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rashafa

drink, sip

رَشَفَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ر ش ف

Forms

Present
يَرْشُفُ

In the library

رشفت درّ الحميّا من مقبّلها .

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Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ رَشَفَيَرْشُفُ—
she هِيَ رَشَفَتتَرْشُفُ—
they two (m.) هُما رَشَفايَرْشُفانِ—
they two (f.) هُما رَشَفَتاتَرْشُفانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ رَشَفُوايَرْشُفُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ رَشَفْنَيَرْشُفْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ رَشَفْتَتَرْشُفُاُرْشُفْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ رَشَفْتِتَرْشُفِينَاُرْشُفِي
you two أَنْتُما رَشَفْتُماتَرْشُفانِاُرْشُفَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ رَشَفْتُمتَرْشُفُونَاُرْشُفُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ رَشَفْتُنَّتَرْشُفْنَاُرْشُفْنَ
I أَنا رَشَفْتُأَرْشُفُ—
we نَحْنُ رَشَفْنانَرْشُفُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 9 entries
  • رَشَفَهُ Form I He sucked it in
    , aor. and , inf. n. رَشْفٌ, (S, MA, O, Msb, K,) [and app. رَشِيفٌ also (which see below), and تَرْشَافٌ, which has an intensive signification, mentioned by Freytag as occurring in the “ Mak- soorah ” of Ibn-Dureyd;] and رَشِفَهُ, aor. , (AA, O, K,) inf. n. رَشْفٌ; (K;) He sucked it in, (S, MA, O, K,) namely, water, (MA, K,) and the saliva of a girl, (IAar, O,) with the two lips; (MA;) as also ↓ ارتشفهُ (S, MA, O, * K) and ↓ ترشّفهُ (S, * MA, O, * K) and ↓ ارشفهُ and ↓ رشّفهُ: (IAar, O, K:) or he took it, namely, water, with the two lips in a manner exceeding that which is termed مَصٌّ: (Msb:) and رَشَفَ, (Msb,) or رَشَفَ الإِنَآءَ and رَشِفَهُ, (K,) inf. n. رَشْفٌ, (IF, O,) he drank to the uttermost what was in the vessel, not leaving in it anything: (IF, * O, * Msb, K:) or, accord. to some, رَشْفٌ signifies the sucking in the water of the mouth in kissing: (Har p. 271:) you say, رَشَفَهَا, meaning he sucked her (a girl's) saliva from her mouth: (IAar, L in art. مصد:) and ↓ ارتشفها he kissed her and sucked in her saliva; from رشف [i. e. رَشَفٌ] meaning “ saliva: ” and ↓ ترشّف signifies he sucked in much: (Har p. 231:) or i. q. تَمَصَّصَ. (O.) It is said in a prov., الرَّشْفُ أَنْقَعُ, i. e. The sucking in (↓ ترشّف) of water by little and little is most effectual to quench thirst. (S, O, K.)
  • رَشَّفَ Form II Open entry
    see above.
  • أَرْشَفَ Form IV Open entry
    see above.
  • تَرَشَّفَ Form V Open entry
    see 1, in three places.
  • إِرْتَشَفَ Form VIII Open entry
    see 1, in two places.
  • رَشَفٌ A small quantity of water remaining in a watering-trough, or tank
    A small quantity of water remaining in a watering-trough, or tank: the surface of the water, which the camels suck in with their mouths. (Lth, O, K.) ― -b2- Saliva. (Har p. 231: but there without the vowel-signs.)
  • رَشُوفٌ Sweet in the mouth; sweet-mouthed
    Sweet in the mouth; sweet-mouthed; [as though her saliva were sucked in by her lover because of its sweetness;] applied to a woman. (S, O, Msb, K.) ― -b2- Also Dry in the فَرْج; so applied. (IAar, O, K.) ― -b3- And A she-camel that eats with her lip. (As, O, K.)
  • رَشِيفٌ taking of water with the two lips
    an inf. n., [like رَشْفٌ,] (Lth, O,) The taking of water with the two lips; (Lth, O, K;) exceeding what is termed مَصٌّ. (Lth, O.)
  • مِرْشَفٌ An instrument with which one sucks in
    [ An instrument with which one sucks in water &c. Its pl. مَرَاشِفُ is used in the present day as meaning The lips: thus in the phrase اِمْرَأَةٌ عَذْبَةُ المَرَاشِفِ A woman sweet in the lips; a sweet-lipped woman.] [This art. is wanting in the copies of the L and TA to which I have had access.]

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