استشفّهُ
Root: شف
Form: 10
Full Definition
استشفّهُX
, or استشفّ مَا وَرَآءَهُ, He saw what was behind it. [Thus the former signifies He saw through it: and it is used in this sense both properly and tropically.]
2 Hence the saying to the seller of cloths, اِسْتَشِفَّ هٰذَا الثَّوْبَ, [which may be rendered Look thou through this garment, or piece of cloth; but is expl. as] meaning make thou this garment, or piece of cloth, single, [by unfolding it,] and raise it, or hold it up, in shade, in order that I may see whether it be close in texture or flimsy.
3 استشفّ also signifies [agreeably with the explanation of استشفّ مَا وَرَآءَهُ mentioned above]
4 And one says, كَتَبْتُ كِتَابًا فَٱسْتَشَفَّهُ, meaning
def.2 See also 8.
def.3 And see 1, in two places.
def.4 [Freytag mentions as a signification of استشفّ “ Desiderio alicujus rei implevit; ” with الى before the object: but he names no authority for this; and I doubt its correctness.]
2 Hence the saying to the seller of cloths, اِسْتَشِفَّ هٰذَا الثَّوْبَ, [which may be rendered Look thou through this garment, or piece of cloth; but is expl. as] meaning make thou this garment, or piece of cloth, single, [by unfolding it,] and raise it, or hold it up, in shade, in order that I may see whether it be close in texture or flimsy.
3 استشفّ also signifies [agreeably with the explanation of استشفّ مَا وَرَآءَهُ mentioned above]
4 And one says, كَتَبْتُ كِتَابًا فَٱسْتَشَفَّهُ, meaning
def.2 See also 8.
def.3 And see 1, in two places.
def.4 [Freytag mentions as a signification of استشفّ “ Desiderio alicujus rei implevit; ” with الى before the object: but he names no authority for this; and I doubt its correctness.]
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