See also: ساق and شاق

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Formally from the root ش و ف (š-w-f).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

شَافَ (šāfa) I, non-past يَشُوفُ‎ (yašūfu) (transitive, post-Classical)

  1. to see
    Synonym: رَأَى (raʔā)
  2. to look down at; to view
    Synonyms: أَشْرَفَ (ʔašrafa), اِطَّلَع (iṭṭalaʕ)

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Swahili: -shufu

References edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Root
ش و ف
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَافَ (šāfa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

شاف (šāf) I (non-past يشوف (yišūf))

  1. to see (to perceive with the eyes)

Conjugation edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ش و ف
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَافَ (šāfa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

شاف (šāf) I (non-past يِشُوف (yišūf))

  1. to see (to perceive with the eyes)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of شاف (šāf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شفت (šuft) شفت (šuft) شاف (šāf) شفنا (šufna) شفتوا (šuftu) شافوا (šāfu)
f شفتي (šufti) شافت (šāfat)
non-past m أشوف (ʔašūf) تشوف (tišūf) يشوف (yišūf) نشوف (nišūf) تشوفوا (tišūfu) يشوفوا (yišūfu)
f تشوفي (tišūfi) تشوف (tišūf)
imperative m شوف (šūf) شوفوا (šūfu)
f شوفي (šūfi)

Iraqi Arabic edit

Root
ش و ف
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic شاف (šāf).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

شاف (šāf) I (non-past يشوف (yšūf))

  1. to see

Conjugation edit

The template Template:acm-conj does not use the parameter(s):
actp-pm=شايفين
actp-pmtr=šāyfīn
actp-sf=شايفة
actp-sftr=šāyfa[[:Template:acm-tmarb]]
actp-sm=شفاي
actp-smtr=šāyif
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.

    Conjugation of شاف (šāf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شفت (šifit) شفت (šifit) شاف (šāf) شفنا (šifna) شفتو (šiftu) شافو (šāfaw)
f شفتي (šifti) شافت (šāfat) شفتن (šiftan) شافن (šāfan)
present m اشوف (ašūf) تشوف (tšūf) يشوف (yšūf) نشوف (nšūf) تشوفون (tšūfūn) يشوفون (yšūfūn)
f تشوفين (tšūfīn) تشوف (tšūf) تشوفن (tšūfan) يشوفن (yšūfan)
imperative m شوف (šūf) شوفو (šūfu)
f شوفي (šūfi) شوفن (šūfan)

Moroccan Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ش و ف
2 terms

From Arabic شَافَ (šāfa).

Verb edit

شاف (šāf) I (non-past يشوف (yšūf), verbal noun شوفان (šūfān) or شوف (šūf), active participle شايف (šāyif))

  1. to see (to perceive with the eyes)
    Synonym: (dated) را ()
    شفتي شنو وقع فديك الدار؟
    šufti šnu wqaʕ f-dīk ed-dār?
    Did you see what happened in that house?
    ملي كنشوف اللي جرى لي كنشكر ربي على سلامتي.
    Milli kanšūf elli jrā li kanuškur rabbi ʕla slāmti.
    When I see what happened to me, I thank God for my well-being.
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of شاف
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شفت (šuft) شفتي (šufti) شاف (šāf) شفنا (šufna) شفتوا (šuftu) شافوا (šāfu)
f شافت (šāfet)
non-past m نشوف (nšūf) تشوف (tšūf) يشوف (yšūf) نشوفوا (nšūfu) تشوفوا (tšūfu) يشوفوا (yšūfu)
f تشوفي (tšūfi) تشوف (tšūf)
imperative m شوف (šūf) شوفوا (šūfu)
f شوفي (šūfi)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from French chef.

Noun edit

شاف (šāfm (plural شيفان (šīfān), feminine شافة (šāfa))

  1. boss, manager

North Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ش و ف
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَافَ (šāfa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

شاف (šāf) I (non-past يشوف (yšūf))

  1. to see (to perceive with the eyes)
    بدكن تشوفوا دموعي؟
    baddkun tšūfu dmūʕi?
    Do you want to see me cry?

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ش و ف
5 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَافَ (šāfa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːf/, [ʃæːf]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb edit

شاف (šāf) I (present بشوف (bišūf), active participle شايف (šāyef))

  1. to see
    بشوفها كل يوم بالمكتب.
    bašūfha kull yōm bil-maktab.
    I see her every day at the office.
    انتا شايف الزلمة اللي واقف هناك.
    enta šāyef iz-zalame lli wāʔef honāk?
    Do you see the guy standing over there?
  2. (by extension) to consider, to find (something to be)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of شاف (šāf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شفت (šuft) شفت (šuft) شاف (šāf) شفنا (šufna) شفتو (šuftu) شافو (šāfu)
f شفتي (šufti) شافت (šāfat)
present m بشوف (bašūf) بتشوف (bitšūf) بشوف (bišūf) منشوف (minšūf) بتشوفو (bitšūfu) بيشوفو (bišūfu)
f بتشوفي (bitšūfi) بتشوف (bitšūf)
subjunctive m اشوف (ašūf) تشوف (tšūf) يشوف (yšūf) نشوف (nšūf) تشوفو (tšūfu) يشوفو (yšūfu)
f تشوفي (tšūfi) تشوف (tšūf)
imperative m شوف (šūf) شوفو (šūfu)
f شوفي (šūfi)

See also edit