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شافههُ , (K,) inf. n. مُشَافَهَةٌ , (TA,) He put his lip ( شَفَتَهُ ) near to his [another's] lip. (K, TA.) And كَلَّمَهُ مُشَافَهَةً (Msb, TA) and مُشَافَاةً (Msb) He spoke to him putting his lip near to his lip: (TA:) [or mouth to mouth; for,] accord. to J, (TA,) مُشَافَهَةٌ signifies the talking with another mouth to mouth: (S, TA:) but the usage of the inf. n. of a verb different from that which it is thus made to qualify is, as Sb says, restricted to instances that have been heard: the phrase كَلَّمَهُ مُفَاوَهَةً [has not been heard, and therefore] is not allowable. (TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] شافه البَلَدَ , and الأَمْرَ , (tropical:) He was, or became, or drew, near to the town, or country, and the affair. (A, K, TA.)

شَفَةٌ , (T, S, Msb, K, &c.,) also pronounced ↓ شِفَةٌ , (K,) is a word of which the third, i. e. the final, radical letter is elided; (T, Msb;) and accord. to some, (Msb,) this letter is ه , (T, Msb, K, TA,) so accord. to all of the Basrees, (TA,) the word being originally ↓ شفهة , (T, S, Msb, TA,) i. e. شَفَهَةٌ , (so in copies of the S,) or شَفْهَةٌ , like كَلْبَهٌ and سَجْدَةٌ , (Msb,) because it has the former of the dims. mentioned below, and the first of the pls. mentioned below, with ه , (S, Msb, *) and it is sometimes pronounced شفهة ; (T, TA;) or, as some assert, the deficient letter is و , (S, Msb,) the word being originally شَفْوَةٌ , like شَهْوَةٌ , (Msb,) because it has the last of the pls. mentioned below, (S, [but omitted in one of my copies,] and Msb, *) and the latter of the two dims. mentioned below; (Msb;) both of which assertions are stated on the authority of Kh; (IF, Msb;) [The lip of a human being;] شَفَتَا الاـِنْسَانِ meaning the two covers of the mouth of the human being: (K:) it is [properly] only of a human being: (Msb:) but it is sometimes, metaphorically, of the horse: and in like manner, of the دَلْو [or leathern bucket] as used by A'Obeyd; but ISd has expressed a doubt whether he had heard this from the Arabs: (TA:) the pl. is شِفَاهٌ (S, Msb, K, &c.) and شَفَهَاتٌ (Lth, Msb, TA) and شَفَوَاتٌ , (Lth, S, Msb, K,) the second of which is said by Lth to be more agreeable with analogy than the third, though the third is more common, as being likened to سَنَوَاتٌ [pl. of سَنَةٌ ]: (Az, (Msb, TA:) and Ks mentions the phrase, اـِنَّهُ لَغَلِيظُ الشِفَاهِ [as meaning Verily he is thick in the lip], as though the term شَفَةٌ applied to every portion of the شَفَة : (TA:) the dim. is ↓ شُفَيْهَةُ (S, Msb) and شُفَيَّةٌ . (Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence,] هُمْ أَهْلُ الشَّفَةِ (assumed tropical:) They are those who have the right of drinking with their lips ( بِشِفَاهِهِمْ ) and of watering their beasts. (Mgh.) ― -b3- And بِنْتُ شَفَةٍ (tropical:) A word; (S, Msb, K, TA;) as also ذَاتُ شَفَةٍ . (TA.) One says, مَا كَلَّمْتُهُ بِبِنْتِ شَفَةٍ (assumed tropical:) I spoke not to him a word: (S:) or مَا كَلَّمَنِىبِنْتَ شَفَةٍ (assumed tropical:) He spoke not to me a word: (TA:) and مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْهُ بِنْتَ شَفَةٍ (assumed tropical:) I heard not from him a word: (Msb:) and مَا كَلَّمْتُ فُلَانًا ذَاتَ شَفَةٍ (assumed tropical:) I spoke not to such a one a word. (AZ, T voce ذُو .) ― -b4- And فُلَانٌ خَفِيفُ الشَّفَةِ (tropical:) Such a one is a person who asks, or begs, little of people: (ISk, S, K, * TA:) and also, (tropical:) importunate, (K, TA,) one who asks, or begs, much of people: (TA:) thus having two contr. meanings. (K.) ― -b5- And لَهُ فِى النَّاسِ شَفَةٌ (assumed tropical:) He has praise, or commendation, among the people: (S:) and لَهُ فِينَا شَفَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ (tropical:) He has a good report, or reputation, among us. (A, K, TA.) And اـِنَّ شَفَةَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْكَ لَحَسَنَةٌ (tropical:) Verily the people's speaking of thee is good. (Lh, TA.) And مَا أَحْسَنَ شَفَةَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْكَ (tropical:) How good is the people's speaking of thee! (K, TA.) ― -b6- See also شَفًا , in art. شفو and شفى .

شِفَةٌ , and see the next preceding paragraph.

شَفَهَةٌ or شَفْهَةٌ : see the next preceding paragraph.

شَفَهِىٌّ and شَفِىٌّ are both allowable as rel. ns. of شَفَةٌ [i. e. as meaning Labial: and so, accord. to some, is شَفَوِىٌّ ]. (S.) الحُرُوفُ الشَّفَهِيَّةُ (Kh, T, S, Msb, K) and الشَّفَوِيَّةُ , (Kh, T, Msb,) or the latter is not allowable, (S,) [i. e. The labial letters,] are ب and ف and م : (T, S, K:) [or, accord. to Lumsden (Ar. Gr. p. 28), ب and م and و : and, it seems, accord. to some, (see De Sacy's Gr. Ar. sec. ed. i. 27,) ج and ش and ض , which is strange:] so called because their place of utterance is from the شَفَة , without any action of the tongue. (T, TA.)

شُفَيْهَةٌ : dim. of شَفَةٌ , q. v.

شُفَاهِىٌّ A man (S, Mgh) large [in some copies of the S thick] in the شَفَتَانِ [or lips]; (S, Mgh, K;) as also ↓ أَشْفَهُ . (Mgh. [But see this latter below.])

شَافِهٌ Thirsty, (K, TA,) not finding water enough to moisten his lip: like سَافِهٌ , mentioned in art. سفه . (TA.)

أَشْفَهُ : see شُفَاهِىٌّ . ― -b2- [Accord. to some,] أَشْفَى signifies A man whose lips do not close together: (S, K:) but there is no proof of its correctness: (S:) the fem. in this sense is شَفْيَا=ءُ . (TA in art. شفى .)

مَشْفُوهٌ (tropical:) A water at which there are many lips ( شِفَاه TA, and Har p. 669,) of those coming to drink, (Har,) so that it has become little in quantity; (TA;) or water at which are many people: (S, K: *) or water that is sought: or, as some say, forbidden to those who come to drink of it because of its being little in quantity. (TA.) ― -b2- And hence, (Har ubi suprà,) (tropical:) Food upon which are [put] many hands; (K, TA, Har;) having many eaters: or that has become little in quantity. (TA.) ― -b3- And (assumed tropical:) Property sought by many: (TA:) [or little in quantity; for] one says, أَتَانَا وَ أَمْوَالُنَا مَشْفُوهَةٌ (tropical:) He came to us when our possessions were little in quantity. (K, TA.) ― -b4- And (assumed tropical:) A man of whom people have asked, or begged, much, (S,) or importuned by begging, (K,) so that all that he had, or possessed, is consumed: (S, K:) like مَثْمُودٌ , and مَضْفُوفٌ , and مَكْثُورٌ عَلَيْهِ : (so in one of my copies of the S:) and sometimes it means (assumed tropical:) one whose household and guests have consumed his property. (IB, TA.)