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شَنَّفَهَا

Root: شنف

Form: 2

Full Definition

شَنَّفَهَاII , Verbal.Noun تَشْنِيفٌ, He adorned her with the [ornament called] شَنْف; like as one says, قَرَّطَهَا; as also .
2 [Hence,] شَنَّفَ كَلَامَهُ وَقَرَّطَهُ [He adorned and embellished his language].

def.2 شنّف إِلَيْهِ, Verbal.Noun as above, He looked at him, or it, from the outer corner of the eye. [See also 1.]
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