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شبه
Root entry · 1 derived lemma8 اِشْتَبَهَا ذ and ↓ تَشَابَهَا They resembled each other so that they became confounded, or confused, or dubious. (K.) And اشتبه (S, MA) and ↓ تشابه (MA) It (a thing, S, MA, or an affair, MA) was, or became, ambiguous, dubious, or obscure, (MA,) عَلَىَّ [ to me ], (S,) or عَلَيْهِ [ to him ]: (MA:) and عَلَيْهِ الأَمْرُ ↓ شُبِّهَ the thing, or affair, was rendered confused, or dubious, to him: (K, * TA:) and الشَّىْءُ ↓ شَبَهٌ, also, [see مُشْتَبِهٌ,] the thing was, or became, confused, or dubious. (IAar, TA.)
Derived headwords
اِشْتَبَهَاverb
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عَلَيْهِ الأَمْرُ