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shayyafa

slice, chop

شَيَّفَ

Word

Verb · Form II

Root

ش ي ف

Forms

Present
يُشَيِّفُ
Verbal noun
تَشْيِيف

In the library

تشيف على غنم وتمكن من ذحل

Eloquence and Exposition, page 297 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ شَيَّفَيُشَيِّفُ—
she هِيَ شَيَّفَتتُشَيِّفُ—
they two (m.) هُما شَيَّفايُشَيِّفانِ—
they two (f.) هُما شَيَّفَتاتُشَيِّفانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ شَيَّفُوايُشَيِّفُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ شَيَّفْنَيُشَيِّفْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ شَيَّفْتَتُشَيِّفُشَيِّفْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ شَيَّفْتِتُشَيِّفِينَشَيِّفِي
you two أَنْتُما شَيَّفْتُماتُشَيِّفانِشَيِّفَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ شَيَّفْتُمتُشَيِّفُونَشَيِّفُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ شَيَّفْتُنَّتُشَيِّفْنَشَيِّفْنَ
I أَنا شَيَّفْتُأُشَيِّفُ—
we نَحْنُ شَيَّفْنانُشَيِّفُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • شيّف الدَّوَآءَ Form II Open entry
    [from شِيَافٌ]: see 2 in art. شوف.
  • شِيفٌ prickles
    The prickles (شَوْك) that are at the back of the عَسِيب [or leafless portion, next above the lowest and thickest part, of the branch] of the palm-tree: (O, K:) so says AHát: (O:) but Lth says that the word is [سِيفٌ, q. v.,] with the unpointed س. (TA.)
  • شِيَافٌ Open entry
    , originally شِوَافٌ: see art. شوف.
  • شِيِّفَةٌ Open entry
    and شِيِّفَانٌ: see art. شوف.

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