شفه

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the lips and related actions. It extends to meanings of being occupied, busy, or bothered by something, often through persistent questioning or requests. It also covers the act of direct verbal communication.

Derived headwords

الشَّفَةnoun

1.
its origin is 'shafaha' because its diminutive is 'shufayha'both
its origin is 'shafaha' because its diminutive is 'shufayha'
2.
and its plural is 'shifāh' with the letter hā'both
and its plural is 'shifāh' with the letter hā'

شَفَهِيَّةadjective

1.
labialboth
Relating to the lips, specifically used to describe sounds produced with the lips, such as the Arabic letters ب, ف, and م.

شَفَوَاتnoun

1.
a plural formboth
a plural form

أَشْفَىadjective

1.
he overlooked the thingboth
he overlooked the thing
2.
the sick person was on the verge of deathboth
the sick person was on the verge of death

شِفَاهِيّadjective

1.
related to the lipsboth
A derivative form used when referring to something related to the lips, maintaining the original form of the noun.

شَفَهِيّadjective

1.
labialboth
A derivative form used when referring to something related to the lips, specifically for sounds produced by the lips.

شَفَّاهِيّadjective

1.
having large lipsclassical
Describing a person who has large lips. This form is pronounced with a 'dammah' on the 'sheen'.

خَفِيف الشَّفَةphrase

1.
asking littleclassical
A description of someone who does not ask much from people, implying modesty or contentment.

شَفَةnoun

1.
it emaciated himboth
it emaciated him

بِنْت شَفَةphrase

1.
a single wordclassical
Meaning a single word or utterance, emphasizing its singularity.

شُغْلnoun

1.
occupied, with a sukoon on the ghayn and a damma on itboth
occupied, with a sukoon on the ghayn and a damma on it
2.
occupation, with a fatha on the sheen and a sukoon on the ghaynboth
occupation, with a fatha on the sheen and a sukoon on the ghayn
3.
occupation, with two fathas, making four formsboth
occupation, with two fathas, making four forms

شَفَهَنيverb

1.
to occupy meclassical
Meaning something preoccupied or distracted me from something else.

نَشْفَهverb

1.
to make inaccessibleclassical
Meaning to make a resource, like water or pasture, inaccessible or fully utilized, leaving no surplus.

مَشْفُوهadjective

1.
much asked ofclassical
Describing someone from whom people ask a lot, to the point that they have exhausted their resources.

شَفَهَنيverb

1.
to exhaust me with requestsclassical
Meaning someone persisted in asking until all of one's resources were depleted.

مَشْفُوهadjective

1.
crowded with peopleclassical
Describing water or a place that is frequented by many people, making it scarce or fully utilized.

مُشَافَهَةnoun

1.
direct addressboth
The act of speaking directly to someone, face-to-face.

الحُرُوف الشَّفَهِيَّةphrase

1.
labial lettersboth
The letters of the Arabic alphabet that are pronounced using the lips: ب, ف, and م.

Parallel reading

أصلها شفهة، لأن تصغيرها شفيهة.

Its origin is 'shafhah', because its diminutive is 'shafīhah'.

والجمع شفاه بالهاء.

And the plural is 'shifāh' with the 'hā'.

وإذا نسبت إليها فأنت بالخيار إن شئت تركتها على حالها وقلت شفي مثال دمي ويدي وعدي، وإن شئت شفهي.

And when you attribute to it, you have a choice: if you wish, you leave it as it is and say 'shiffī' like 'damī', 'yadī', and 'ʿadī', or if you wish, 'shafahī'.

وزعم قوم أن الناقص من الشفه واو، لأنه يقال في الجمع شفوات.

And some claimed that the missing letter from 'shafah' is a 'waw', because the plural is said to be 'shafawāt'.

ورجل أشفى، إذا كان لا تنضم شفتاه كالأروق.

And a man is 'ashfā' if his lips do not close, like the 'arūq'.

ورجل شفاهي بالضم: عظيم الشفتين.

And a man is 'shiffāhī' (with dammah) if he has large lips.

فلان خفيف الشفة، أي قليل السؤال للناس.

So-and-so is 'khafīf al-shafah', meaning he asks little from people.

ويقال: له في الناس شفة، أي ثناء حسن.

And it is said: he has 'shafah' among people, meaning a good reputation.

وما كلمته ببنت شفة، أي بكلمة.

And I did not speak to him with 'bint shafah', meaning a single word.

والشفه: الشغل.

And 'al-shafah': occupation.

يقال: شفهني (1) عن كذا، أي شغلني.

It is said: 'shafahanī' (1) from such-and-such, meaning it occupied me.

ونحن نشفه عليك المرتع والماء، يعني نشغله عنك، أي هو قدرنا لا فضل فيه.

And we 'nashfah' the pasture and the water from you, meaning we make it occupied for you, i.e., it is our share with no surplus.

ورجل مشفوه، إذا كثر سؤال الناس إياه حتى نفذ ما عنده، مثل مثمود ومضفوف ومكثور عليه.

And a man is 'mashfūh' if people ask him a lot until what he has is depleted, like 'mathmūd', 'madfūf', and 'makthūr ʿalayhi'.

وقد شفهني فلان، إذا ألح عليك في المسألة حتى أنفد ما عندك.

And so-and-so has 'shafahanī' if he insists on asking you until he depletes what you have.

ومَاء مشفوه، وهو الذى كثر عليه الناس.

And water is 'mashfūh', which is that which people frequent a lot.

والمشافهة: المخاطبة من فيك إلى فيه.

And 'al-mushāfahah': direct address from your mouth to his.

والحروف الشفهية: الباء والفاء والميم، ولا تقل شفوية.

And the 'al-ḥurūf al-shafahiyyah': the 'bā', 'fā', and 'mīm', and do not say 'shafawiyyah'.