شفنين

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شفنين

/ʃif.niːn/

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Borrowed from Aramaic שַׁפְנִינָא (šap̄nīnā), ܫܘܼܦܢܼܝܢܵܐ (šup̄nīnā, “turtle-dove”).

noun شِفْنِين · šifnīn · الشِّفْنِين · شِفْنِينٌ

laughing dove شِفْنِين طَائِرٌ مَعْرُوفٌ قَالَ ٱلْجَاحِظُ مِنْ عَجَائِبِهِ إِنَّهُ لَيُزَاوِجُ إِلَّا أُنْثَاهُ فَإِنْ هَلَكَتْ أُنْثَاهُ لَا يُزَاوِجُ أَبَدًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأُنْثَى إِنْ هَلَكَ ذَكَرُهَا. شَحْمُهُ يُدَافُ بِٱلسِّيرَجِ وَيُقَطَّرُ فِي ٱلْأُذُنِ يُزِيلُ طَرَشَهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ يُزِيلُ ٱلرَّمَدَ وَجِ
Similar: قُمْرِيّ
abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of شِفْنِين بَحْرِيّ (šifnīn baḥriyy, “ray”)

In English

ray marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail
skate fish of family Rajidae
laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis

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شفنين. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86

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"شفنين." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شفنين},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}