ش ك ف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of opening, budding, or revealing, particularly in the context of flowers and potentially young boys. It also includes a loanword used in specific regions.

Derived headwords

إِشْكِيفnoun

1.
handsome boyclassical
A boy who is beautiful in appearance. This term is reportedly used by the people of Hejaz.

أُشْكُوفَةnoun

1.
flower budclassical
The blossom or flower of any tree before it opens. This word is of Persian origin.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: إشكيف، كإزميل: الغلام الحسن الوجه، هكذا يستعمله الحجازيون، ولا إخاله إلا معربا، وكأنه على التشبيه بالأشكوفة، بالضم، وهي نور كل شجر قبل أن يتفتح، فارسية، فتأمل.

And among what is to be added to it is: 'ishkif', like 'izmīl': the handsome-faced boy, thus the Hejazis use it, and I do not think it is other than a loanword, and it is as if it is by analogy with 'ushkūfah', with dammah, which is the blossom of every tree before it opens, Persian, so ponder.