شياف

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See also: شیاف, سياق, and سياف

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic שְׁיׇיפָא / ܫܝܵܦܼܵܐ (šəyāp̄ā, “salve”), from the root שׁ־ו־ף / ܫ-ܘ-ܦ (š-w-p) related to rubbing, cognate to the Arabic root ش و ف (š-w-f).

Pronunciation

Noun

شِياف • (šiyāf) m

  1. ophthalmic, any remedy against ailments of the eye, collyrium, eye-salve, eye-powder

Declension

Declension of noun شِياف (šiyāf)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شِياف
šiyāf 		الشِّياف
aš-šiyāf 		شِياف
šiyāf
Nominative شِيافٌ
šiyāfun 		الشِّيافُ
aš-šiyāfu 		شِيافُ
šiyāfu
Accusative شِيافًا
šiyāfan 		الشِّيافَ
aš-šiyāfa 		شِيافَ
šiyāfa
Genitive شِيافٍ
šiyāfin 		الشِّيافِ
aš-šiyāfi 		شِيافِ
šiyāfi

Descendants

  • → Persian: شیاف (šiyâf)

References

  • “šyp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 262
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