شنف

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See also: سنف and شنق

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ش ن ف
1 term

Verb

شنف • (šanaf) I (non-past يشنف (yišnif), verbal noun شنف (šanf))

  1. to sniff or sniffle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Coptic ϫⲛⲟϥ (čnof), ϫⲉⲛⲟϥ (čenof, “basket”).

Noun

شنف • (šinf) m (plural اشناف (ʔišnaf) or شناف (šināf) or شنوف (šinūf) or شنوفة (šinūfa))

  1. a basket that bends well or a cloth sack
  2. (rustic) clodhopper, git

References

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