شفط

Etymology
From the root, to be juxtaposed with the roots and specifically ,  and , all meaning ”to take something into one's mouth”, ”to lick up”; “to render lean or emaciate”, “to leave emptied or exhausted”; both roots feature the meaning “to drink up much water”. The /ط/ stems perhaps from a dialectal alteration of verb form VIII.

Verb

 * 1) to suck up, to slurp
 * 2) to drink up entirely, to chug, to empty
 * 3) to remove excess, to drain away, to siphon off, to absorb
 * 4)  to aspirate