شف doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 3 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.

• شَفَّ Form 1

  1 شَفَّ ذ , aor. شَفِفَ , inf. n. شُفُوفٌ (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K) and شَفِيفٌ (S, O, K) and شَفَفٌ, (CK, [but not in my MS. copy of the K nor in the TA,]) It (a garment, or piece of cloth,) was thin, fine, or delicate, (S, M…

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• شَفٌّ

  شَفٌّ ذ A thin, fine, or delicate, garment or piece of cloth; (AZ, S, Mgh, O, * Msb, K; *) as also (AZ, S, O, Msb, K) and : (Msb:) you say ثَوْبٌ شَفٌّ (S, Mgh, Msb) and (S, Msb) and . (Msb:) [see also شَفَّافٌ:] and the…

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• شِفٌّ

  شِفٌّ ذ : see شَفٌّ, in three places. -A2- Also, (S, Mgh, O, K,) and , (L, K,) but the former is that which is well known, (L, TA,) and , (TA,) Gain, or profit; increase obtained in traffic: and excess, surplus, or redun…

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