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شفر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sharp edges, blades, and the lips or edges of things. It extends to the eyelashes, the lips of animals, and metaphorically to the edge of a sword or the edge of a valley. It also encompasses the concept of a servant or attendant.

Derived headwords

الشَّفْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the knifeboth

    the knife

شَفَرَتُهُمْnoun
  1. 1.
    Their servantclassical

    Referring to their servant or attendant, as used in a proverb.

شَفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Anyoneclassical

    Used in the negative to mean 'no one' or 'not a single person'.

الشَّفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the eyelashesboth

    one of the eyelashes

  2. 2.
    and they are the edges of the eyelids on which hair grows, which is the eyelashboth

    and they are the edges of the eyelids on which hair grows, which is the eyelash

  3. 3.
    and the edge of everything is its shifr and shafīr, like a valley and so onboth

    and the edge of everything is its shifr and shafīr, like a valley and so on

شَفْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Edgeboth

    The edge or lip of something, such as a valley.

شَافِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Edgeclassical

    The edge or lip of something, particularly used for the uterus.

شِفَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Eyelashesboth

    Plural of شفر, referring to eyelashes.

شِفَارِيadjective
  1. 1.
    Hairy-earedclassical

    Describing a jerboa that has hair on its ears.

المِشْفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    of the camel - on the pattern of al-mighfar, like the jahaflah of the horseboth

    of the camel - on the pattern of al-mighfar, like the jahaflah of the horse

الشَّنْفَرَىname
  1. 1.
    Name of a poetclassical

    The name of a poet from the Azd tribe, known for his speed.

Parallel reading

الشفرة بالفتح: السكين العظيم.
Al-shafrah (with fatha) is the large knife.
أصغر القوم شفرتهم
The least of the people is their servant.
شفرة الإسكاف: إزميله الذي يقطع به.
The cobbler's shafrah is his chisel with which he cuts.
شفرة السيف: حده.
The shafrah of the sword is its edge.
ما بالدار شفر
There is no one in the house.
الشفر بالضم: واحد أشفار العين، وهي حروف الأجفان التي ينبت عليها الشعر، وهو الهدب.
Al-shafar (with damma) is one of the eyelashes of the eye, which are the edges of the eyelids where the hair grows, which is the eyelash.
حرف كل شئ: شفره وشفيره، كالوادي ونحوه.
The edge of everything is its shafar and shafiruhu, like a valley and the like.
شفر الرحم وشافرها: حروفها.
The edge of the uterus and its shafiruhu are its edges.
يربوع شفاري: على أذنيه شعر.
A hairy-eared jerboa: it has hair on its ears.
المشفر من البعير كالجحلفة من الفرس.
The mishfar of a camel is like the jahlfah of a horse.
مشافر الحبشي، مستعار منه.
The mishfar of the Ethiopian, borrowed from it (the camel's lip).
أراك بشر ما أحار مشفر
I see you with the worst of lips, not needing to ask.
أعدى من الشنفرى
More swift than Al-Shanfara.
وكان من العدائين.
And he was among the runners.