# شطف
## Arabic
### Etymology

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) I (non-past يَشْطُفُ (yašṭufu), verbal noun شَطْف (šaṭf))
* to rinse, to flush
** 2014 March 19, “ar: بحث حول النظافة”, in Bayt Al-Maʿrafa‎, archived from the original on 2017-10-16:تجنبي قرض أظافرك بأسنانك واهتمي بدعكها بالفرجون والماء والصابون ثم اشطفيها وجففيها جيداً.Avoid gnawing your nails with your teeth and take care to scrub them with the brush and the water and the soap and then rinse and dry them well.
* to scold, to chide, to berate
* to cut, to chunk, to split
* to infatuate, to captivate with passion
** 2020 July 2, ʿalīy Kāẓim, ألا ليت الحب يعود يوماً, Read Publisher, page 5:شطفت باب قلبي فأعتابك تستحق الطهارةYou have captivated the door of my heart For your doorsteps merit purity

#### Conjugation
### Verb

شَطَّفَ • (šaṭṭafa) II (non-past يُشَطِّفُ (yušaṭṭifu), verbal noun تَشْطِيف (tašṭīf)) (rare)
* to rinse intensively, to flush well

#### Conjugation
### Noun

شَطْف • (šaṭf) m
* verbal noun of شَطَفَ (šaṭafa) (form I)

#### Derived terms

* شِطْفَة (šiṭfa, “spelk”), شُطْفَة (šuṭfa, “chunk; flint of a gun-lock”)
* شَطَّافَة (šaṭṭāfa, “hand shower”)

### References

* “šṭp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* “šṭp$^2$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “شطف”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 759
* Freytag, Georg (1833) “شطف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 423
* Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “شطف”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 655

## South Levantine Arabic

* Root
* ش ط ف
* 2 terms

### Etymology 1

From Arabic شَطَفَ (šaṭafa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃa.tˤaf/, [ˈʃɑ.tˤɑf]
* Audio (Ramallah):(file)

#### Verb

شطف • (šaṭaf) I (present بشطف (bošṭof))
* to rinse

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of شطف (šaṭaf) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | شطفت (šaṭaft) | شطفت (šaṭaft) | شطف (šaṭaf) | شطفنا (šaṭafna) | شطفتو (šaṭaftu) | شطفو (šaṭafu) |
| past | f | شطفت (šaṭaft) | شطفتي (šaṭafti) | شطفت (šaṭfat) | شطفنا (šaṭafna) | شطفتو (šaṭaftu) | شطفو (šaṭafu) |
| present | m | بشطف (bašṭof) | بتشطف (btošṭof) | بشطف (bošṭof) | منشطف (mnošṭof) | بتشطفو (btošṭofu) | بشطفو (bošṭofu) |
| present | f | بشطف (bašṭof) | بتشطفي (btošṭofi) | بتشطف (btošṭof) | منشطف (mnošṭof) | بتشطفو (btošṭofu) | بشطفو (bošṭofu) |
| subjunctive | m | أشطف (ʔašṭof) | تشطف (tošṭof) | يشطف (yošṭof) | نشطف (nošṭof) | تشطفو (tošṭofu) | يشطفو (yošṭofu) |
| subjunctive | f | أشطف (ʔašṭof) | تشطفي (tošṭofi) | تشطف (tošṭof) | نشطف (nošṭof) | تشطفو (tošṭofu) | يشطفو (yošṭofu) |
| imperative | m | | اشطف (ošṭof) | | | اشطفو (ošṭofu) | |
| imperative | f | | اشطفي (ošṭofi) | | | اشطفو (ošṭofu) | |

### Etymology 2

From Arabic شَطَّفَ (šaṭṭafa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃatˤ.tˤaf/, [ʃɑtˤ.tˤɑf]
* Audio (Ramallah):(file)

#### Verb

شطّف • (šaṭṭaf) II (present بشطّف (bišaṭṭef))
* to rinse

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of شطّف (šaṭṭaf) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | شطّفت (šaṭṭaft) | شطّفت (šaṭṭaft) | شطّف (šaṭṭaf) | شطّفنا (šaṭṭafna) | شطّفتو (šaṭṭaftu) | شطّفو (šaṭṭafu) |
| past | f | شطّفت (šaṭṭaft) | شطّفتي (šaṭṭafti) | شطّفت (šaṭṭafat) | شطّفنا (šaṭṭafna) | شطّفتو (šaṭṭaftu) | شطّفو (šaṭṭafu) |
| present | m | بشطّف (bašaṭṭef) | بتشطّف (bitšaṭṭef) | بشطّف (bišaṭṭef) | منشطّف (minšaṭṭef) | بتشطّفو (bitšaṭṭfu) | بشطّفو (bišaṭṭfu) |
| present | f | بشطّف (bašaṭṭef) | بتشطّفي (bitšaṭṭfi) | بتشطّف (bitšaṭṭef) | منشطّف (minšaṭṭef) | بتشطّفو (bitšaṭṭfu) | بشطّفو (bišaṭṭfu) |
| subjunctive | m | اشطّف (ašaṭṭef) | تشطّف (tšaṭṭef) | يشطّف (yšaṭṭef) | نشطّف (nšaṭṭef) | تشطّفو (tšaṭṭfu) | يشطّفو (yšaṭṭfu) |
| subjunctive | f | اشطّف (ašaṭṭef) | تشطّفي (tšaṭṭfi) | تشطّف (tšaṭṭef) | نشطّف (nšaṭṭef) | تشطّفو (tšaṭṭfu) | يشطّفو (yšaṭṭfu) |
| imperative | m | | شطّف (šaṭṭef) | | | شطّفو (šaṭṭfu) | |
| imperative | f | | شطّفي (šaṭṭfi) | | | شطّفو (šaṭṭfu) | |