شبه

شِبْهٌ ذ and ↓ شَبَهٌ are syn., (S, Msb, K,) like مِثْلٌ and مَثَلٌ, and بِدْلٌ and بَدَلٌ, and نِكْلٌ and نَكَلٌ, the only other instances of the kind, i. e. of words of both these measures, that have been heard, having the same meaning, (S and TA in art. بدل,) i. q. ↓ شَبِيهٌ, (S, Msb, K,) syn. مِثْلٌ, (K,) [i. e.] A like; a similar person or thing; (MA; Msb;) [ an analogue; a match; ] a fellow: (MA:) pl. (of all, TA) أَشْبَاهٌ. (K, TA.) One says, هٰذَا شِبْهُهُ [and ↓ شَبَهُهُ], i. e. ↓ شَبِيهُهُ [meaning This is the like, &c., of him, or it ]. (S.) And فُلَانٌ شِبْهُكَ and ↓ شَبَهُكَ and ↓ شَبِيهُكَ [ Such a one is the like, &c., of thee ]. (JK.) [And ↓ بِهِ This is like him, or it. And hence, in lexicology, الأَشْبَاهُ وَالنَّظَائِرُ The words that are alike in form: generally applied to rare instances.] ― -b2- See also the next paragraph, in two places.