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شافههُ

Root: شفه

Form: 3

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شافههُIII , Verbal.Noun مُشَافَهَةٌ, He put his lip (شَفَتَهُ) near to his [another's] lip. And كَلَّمَهُ مُشَافَهَةً and مُشَافَاةً He spoke to him putting his lip near to his lip: [or mouth to mouth; for,] accord. to J, مُشَافَهَةٌ signifies the talking with another mouth to mouth: but the usage of the Verbal.Noun of a verb different from that which it is thus made to qualify is, as Sb says, restricted to instances that have been heard: the phrase كَلَّمَهُ مُفَاوَهَةً [has not been heard, and therefore] is not allowable.
2 [Hence,] شافه البَلَدَ, and الأَمْرَ, He was, or became, or drew, near to the town, or country, and the affair.
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