أشف
See also: اسق, اسڤ, أشق, and أسق
Arabic
Etymology
Elative from the root ش ف ف (š-f-f); compare شِفّ (šiff, “gain, profit”).
Adjective
أَشَفّ • (ʾašaff) (feminine شُفَّى (šuffā), masculine plural أَشَافّ (ʾašāff), feminine plural شُفَّيَات (šuffayāt))
- greater in value, weight, age, etc.; greatest in value, weight, age, etc.
Declension
Declension of adjective أَشَفّ (ʾašaff)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَشَفّ ʾašaff | الْأَشَفّ al-ʾašaff | شُفّى šuffā | الشُّفّى aš-šuffā |
Nominative | أَشَفُّ ʾašaffu | الْأَشَفُّ al-ʾašaffu | شُفّى šuffā | الشُّفّى aš-šuffā |
Accusative | أَشَفَّ ʾašaffa | الْأَشَفَّ al-ʾašaffa | شُفّى šuffā | الشُّفّى aš-šuffā |
Genitive | أَشَفَّ ʾašaffa | الْأَشَفِّ al-ʾašaffi | شُفّى šuffā | الشُّفّى aš-šuffā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَشَفَّيْن ʾašaffayn | الْأَشَفَّيْن al-ʾašaffayn | شُفَّيَيْن šuffayayn | الشُّفَّيَيْن aš-šuffayayn |
Nominative | أَشَفَّانِ ʾašaffāni | الْأَشَفَّانِ al-ʾašaffāni | شُفَّيَانِ šuffayāni | الشُّفَّيَانِ aš-šuffayāni |
Accusative | أَشَفَّيْنِ ʾašaffayni | الْأَشَفَّيْنِ al-ʾašaffayni | شُفَّيَيْنِ šuffayayni | الشُّفَّيَيْنِ aš-šuffayayni |
Genitive | أَشَفَّيْنِ ʾašaffayni | الْأَشَفَّيْنِ al-ʾašaffayni | شُفَّيَيْنِ šuffayayni | الشُّفَّيَيْنِ aš-šuffayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَشَافّ ʾašāff | الْأَشَافّ al-ʾašāff | شُفَّيَات šuffayāt | الشُّفَّيَات aš-šuffayāt |
Nominative | أَشَافُّ ʾašāffu | الْأَشَافُّ al-ʾašāffu | شُفَّيَاتٌ šuffayātun | الشُّفَّيَاتُ aš-šuffayātu |
Accusative | أَشَافَّ ʾašāffa | الْأَشَافَّ al-ʾašāffa | شُفَّيَاتٍ šuffayātin | الشُّفَّيَاتِ aš-šuffayāti |
Genitive | أَشَافَّ ʾašāffa | الْأَشَافِّ al-ʾašāffi | شُفَّيَاتٍ šuffayātin | الشُّفَّيَاتِ aš-šuffayāti |
Synonyms
- أَزْيَد (ʾazyad)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “شف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate