الشفن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of looking, particularly with a sideways glance, or with an expression of surprise or dislike. It also extends to meanings of a pouch or a guardian of inheritance, suggesting a sense of holding or watching over.

Derived headwords

الشَّفَنnoun

1.
Pouchclassical
A pouch or bag, often one that is intelligent or capable of holding things.
2.
Guardian of inheritanceclassical
One who watches over or manages an inheritance.
3.
Waitingclassical
The act of waiting or anticipating.

شَفَنَverb

1.
To look sidewaysboth
To look at someone with the corner of one's eye, or to look away.
2.
To look with disdainboth
To look at someone with a raised gaze, as if surprised or displeased.

شُفُونadjective

1.
Looking sidewaysboth
Describing someone who looks with the corner of their eye, or with a look of surprise or dislike.

شَافِنadjective

1.
Looking sidewaysboth
One who looks with the corner of their eye, or with a look of surprise or dislike.

شُفُونًاnoun

1.
Sideways glanceboth
The act of looking with the corner of one's eye, or with a look of surprise or dislike.

Parallel reading

الشفن: الكيس العاقل

Al-shafn: The intelligent pouch.

كالشفن

Like the pouch.

ورقيب الميراث

And the guardian of inheritance.

والانتظار

And waiting.

وكزفر: الشديد النظر

And as 'zafar: the intense looker.

شفنه، كضربه وعلمه، شفونا

He looked at him, as in daraba and 'alima, with a sideways glance.

نظر إليه بمؤخر عينيه

He looked at him with the corner of his eyes.

أو نظر في إعراض

Or he looked away.

أو رفع طرفه ناظرا إليه كالمتعجب أو كالكاره

Or he raised his gaze looking at him as if surprised or as if displeased.

فهو شافن وشفون

So he is a shafin and shufun.