شطف

العربية

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شطف

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From a merger in Levantine dialects of Galilean Aramaic שְׁטֵף (šṭēp̄, “to wash”) and Classical Syriac ܫܛܰܦ (šṭap̄, “to split”). Doublet of شَطَبَ (šaṭaba).

verb شَطَفَ · šaṭafa · يَشْطُفُ · شَطْف · شَاطِف

to rinse, to flush تجنبي قرض أظافرك بأسنانك واهتمي بدعكها بالفرجون والماء والصابون ثم اشطفيها وجففيها جيداً.
to scold, to chide, to berate
to cut, to chunk, to split
to infatuate, to captivate with passion شطفت باب قلبي فأعتابك تستحق الطهارة

verb شَطَّفَ · šaṭṭafa · يُشَطِّفُ · تَشْطِيف · مُشَطِّف

rare to rinse intensively, to flush well

noun شَطْف · šaṭf · الشَّطْف · شَطْفٌ

noun from verb, rare verbal noun of شَطَفَ (šaṭafa) (form I)

In English

flush sudden flowing; cleansing
rinse to wash something quickly using water and no soap

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"شطف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%B7%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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شطف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%B7%D9%81

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"شطف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%B7%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شطف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%B7%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}