إشفى

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إشفى

/ʔiʃ.faː/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from an unattested Aramaic word, though formally possibly identical to Classical Syriac ܫܦܳܝܳܐ (šp̄āyā, “stake, splinter”), akin to Classical Arabic سَفًا (safan, “scanty hair; thorns, prickles, awns”); the formation from the same root with the closest attested sense is Classical Syriac ܡܰܫܦܺܝܬܳܐ (mašpīṯā, “major needle, spit; file”).

noun إِشْفَى · ʔišfā · أَشَافِي · الْإِشْفَى

rare awl (pointed instrument) فشَكّ بإشْفاءٍ لهُ بَطْنَ مُسْنَدٍ، فسالتْ تحاكي في تلألؤها البَدْرَا
Similar: مِخْرَز, مِخْرَاز, مِخْصَف, مِثْقَب, مِثْقَاب

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awl pointed instrument

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {إشفى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}