ش • ن • ف

, (S,) aor. شَنِفَ , (O, Msb,) inf. n. شَنْفٌ, (S, O, K,) I looked in a state of opposition, or resistance, (فِى اعْتِرَاضٍ,) at the thing; like شَفَنْتُ: (S, O: *) or الشَّنْفُ signifies the looking at a thing, (O,) or the looking at a thing like him who is opposing it, or resisting it, (كَالمُعْتَرِضِ عَلَيْهِ, K, TA,) and the raising of the eyes in looking at a thing, (TA,) like him who wonders at it, or like him who dislikes it, or hates it; (O, K, TA;) and so الشَّفْنُ, as AZ says. (TA.) [See also 2.] -A2- شَنِفَ لَهُ, (S, O, K,) and بِهِ also, or, correctly, accord. to ISd, this verb is trans. in the sense here next following without any particle, (TA,) [but two exs. are cited in the O from trads. in which it is trans. by means of ل,] aor. شَنَفَ , (S, K,) inf. n. شَنَفٌ, (S, O,) He hated him, (أَبْغَضَهُ,) and met him in a morose manner: (S, O, K: [in the K, the latter meaning is expressed by تَنَكَّرَهُ, for تَنَكَّرَ لَهُ: in the S and O, the former meaning is expressed as above, on the authority of ISk; and it is also said that الشَّنْفُ is syn. with البُغْضُ and التَّنَكُّرُ:] in the former of these two senses it is like شَيءِفَهُ, with ء: (S, O:) or الشنف [i. e. الشَّنَفُ] is a subst. signifying vehemence of enmity. (Ham p. 108.) And شَنِفَ لَهُ, (IAar, ISd, O, * K, TA,) and بِهِ, (ISd, TA,) i. q. فَطِنَ [i. e. He knew it; knew, had knowledge, or was cognizant, of it; or knew it instinctively; &c.]. (IAar, ISd, O, K, TA.) -A3- And شَنِفَ, (K, TA, [in the former of which it is erroneously implied that the verb is followed by لَهُ,]) His upper lip turned upwards; (K, TA;) inf. n. شَنَفٌ; (TA;) or this is a subst., signifying a turning upwards of the upper lip: so says AZ. (O.)

, inf. n. تَشْنِيفٌ, He adorned her (i. e. a woman, S, or a girl, or young woman, O, K) with the [ornament called] شَنْف; (S, O, K;) like as one says, قَرَّطَهَا; (S, TA;) as also ↓ أَشْنَفَهَا. (Zj, O, K.) [Hence,] شَنَّفَ كَلَامَهُ وَقَرَّطَهُ (tropical:) [He adorned and embellished his language]. (TA.) -A2- شنّف إِلَيْهِ, inf. n. as above, He looked at him, or it, from the outer corner of the eye. (Yaakoob, TA.) [See also 1.]

She adorned herself with the [ornament called] شَنْف; (S, O, K;) like as one says, تقرّطت. (S.)

Turning away, or averse. (O, K.) One says, مَا لِى أَرَاكَ شَانِفًا عَنِّى What ails me that I see thee turning away, or averse, from me? (O.) And إِنَّهُ لَشَانِفٌ عَنَّا بِأَنْفِهِ (tropical:) Verily he is raising his nose [in aversion] from us. (O, * K.)

[A lip, meaning an upper lip] turning upwards: (O:) or شَاةٌ شَنْفَاءُ [A sheep or goat] having the upper lip turning upwards. (TA.)

Hating, (S, O, K,) and meeting in a morose manner. (K.) IB cites, as an ex.,

وَلَنْ تُدَاوِى عِلَّةَ القَلْبِ الشَّنِفْ

[And thou will not cure the hating heart]. (TA.)

(incorrectly pronounced with damm, IDrd, O, K, i. e. شُنْفٌ, O, TA) The upper قُرْط [i. e. ear-ring or ear-drop]: (S, O, K:) or a pendant (مِعْلَاقٌ) in [or suspended from] the قُوف [app. meaning the upper part, or perhaps, the helix, in the CK erroneously written فَوْق,] of the ear; (Lth, O, K;) and likewise such as is attached to necklaces: (Lth, O:) or such as is suspended from the upper part of the ear; what is suspended from the lower part [or lobe] thereof being termed قُرْطٌ; (IDrd, O, K;) or this latter is termed رُعْثَةٌ: (IAar, TA:) or, as some say, i. q. قُرْطٌ: (TA:) pl. [of mult.] شُنُوفٌ (IDrd, S, O, K) and [of pauc.] أَشْنَافٌ. (TA.)

(assumed tropical:) A she-camel having a زِمَام [or noserein] attached to her. (AA, O, K.)