شِفَاءٌ

, (K, TA,) like كِسَاءٌ, (TA,) [in the CK erroneously written شَفاء,] primarily signifies The becoming free from disease, sickness, or malady; recovering therefrom; or becoming convalescent:

and then, Medical, or curative, treatment: (TA:) the giving of health; (KL:) verbal noun of شَفَاهُ [q. v.]: (S, Msb, TA:)

and [then], (TA,) A medicine, or remedy: plural أَشْفِيَةٌ, and plural plural أَشَافٍ. (K, TA.) [Hence, دَارُ الشِفَاءِ The hospital.]

[And hence,] one says, شِفَاءُ العِىِّ السُّوءَالُ (tropical:) [The remedy of inability is the asking information]. (TA.)