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شَانِفٌ

Root: شنف

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شَانِفٌ Turning away, or averse. One says, مَا لِى أَرَاكَ شَانِفًا عَنِّى What ails me that I see thee turning away, or averse, from me?
2 And إِنَّهُ لَشَانِفٌ عَنَّا بِأَنْفِهِ Verily he is raising his nose [in aversion] from us.
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