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
	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
Dual	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

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