[1]
شَفَهَهُ , aor.
شَفَهَ , (K,) inf. n. شَفْهٌ, (TK,) He
struck his شَفَة [i. e. lip]. (K.) ―
2-b2- شُفِهَ, [said of
a water, (assumed tropical:) It had many lips of drinkers applied
to it; i. e. it had many drinkers: (see its part. n.:)
and] said of food, (tropical:) It had many eaters: (K, TA:)
or [as a consequence thereof] it became little in
quantity. (TA.) ―
2-b3- And [hence], said of property,
(assumed tropical:) It had many seekers. (K.) ―
2-b4- And, said of a
man, (assumed tropical:) He had many askers, or beggars, (K,
TA,) so that they consumed what he had, or
possessed. (TA.) [Or (assumed tropical:) He was importuned by
begging, so that what he had, or possessed, was
consumed: as pass. of what next follows.] ―
2-b5-
شَفَهَهُ (assumed tropical:) He importuned him by begging, so that he
consumed what he had, or possessed. (S, K.)
And one says, كَادَ العِيَالُ يَشْفَهُونَ مَالِى (tropical:) The
family, or household, almost consumed my property. (K, * TA.) ―
2-b6- Also, (S, K,) inf. n. شَفْهٌ,
(S,) i. q. شَغَلَ. (S, K.) You say, شَفَهَنِى عَنْ كَذَا
(assumed tropical:) He, or it, occupied me so as to divert me from
such a thing; syn. شَغَلَنِى. (S.) And نَحْنُ
نَشْفَهُ عَلَيْكَ المَرْتَعَ, and المَآءَ, meaning (assumed tropical:) We
occupy the place of pasturage so as to keep it
from thee, and the water, (نَشْغَلُهُ عَنْكَ,) i. e. it is
sufficient for us without being more than sufficient.
(S, TA.) And شُفِهَ عَنْكَ مَا عِنْدَنَا (assumed tropical:) What we
had was employed so as to be kept from thee;
syn. شُغِلَ عَنْكَ. (JK.) ＝
1-A2- IAar mentions the
phrase شَفَهْتُ نَصِيبِى, with fet-h, without explaining it; but Th says that it is سفهت, [i. e.
سَفِهْتُ, with س, and with kesr to the ف,] meaning
“ I forgot [my share, or portion]. ” (TA.)