شيب

شيب

Arabic

Noun

شَيْب • (šayb) m

1. (uncountable) grey hair
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:4:

     ‏قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ ٱلْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَٱشْتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا‎‎

     qāla rabbi ʾinnī wahana l-ʿaẓmu minnī waštaʿala r-raʾsu šayban

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ش ي ب‎
2 terms

From Arabic شَيْب‎ (šayb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːb/

Noun

شيب • (šīb) m (collective, singulative شيبة‎ f (šība), paucal شيبات‎ (šībāt))

1. grey hair