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شفّاهُ

Root: شفو

Form: 2

Full Definition

شفّاهُII , Verbal.Noun تَشْفِيَةٌ, He treated him medically, or curatively, with everything whereby he might attain recovery, or restoration to convalescence.
2 مَا شَفَّى فُلَانٌ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا شَفَّيْتَ i. e. مَا ٱزْدَادَ and رَبِحَ [meaning The gain of such a one (ما being here what is termed مَصْدَرِيَّة, as اِزْدَادَ and رَبِحَ are intrans.,) is more excellent than thy gain] is said to be an instance of substitution, [originally شَفَّفَ and شَفَّفْتَ,] like [قَصَّى and تَقَصَّى and] تَقَضَّى [for قَصَّصَ and تَقَصَّصَ and تَقَضَّضَ].
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