شوفان

العربية

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شوفان

/ʃuː.faːn/

Rhymes with -aːn

Where it comes from

From Classical Syriac ܫܘܦܢܐ (šūp̄ānā, “friction”), which comes from the verb ܫܳܦ (šāp̄, “to file, to scrape”) corresponding to the Arabic verb شَافَ (šāfa, “to polish”), as for the handling of the grain removing the husk by rubbing, grating, polishing is characteristic. There is also Hebrew שיפון (šīp̄ōn, “oat; (later) rye”), so that formation is apparently Proto-Northwest Semitic.

noun شُوفَان · šūfān · الشُّوفَان · شُوفَانٌ

In English

oat widely cultivated cereal grass
oats seeds of an oat plant

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"شوفان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شوفان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}