شفق

See also: شقق, and سقف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ش ف ق (š-f-q).

Verb

1. (construed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to feel compassion with, have mercy upon, pardon
2. to love tenderly

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شفق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

شَفَق • (šafaq) m (plural أَشْفَاق (ʔašfāq))

1. verbal noun of شَفَقَ (šafaqa, “to feel compassion with, have mercy upon”) (form I)
2. evening twilight
3. ruddy light
4. compassion, tender sympathy
5. shore, tract of the coast

Declension

Declension of noun شَفَق (šafaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَفَق šafaq	الشَّفَق aš-šafaq	شَفَق šafaq
Nominative	شَفَقٌ šafaqun	الشَّفَقُ aš-šafaqu	شَفَقُ šafaqu
Accusative	شَفَقًا šafaqan	الشَّفَقَ aš-šafaqa	شَفَقَ šafaqa
Genitive	شَفَقٍ šafaqin	الشَّفَقِ aš-šafaqi	شَفَقِ šafaqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَفَقَيْن šafaqayn	الشَّفَقَيْن aš-šafaqayn	شَفَقَيْ šafaqay
Nominative	شَفَقَانِ šafaqāni	الشَّفَقَانِ aš-šafaqāni	شَفَقَا šafaqā
Accusative	شَفَقَيْنِ šafaqayni	الشَّفَقَيْنِ aš-šafaqayni	شَفَقَيْ šafaqay
Genitive	شَفَقَيْنِ šafaqayni	الشَّفَقَيْنِ aš-šafaqayni	شَفَقَيْ šafaqay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَشْفَاق ʔašfāq	الْأَشْفَاق al-ʔašfāq	أَشْفَاق ʔašfāq
Nominative	أَشْفَاقٌ ʔašfāqun	الْأَشْفَاقُ al-ʔašfāqu	أَشْفَاقُ ʔašfāqu
Accusative	أَشْفَاقًا ʔašfāqan	الْأَشْفَاقَ al-ʔašfāqa	أَشْفَاقَ ʔašfāqa
Genitive	أَشْفَاقٍ ʔašfāqin	الْأَشْفَاقِ al-ʔašfāqi	أَشْفَاقِ ʔašfāqi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شفق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen