شفة

See also: سقة, شقة, and شفه

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Probably a biconsonantal word, or from ش ف ه (š-f-h) with elision of the -h-. Cognate with Hebrew שָׂפָה (śāp̄ā), Egyptian spt.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʃa.fa/
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Noun edit

شَفَة • (šafa) f (dual شَفَتَانِ (šafatāni), plural شِفَاه (šifāh) or شَفَوَات (šafawāt))

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- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 90:8-10:
  أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
  ʔalam najʕal llahu ʕaynayni walisānan wašafatayni wahadaynāhu n-najdayni
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Declension edit

Declension of noun شَفَة (šafa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَفَة šafa	الشَّفَة aš-šafa	شَفَة šafat
Nominative	شَفَةٌ šafatun	الشَّفَةُ aš-šafatu	شَفَةُ šafatu
Accusative	شَفَةً šafatan	الشَّفَةَ aš-šafata	شَفَةَ šafata
Genitive	شَفَةٍ šafatin	الشَّفَةِ aš-šafati	شَفَةِ šafati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَفَتَيْن šafatayn	الشَّفَتَيْن aš-šafatayn	شَفَتَيْ šafatay
Nominative	شَفَتَانِ šafatāni	الشَّفَتَانِ aš-šafatāni	شَفَتَا šafatā
Accusative	شَفَتَيْنِ šafatayni	الشَّفَتَيْنِ aš-šafatayni	شَفَتَيْ šafatay
Genitive	شَفَتَيْنِ šafatayni	الشَّفَتَيْنِ aš-šafatayni	شَفَتَيْ šafatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شِفَاه‎; شَفَوَات šifāh‎; šafawāt	الشِّفَاه‎; الشَّفَوَات aš-šifāh‎; aš-šafawāt	شِفَاه‎; شَفَوَات šifāh‎; šafawāt
Nominative	شِفَاهٌ‎; شَفَوَاتٌ šifāhun‎; šafawātun	الشِّفَاهُ‎; الشَّفَوَاتُ aš-šifāhu‎; aš-šafawātu	شِفَاهُ‎; شَفَوَاتُ šifāhu‎; šafawātu
Accusative	شِفَاهًا‎; شَفَوَاتٍ šifāhan‎; šafawātin	الشِّفَاهَ‎; الشَّفَوَاتِ aš-šifāha‎; aš-šafawāti	شِفَاهَ‎; شَفَوَاتِ šifāha‎; šafawāti
Genitive	شِفَاهٍ‎; شَفَوَاتٍ šifāhin‎; šafawātin	الشِّفَاهِ‎; الشَّفَوَاتِ aš-šifāhi‎; aš-šafawāti	شِفَاهِ‎; شَفَوَاتِ šifāhi‎; šafawāti