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 • (ʔašaff) (feminine شُفَّى (šuffā), masculine plural أَشَافّ (ʔašāff), feminine plural شُفَّيَات (šuffayāt))

greater in value, weight, age, etc.; greatest in value, weight, age, etc.

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَشَفّ** (ʔašaff)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَشَفّ ʔašaff	الْأَشَفّ al-ʔašaff	شُفّى šuffā	الشُّفّى aš-šuffā
nominative	أَشَفُّ ʔašaffu	الْأَشَفُّ al-ʔašaffu	شُفّى šuffā	الشُّفّى aš-šuffā
accusative	أَشَفَّ ʔašaffa	الْأَشَفَّ al-ʔašaffa	شُفّى šuffā	الشُّفّى aš-šuffā
genitive	أَشَفَّ ʔašaffa	الْأَشَفِّ al-ʔašaffi	شُفّى šuffā	الشُّفّى aš-šuffā
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَشَفَّيْن ʔašaffayn	الْأَشَفَّيْن al-ʔašaffayn	شُفَّيَيْن šuffayayn	الشُّفَّيَيْن aš-šuffayayn
nominative	أَشَفَّانِ ʔašaffāni	الْأَشَفَّانِ al-ʔašaffāni	شُفَّيَانِ šuffayāni	الشُّفَّيَانِ aš-šuffayāni
accusative	أَشَفَّيْنِ ʔašaffayni	الْأَشَفَّيْنِ al-ʔašaffayni	شُفَّيَيْنِ šuffayayni	الشُّفَّيَيْنِ aš-šuffayayni
genitive	أَشَفَّيْنِ ʔašaffayni	الْأَشَفَّيْنِ al-ʔašaffayni	شُفَّيَيْنِ šuffayayni	الشُّفَّيَيْنِ aš-šuffayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَشَافّ ʔašāff	الْأَشَافّ al-ʔašāff	شُفَّيَات šuffayāt	الشُّفَّيَات aš-šuffayāt
nominative	أَشَافُّ ʔašāffu	الْأَشَافُّ al-ʔašāffu	شُفَّيَاتٌ šuffayātun	الشُّفَّيَاتُ aš-šuffayātu
accusative	أَشَافَّ ʔašāffa	الْأَشَافَّ al-ʔašāffa	شُفَّيَاتٍ šuffayātin	الشُّفَّيَاتِ aš-šuffayāti
genitive	أَشَافَّ ʔašāffa	الْأَشَافِّ al-ʔašāffi	شُفَّيَاتٍ šuffayātin	الشُّفَّيَاتِ aš-šuffayāti

Synonyms

أَزْيَد (ʔazyad)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “شف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.