ش ف ف

Root entry · 37 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of thinness, transparency, and lightness, extending to notions of profit, increase, and subtle sensations like stinging or trembling. It also encompasses ideas of scarcity, deficiency, and intense states like thirst or jealousy.

Derived headwords

الشِّفّnoun

1.
thin garmentclassical
A thin, translucent garment, through which what is underneath can be seen.
2.
profit, gainclassical
Profit or surplus, especially in a transaction.
3.
scarcity, deficiencyclassical
A slight deficiency or reduction.
4.
slight amountclassical
A small or meager quantity.

شَفَّverb

1.
to be thin, translucentclassical
To be thin and see-through, allowing what is behind it to be perceived.
2.
to increase, growclassical
To increase or grow, especially in quantity.
3.
to decrease, diminishclassical
To decrease or diminish slightly.
4.
to move, stirclassical
To move or stir slightly.
5.
to become weak, emaciatedclassical
To become weak and emaciated due to worry or suffering.
6.
to sting, afflictclassical
To sting the heart or afflict someone, causing weakness.
7.
to become dryclassical
For plants to become dry and withered.
8.
to be shortclassical
For a garment to be short.
9.
to last, endureclassical
For something to last or endure.

شُفُوفnoun

1.
thinness, transparencyclassical
The quality of being thin and translucent.
2.
thin garmentsclassical
Plural of 'shiff', referring to thin garments.
3.
emaciationclassical
The state of being emaciated or weakened.

شَفِيفadjective

1.
translucent
See-through, transparent.
2.
slight chillclassical
A slight, stinging cold or chill.
3.
slight increase or decreaseclassical
A slight increase or decrease.
4.
light, flimsyclassical
Light or flimsy in texture or construction.

شَفَّافadjective

1.
transparent
See-through, allowing light to pass through easily.
2.
very thin
Extremely thin, often referring to fabric.

شَفْشَافadjective

1.
lightly cold windclassical
A wind that is lightly cold.
2.
poorly madeclassical
Poorly constructed or executed, flimsy.

شَفَّافَةnoun

1.
remnant of waterclassical
The remaining small amount of water in a container.
2.
remnant of milkclassical
The remaining small amount of milk in a container.
3.
end of the dayclassical
The latter part of the day, the remainder of daylight.

شَفَاشِفnoun

1.
intense thirstclassical
Extreme thirst.

شَفَّانnoun

1.
cold wind with rainclassical
A cold wind accompanied by rain.
2.
intense coldclassical
Severe coldness.

أَشَفَّverb

1.
to surpass, excelclassical
To surpass or excel others; to be superior.
2.
to add toclassical
To add to a dirham, increasing its value.
3.
to reduceclassical
To reduce a dirham, decreasing its value.
4.
to have bad breathclassical
For the mouth to have a foul odor.

اشْتَفَّverb

1.
to drink completely
To drink all of the liquid in a container, leaving nothing.
2.
to fill completelyclassical
For a camel's hump to be completely filled.
3.
to examine closelyclassical
To look beyond something, to examine its transparency.
4.
to contemplateclassical
To carefully consider or contemplate something.

تَشَافّnoun

1.
drinking to excessclassical
Drinking excessively without being satisfied.

تَشَفَّفَverb

1.
to drink completelyclassical
To drink all of the liquid in a container.
2.
to seek the best partclassical
To seek out the best or most desirable part of something.

شَفْشَفَةnoun

1.
trembling, agitationclassical
Trembling or agitation, often due to jealousy.
2.
scorchingclassical
The scorching of plants by frost or heat.
3.
sprinklingclassical
Sprinkling medicine on a wound.
4.
dryingclassical
The drying of something by heat or cold.

مُشَفْشَفadjective

1.
mean, ill-manneredclassical
Mean-spirited, ill-mannered, or of poor character.
2.
jealous, anxiousclassical
Jealous or anxious, experiencing agitation.
3.
suspiciousclassical
Having a bad opinion or being suspicious.

اسْتَشَفَّverb

1.
to look throughclassical
To look through something to see what is behind it.
2.
to examineclassical
To examine something closely, to check its thickness.
3.
to drink thoroughlyclassical
To drink a liquid completely, leaving none.

شَفَّفnoun

1.
lightnessclassical
Lightness or lack of substance.
2.
povertyclassical
A state of poverty or difficult circumstances.

شَفَّافadjective

1.
transparent
See-through, allowing light to pass through easily.
2.
very thin
Extremely thin, often referring to fabric.

شَفَّفَverb

1.
to make thinclassical
To make something thin or translucent.

شَفْفnoun

1.
slight amountclassical
A small or meager quantity.

أَشَفَّverb

1.
to increaseclassical
To increase a dirham.
2.
to decreaseclassical
To decrease a dirham.

شَفَّverb

1.
to gain profitclassical
To gain profit in a transaction.
2.
to have a surplusclassical
To have a surplus or excess.

أَشَفّadjective

1.
slightly largerclassical
Slightly larger or greater than someone else.

شَفَّverb

1.
to become shortclassical
For a garment to become short.

شَفَّverb

1.
to last, endureclassical
For something to last or endure.

شَفَفnoun

1.
lightnessclassical
Lightness or lack of substance.
2.
povertyclassical
A state of poverty or difficult circumstances.

شَفِيفnoun

1.
coldness with rainclassical
The combination of cold and rain.

شَفَّافadjective

1.
transparent
See-through, allowing light to pass through easily.
2.
very thin
Extremely thin, often referring to fabric.

شِفّnoun

1.
benefit, advantageclassical
Benefit or advantage gained, especially in a transaction.

تَشَفْشَفَverb

1.
to begin to dryclassical
For plants to begin to dry out.

مُشَفْشَفadjective

1.
jealous, agitatedclassical
Experiencing jealousy and agitation.

اسْتَشَفَّverb

1.
to drink completelyclassical
To drink all of the liquid in a container.

شَفَّverb

1.
to drink without satisfactionclassical
To drink a lot without feeling quenched.

أَشَفَّverb

1.
to increase or decreaseclassical
To increase or decrease a dirham.

شَفِيفadjective

1.
transparent
See-through, allowing light to pass through easily.

شَفّnoun

1.
benefitclassical
Benefit or advantage.

مَشْفُوفadjective

1.
covered in pustulesclassical
Covered in small pustules or sores.

Parallel reading

الثوب الرقيق

The thin garment

أحب إلي من لبس الشفوف

is more beloved to me than wearing thin garments

شف الثوب، يشف، شفا

The garment was thin, it is thin, it becomes thin

حتى يرى ما خلفه

until what is behind it can be seen

فإنه لا يشف فإنه يصف

for it does not reveal what is underneath, rather it describes it

نهى عن شف ما لم يضمن

He forbade profiting from what one has not guaranteed

هذا درهم يشف قليلا

This is a dirham that is slightly deficient

قد شف، يشف، شفا: زاد ونقص

It increased and decreased, it increases and decreases, increasing and decreasing: it grew and diminished

فشف الخلخالان نحوا من دانق، فقرضه

So the anklets increased by about a daniq, so he cut it down

شف جسمه، يشف، شفا

His body became thin, it becomes thin, becoming thin

شفه الهم: هزله

Worry weakened him: it made him weak

إني امرؤ لج بي حب فأحرجني ... حتى بليت وحتى شفني السقم

Indeed, I am a man whose love has overwhelmed me and distressed me... until I became worn out and illness weakened me

شفه الحزن: لذع قلبه

Grief stung him: it pricked his heart

وجد في أسنانه شفيفا

He felt a stinging cold in his teeth

وماء وردت على زورة ... كمشي السبنتي يراح الشفيفا

And I approached water at dawn... like the walk of the السبنتي, enduring the light chill

إذا ما الكلب ألجأه الشفيف

When the dog is driven by the light chill

كالشفشاف، وهي الريح اللينة البرد

Like the shafshaf, which is the wind that is lightly cold

والشفيف، والطفيف: القليل

And the shafif, and the tafif: the little amount

وثوب ششفشاف: لم يحكم عمله

And a shafshaf garment: its making was not well-executed

شفافة: بقية الماء في الإناء

Shaffafa: the remainder of water in the container

شفاف الشفا أو قمسة الشمس أزمعا

The remainder of the day or the heat of the sun decided

الشفاشف: شدة العطش

Al-shafashif: intense thirst

هذه غداة ذات شفان

This is a morning with cold wind and rain

إن في ليلتنا هذه شفانا شديدا

Indeed, in our night tonight there is severe cold

أشف عليه: إذا فضله وفاقه

Ashaffa upon him: if he preferred him and surpassed him

اشتف البعير الحزام كله

The camel filled the entire girth

له عنق تلوى بما وصلت به ... ودفان يشتفان كل ظعان

It has a neck that twists with what it reaches... and two humps that fill every load-strap

وإن شرب اشتف

And if he drank, he drank it all

وأقبح شارب المشتف

And the worst drinker is the one who drinks it all

سقيته الموت حتى اشتف آخره

I gave him death to drink until he drank its end

ليس الري من التشاف

Satisfaction is not from drinking excessively

تشافيت الماء: إذا أتيت على ما فيه

I drank the water completely: if I finished what was in it

وتشاففته ذهبت بشفه

And I sought its best part, I took its finest portion

الشفشفة: الارتعاد والاختلاط

Al-shafshafa: trembling and agitation

شفشف حر القيظ كل بقية ... من النبت إلا سيكرانا وحلبا

The heat of summer scorched every remnant... of the plants except for the sikran and halab

ويخلفن ما ظن الغيور المشفشف

And they disappoint the jealous, agitated one's expectations

استشف هذا الثوب

Examine this garment

فأشفشفه الهم: هزله

And worry made him weak: it made him weak

شفشف عليه: إذا أشفق

Shafshafa upon him: if he was compassionate

شف الماء، يشفه، شفا

He drank the water, he drinks it, drinking

واستشفه: تقصي شربه

And he drank it completely: he sought to drink it thoroughly

شف لك يا فلان: إذا غبطته بشيء قلت له ذلك

Shaffa for you, O so-and-so: if you envied him something, you said that to him

تشفشف النبات: أخذ في اليبس

The plants began to dry: they started to wither

أشف الفم، يشف

The mouth had bad breath, it has bad breath

والشف: بثر يخرج فيروح

And the shaff: a pustule that comes out and spreads

والمحفوف مثل المشفوف

And the mahfuf is like the mashfuf