شياف

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.jaːf/

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