    The inferior or bad part of things.

  3. 3.
    Daytimeclassical

    The daylight.

  4. 4.
    Fearclassical

    Fear or apprehension.

  5. 5.
    Compassionclassical

    Compassion or pity.

  6. 6.
    Directionclassical

    A direction or a side.

أَشْفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Compassionclassical

    The earnest desire of a sincere advisor for the well-being of the advised.

مُشْفِقadjective
  1. 1.
    Compassionateboth

    Showing compassion or pity.

شَفِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    Compassionateboth

    Showing compassion or pity.

شَفِيقةname
  1. 1.
    Shfiqaclassical

    A well located near Ablā.

شَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To fearclassical

    To be fearful or apprehensive.

أَشْفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To fearclassical

    To be fearful or apprehensive.

تَشْفِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Reductionclassical

    The act of reducing or making something less.

  2. 2.
    Inferior weavingclassical

    Poor quality in weaving.

إِشْفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Reductionclassical

    The act of reducing or making something less.

Parallel reading

الشَّفَق، محركة: الحمرة في الأفق، من الغروب إلى العشاء الآخرة، أو إلى قريبها، أو إلى قريب العتمة
The shafaq, vocalized with fatha on the shīn and sukun on the fa: the redness in the horizon, from sunset until the last night prayer, or close to it, or close to darkness.
والرديء من الأشياء
And the inferior of things.
والنهار
And the daytime.
والخوف
And fear.
والشفقة
And compassion.
والناحية
And the direction.
ج: أَشْفَاق
Plural: ashfāq.
وحِرْصُ النَّاصِحِ عَلَى صَلَاحِ المَنْصُوحِ
And the eagerness of the advisor for the well-being of the advised.
وهو مُشْفِقٌ وشَفِيقٌ
And he is mushfiq and shafīq.
والشَّفِيقة، كسفينة: بئر عند أَبْلَى
And al-Shafīqa, like safīna: a well near Ablā.
وشَفَقَ وأَشْفَقَ: حَاذِرَ
And shafaq and ashfaq: to be fearful.
أو لا يُقَالُ إلا: أَشْفَقَ
Or it is not said except: ashfaq.
والتَّشْفِيقُ: التَّقْلِيلُ، كالإِشْفَاقِ
And al-tashfīq: reduction, like al-ishfāq.
ورَدَاءَةُ النَّسْجِ
And the inferiority of weaving.