شبه
See also: ستة, شبة, شبھ, and سبة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ش ب ه (š-b-h).
Verb
شَبِهَ • (šabiha) I, non-past يَشْبَهُ (yašbahu)
- to resemble, to bear a resemblance, to be similar.
- يَشْبَهُ أَبَاهُ إِلَى حَدٍ بَعِيدٍ
- yašbahu ʾabāhu ʾilā ḥadin baʿīdin
- He resembles his father closely.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
شَبِهَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun شَبَه)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | شَبَه šabah | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | شَابِه šābih | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَشْبُوه mašbūh | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | شَبِهْتُ šabihtu | شَبِهْتَ šabihta | شَبِهَ šabiha | شَبِهْتُمَا šabihtumā | شَبِهَا šabihā | شَبِهْنَا šabihnā | شَبِهْتُمْ šabihtum | شَبِهُوا šabihū | |||
f | شَبِهْتِ šabihti | شَبِهَتْ šabihat | شَبِهَتَا šabihatā | شَبِهْتُنَّ šabihtunna | شَبِهْنَ šabihna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَشْبَهُ ʾašbahu | تَشْبَهُ tašbahu | يَشْبَهُ yašbahu | تَشْبَهَانِ tašbahāni | يَشْبَهَانِ yašbahāni | نَشْبَهُ našbahu | تَشْبَهُونَ tašbahūna | يَشْبَهُونَ yašbahūna | |||
f | تَشْبَهِينَ tašbahīna | تَشْبَهُ tašbahu | تَشْبَهَانِ tašbahāni | تَشْبَهْنَ tašbahna | يَشْبَهْنَ yašbahna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَشْبَهَ ʾašbaha | تَشْبَهَ tašbaha | يَشْبَهَ yašbaha | تَشْبَهَا tašbahā | يَشْبَهَا yašbahā | نَشْبَهَ našbaha | تَشْبَهُوا tašbahū | يَشْبَهُوا yašbahū | |||
f | تَشْبَهِي tašbahī | تَشْبَهَ tašbaha | تَشْبَهَا tašbahā | تَشْبَهْنَ tašbahna | يَشْبَهْنَ yašbahna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَشْبَهْ ʾašbah | تَشْبَهْ tašbah | يَشْبَهْ yašbah | تَشْبَهَا tašbahā | يَشْبَهَا yašbahā | نَشْبَهْ našbah | تَشْبَهُوا tašbahū | يَشْبَهُوا yašbahū | |||
f | تَشْبَهِي tašbahī | تَشْبَهْ tašbah | تَشْبَهَا tašbahā | تَشْبَهْنَ tašbahna | يَشْبَهْنَ yašbahna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | اِشْبَهْ išbah | اِشْبَهَا išbahā | اِشْبَهُوا išbahū | ||||||||
f | اِشْبَهِي išbahī | اِشْبَهْنَ išbahna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | شُبِهْتُ šubihtu | شُبِهْتَ šubihta | شُبِهَ šubiha | شُبِهْتُمَا šubihtumā | شُبِهَا šubihā | شُبِهْنَا šubihnā | شُبِهْتُمْ šubihtum | شُبِهُوا šubihū | |||
f | شُبِهْتِ šubihti | شُبِهَتْ šubihat | شُبِهَتَا šubihatā | شُبِهْتُنَّ šubihtunna | شُبِهْنَ šubihna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُشْبَهُ ʾušbahu | تُشْبَهُ tušbahu | يُشْبَهُ yušbahu | تُشْبَهَانِ tušbahāni | يُشْبَهَانِ yušbahāni | نُشْبَهُ nušbahu | تُشْبَهُونَ tušbahūna | يُشْبَهُونَ yušbahūna | |||
f | تُشْبَهِينَ tušbahīna | تُشْبَهُ tušbahu | تُشْبَهَانِ tušbahāni | تُشْبَهْنَ tušbahna | يُشْبَهْنَ yušbahna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُشْبَهَ ʾušbaha | تُشْبَهَ tušbaha | يُشْبَهَ yušbaha | تُشْبَهَا tušbahā | يُشْبَهَا yušbahā | نُشْبَهَ nušbaha | تُشْبَهُوا tušbahū | يُشْبَهُوا yušbahū | |||
f | تُشْبَهِي tušbahī | تُشْبَهَ tušbaha | تُشْبَهَا tušbahā | تُشْبَهْنَ tušbahna | يُشْبَهْنَ yušbahna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُشْبَهْ ʾušbah | تُشْبَهْ tušbah | يُشْبَهْ yušbah | تُشْبَهَا tušbahā | يُشْبَهَا yušbahā | نُشْبَهْ nušbah | تُشْبَهُوا tušbahū | يُشْبَهُوا yušbahū | |||
f | تُشْبَهِي tušbahī | تُشْبَهْ tušbah | تُشْبَهَا tušbahā | تُشْبَهْنَ tušbahna | يُشْبَهْنَ yušbahna |
Verb
شَبَّهَ • (šabbaha) II, non-past يُشَبِّهُ (yušabbihu)
- To compare or liken.
- To make equal or similar.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
شَبَّهَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | تَشْبِيه tašbīh | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُشَبِّه mušabbih | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُشَبَّه mušabbah | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | شَبَّهْتُ šabbahtu | شَبَّهْتَ šabbahta | شَبَّهَ šabbaha | شَبَّهْتُمَا šabbahtumā | شَبَّهَا šabbahā | شَبَّهْنَا šabbahnā | شَبَّهْتُمْ šabbahtum | شَبَّهُوا šabbahū | |||
f | شَبَّهْتِ šabbahti | شَبَّهَتْ šabbahat | شَبَّهَتَا šabbahatā | شَبَّهْتُنَّ šabbahtunna | شَبَّهْنَ šabbahna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُشَبِّهُ ʾušabbihu | تُشَبِّهُ tušabbihu | يُشَبِّهُ yušabbihu | تُشَبِّهَانِ tušabbihāni | يُشَبِّهَانِ yušabbihāni | نُشَبِّهُ nušabbihu | تُشَبِّهُونَ tušabbihūna | يُشَبِّهُونَ yušabbihūna | |||
f | تُشَبِّهِينَ tušabbihīna | تُشَبِّهُ tušabbihu | تُشَبِّهَانِ tušabbihāni | تُشَبِّهْنَ tušabbihna | يُشَبِّهْنَ yušabbihna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُشَبِّهَ ʾušabbiha | تُشَبِّهَ tušabbiha | يُشَبِّهَ yušabbiha | تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā | يُشَبِّهَا yušabbihā | نُشَبِّهَ nušabbiha | تُشَبِّهُوا tušabbihū | يُشَبِّهُوا yušabbihū | |||
f | تُشَبِّهِي tušabbihī | تُشَبِّهَ tušabbiha | تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā | تُشَبِّهْنَ tušabbihna | يُشَبِّهْنَ yušabbihna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُشَبِّهْ ʾušabbih | تُشَبِّهْ tušabbih | يُشَبِّهْ yušabbih | تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā | يُشَبِّهَا yušabbihā | نُشَبِّهْ nušabbih | تُشَبِّهُوا tušabbihū | يُشَبِّهُوا yušabbihū | |||
f | تُشَبِّهِي tušabbihī | تُشَبِّهْ tušabbih | تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā | تُشَبِّهْنَ tušabbihna | يُشَبِّهْنَ yušabbihna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | شَبِّهْ šabbih | شَبِّهَا šabbihā | شَبِّهُوا šabbihū | ||||||||
f | شَبِّهِي šabbihī | شَبِّهْنَ šabbihna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | شُبِّهْتُ šubbihtu | شُبِّهْتَ šubbihta | شُبِّهَ šubbiha | شُبِّهْتُمَا šubbihtumā | شُبِّهَا šubbihā | شُبِّهْنَا šubbihnā | شُبِّهْتُمْ šubbihtum | شُبِّهُوا šubbihū | |||
f | شُبِّهْتِ šubbihti | شُبِّهَتْ šubbihat | شُبِّهَتَا šubbihatā | شُبِّهْتُنَّ šubbihtunna | شُبِّهْنَ šubbihna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُشَبَّهُ ʾušabbahu | تُشَبَّهُ tušabbahu | يُشَبَّهُ yušabbahu | تُشَبَّهَانِ tušabbahāni | يُشَبَّهَانِ yušabbahāni | نُشَبَّهُ nušabbahu | تُشَبَّهُونَ tušabbahūna | يُشَبَّهُونَ yušabbahūna | |||
f | تُشَبَّهِينَ tušabbahīna | تُشَبَّهُ tušabbahu | تُشَبَّهَانِ tušabbahāni | تُشَبَّهْنَ tušabbahna | يُشَبَّهْنَ yušabbahna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُشَبَّهَ ʾušabbaha | تُشَبَّهَ tušabbaha | يُشَبَّهَ yušabbaha | تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā | يُشَبَّهَا yušabbahā | نُشَبَّهَ nušabbaha | تُشَبَّهُوا tušabbahū | يُشَبَّهُوا yušabbahū | |||
f | تُشَبَّهِي tušabbahī | تُشَبَّهَ tušabbaha | تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā | تُشَبَّهْنَ tušabbahna | يُشَبَّهْنَ yušabbahna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُشَبَّهْ ʾušabbah | تُشَبَّهْ tušabbah | يُشَبَّهْ yušabbah | تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā | يُشَبَّهَا yušabbahā | نُشَبَّهْ nušabbah | تُشَبَّهُوا tušabbahū | يُشَبَّهُوا yušabbahū | |||
f | تُشَبَّهِي tušabbahī | تُشَبَّهْ tušabbah | تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā | تُشَبَّهْنَ tušabbahna | يُشَبَّهْنَ yušabbahna |
Derived terms
- مُشَبَّه (mušabbah)
- مُشَبَّهٌ بِهِ (mušabbahun bihi)
- صِفَةٌ مُشَبَّهَةٌ (ṣifatun mušabbahatun)
Noun
شِبْه • (šibh) m (plural أَشْبَاه (ʾašbāh) or مَشَابِه (mašābih)) (with following genitive or pronominal clitic)
- a thing or person similar, alike (with following genitive)
- Synonym: مِثْل (miṯl)
- أَشْبَاهُهُ ― ʾašbāhu-hu ― the likes of him, his kind, his ilk
- وَشِبْهُهُم ― wa-šibhu-hum ― and the likes of them, and their sort of people
- anything almost the same as, as good as, of the same kind as something else, -like, quasi-, semi- (with following genitive)
- anything uncertain, doubtful
Declension
Declension of noun شِبْه (šibh)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شِبْه šibh | الشِّبْه aš-šibh | شِبْه šibh |
Nominative | شِبْهٌ šibhun | الشِّبْهُ aš-šibhu | شِبْهُ šibhu |
Accusative | شِبْهًا šibhan | الشِّبْهَ aš-šibha | شِبْهَ šibha |
Genitive | شِبْهٍ šibhin | الشِّبْهِ aš-šibhi | شِبْهِ šibhi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شِبْهَيْن šibhayn | الشِّبْهَيْن aš-šibhayn | شِبْهَيْ šibhay |
Nominative | شِبْهَانِ šibhāni | الشِّبْهَانِ aš-šibhāni | شِبْهَا šibhā |
Accusative | شِبْهَيْنِ šibhayni | الشِّبْهَيْنِ aš-šibhayni | شِبْهَيْ šibhay |
Genitive | شِبْهَيْنِ šibhayni | الشِّبْهَيْنِ aš-šibhayni | شِبْهَيْ šibhay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَشْبَاه; مَشَابِه ʾašbāh; mašābih | الْأَشْبَاه; الْمَشَابِه al-ʾašbāh; al-mašābih | أَشْبَاه; مَشَابِه ʾašbāh; mašābih |
Nominative | أَشْبَاهٌ; مَشَابِهُ ʾašbāhun; mašābihu | الْأَشْبَاهُ; الْمَشَابِهُ al-ʾašbāhu; al-mašābihu | أَشْبَاهُ; مَشَابِهُ ʾašbāhu; mašābihu |
Accusative | أَشْبَاهًا; مَشَابِهَ ʾašbāhan; mašābiha | الْأَشْبَاهَ; الْمَشَابِهَ al-ʾašbāha; al-mašābiha | أَشْبَاهَ; مَشَابِهَ ʾašbāha; mašābiha |
Genitive | أَشْبَاهٍ; مَشَابِهَ ʾašbāhin; mašābiha | الْأَشْبَاهِ; الْمَشَابِهِ al-ʾašbāhi; al-mašābihi | أَشْبَاهِ; مَشَابِهِ ʾašbāhi; mašābihi |
Synonyms
- (similar): شَبِيه (šabīh, adjective)
Derived terms
- شِبْه جَزِيرَة (šibh jazīra)
- شِبْه مُنْحَرِف (šibh munḥarif)
- شِبْه قَارَة (šibh qāra)
- شِبْه مُعَيَّن (šibh muʿayyan)
Noun
شَبَه • (šabah) m (plural أَشْبَاه (ʾašbāh) or مَشَابِه (mašābih))
- similarity
- likeness, figure
- (uncountable) brass
Declension
Declension of noun شَبَه (šabah)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَبَه šabah | الشَّبَه aš-šabah | شَبَه šabah |
Nominative | شَبَهٌ šabahun | الشَّبَهُ aš-šabahu | شَبَهُ šabahu |
Accusative | شَبَهًا šabahan | الشَّبَهَ aš-šabaha | شَبَهَ šabaha |
Genitive | شَبَهٍ šabahin | الشَّبَهِ aš-šabahi | شَبَهِ šabahi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شَبَهَيْن šabahayn | الشَّبَهَيْن aš-šabahayn | شَبَهَيْ šabahay |
Nominative | شَبَهَانِ šabahāni | الشَّبَهَانِ aš-šabahāni | شَبَهَا šabahā |
Accusative | شَبَهَيْنِ šabahayni | الشَّبَهَيْنِ aš-šabahayni | شَبَهَيْ šabahay |
Genitive | شَبَهَيْنِ šabahayni | الشَّبَهَيْنِ aš-šabahayni | شَبَهَيْ šabahay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَشْبَاه; مَشَابِه ʾašbāh; mašābih | الْأَشْبَاه; الْمَشَابِه al-ʾašbāh; al-mašābih | أَشْبَاه; مَشَابِه ʾašbāh; mašābih |
Nominative | أَشْبَاهٌ; مَشَابِهُ ʾašbāhun; mašābihu | الْأَشْبَاهُ; الْمَشَابِهُ al-ʾašbāhu; al-mašābihu | أَشْبَاهُ; مَشَابِهُ ʾašbāhu; mašābihu |
Accusative | أَشْبَاهًا; مَشَابِهَ ʾašbāhan; mašābiha | الْأَشْبَاهَ; الْمَشَابِهَ al-ʾašbāha; al-mašābiha | أَشْبَاهَ; مَشَابِهَ ʾašbāha; mašābiha |
Genitive | أَشْبَاهٍ; مَشَابِهَ ʾašbāhin; mašābiha | الْأَشْبَاهِ; الْمَشَابِهِ al-ʾašbāhi; al-mašābihi | أَشْبَاهِ; مَشَابِهِ ʾašbāhi; mašābihi |
Derived terms
- قَرِيب الشَّبَه (qarīb aš-šabah)
- أَشْبَهَ تَمَامَ الشَّبَه (ʾašbaha tamāma š-šabah)
Descendants
- → Swahili: shaba
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شبه”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “شبه”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic شَبَه (šabah).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃaba(h)/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʃaba(h)/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʃæbæ(h)/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃaba(h)/
Adjective
شبه • (šabe)
- similar to, -like, quasi-, -oid
Derived terms
- شبهعلم (“pseudoscience”)
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ش ب ه |
Etymology
From Arabic شَبِهَ (šabiha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.bah/, [ˈʃa.bah]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Verb
شبه • (šabah) (form I, present بشبه (bišbah))
- to resemble, to be similar
- Antonym: فرق (faraʔ)
Conjugation
Conjugation of شبه (šabah) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | شبهت (šabaht) | شبهت (šabaht) | شبه (šabah) | شبهنا (šabahna) | شبهتو (šabahtu) | شبهو (šabahu) | |
f | شبهتي (šabahti) | شبهت (šabhat) | ||||||
present | m | بشبه (bašbah) | بتشبه (btišbah) | بشبه (bišbah) | منشبه (mnišbah) | بتشبهو (btišbahu) | بشبهو (bišbahu) | |
f | بتشبهي (btišbahi) | بتشبه (btišbah) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | أشبه (ʔašbah) | تشبه (tišbah) | يشبه (yišbah) | نشبه (nišbah) | تشبهو (tišbahu) | يشبهو (yišbahu) | |
f | تشبهي (tišbahi) | تشبه (tišbah) | ||||||
imperative | m | اشبه (išbah) | اشبهو (išbahu) | |||||
f | اشبهي (išbahi) |