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رشف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of sipping or sucking liquid, often implying a slow or gentle intake. It extends to describe someone with a pleasant mouth and a proverb about the effectiveness of gradual drinking.

Derived headwords

رَشَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to sipboth

    To drink or suck liquid slowly and gently.

رَشْفnoun
  1. 1.
    sippingboth

    The act of sipping or sucking liquid.

ارتشفverb
  1. 1.
    to sipboth

    To suck or sip liquid, similar to the basic verb form.

الرَّشْفnoun
  1. 1.
    sipping, suckingboth

    sipping, sucking

  2. 2.
    more beneficialboth

    more beneficial

الرَّشُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    pleasant-mouthedclassical

    A woman who has a pleasant mouth, implying attractiveness or a pleasant way of speaking/drinking.

Parallel reading

المص. وقد رشفه يرشفه ويرشفه ، وارتشفه، أي امتصه.
Sucking. And he sipped it, he sips it and he sips it, and he sipped it, meaning he sucked it.
وفي المثل: " الرشف أنقع "،
And in the proverb: 'Sipping is more quenching',
أي إذا ترشفت الماء قليلا قليلا كان أسكن للعطش
meaning if you sip water little by little, it is more quieting for thirst.
والرشوف: المرأة الطيبة الفم.
And Al-Rashuf: the woman with a pleasant mouth.