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شبن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a young, tender, and soft boy or youth. It also extends to the concept of a young lion cub, emphasizing its youth and tenderness.

Derived headwords

شَابِنnoun
  1. 1.
    Young boyboth

    A young, tender, and soft boy or youth.

شَابِنnoun
  1. 1.
    Lion cubclassical

    A young lion, a cub, characterized by its youth and tenderness.

شَبِنَverb
  1. 1.
    To be tenderclassical

    To be young, tender, and soft, referring to a boy.

Parallel reading

الشابل والشابن: الغلام التار الناعم
The young boy and the tender youth: the soft, young boy.
وقد شبن وشبل
And he has become young and tender, like a cub.