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Multiple Lane's Lexicon entries share the spelling شفق, distinguished by diacritics. Select the entry that matches the word you're looking for.

• شَفِقَ Form 1

  شَفِقَI : see 4, in five places. 2 شَفِقَ عَلَيْهِ signifies He was niggardly of it: [thus] the saying [of a poet] كَمَا شَفِقَتْ عَلَى الزَّادِ العِيَالُ means [Like as the household] are niggardly of the provision: bec…

• شَفَقٌ

  شَفَقٌ Fear: [see also شَفِقَ, in the next preceding paragraph:] or fear [arising] from strictness (شِدَّة) of faithful or sincere or honest advice; as also شَفَقَةٌ : or ↓ the latter signifies the fear of him who gives …

• شَفِقٌ

  شَفِقٌ : see شَفِيقٌ, in two places.…