शिफा

Noun

 * 1) a fibrous or flexible root (used for making whips)
 * 2) a lash or stroke with a whip or rod
 * 3) a branch
 * 4) a river
 * 5) a tuft of hair on the crown of the head
 * 6) the root of a waterlily
 * 7) spikenard
 * 8) turmeric
 * 9) a sort of dill or fennel