شبا

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root شبا (sh-b-w) primarily relates to sharpness, pointedness, and the edge of things. It extends to concepts of intensity, such as severe cold or drought, and also encompasses notions of boldness, intelligence, and elevation.

Derived headwords

شَبَاةnoun

1.
sharp edgeboth
The sharp point or edge of anything.
2.
tip of a swordclassical
Specifically, the tip and edge of a sword.

شَبَاnoun

1.
coldclassical
Severe cold.
2.
sides of a sandalclassical
The sides of the sole of a sandal.

شَبْوَةname

1.
region in Yemenclassical
A place name in Yemen and Hadramaut.
2.
scorpionclassical
A name for a scorpion, particularly when it gives birth, or a yellow scorpion.

شَبَوَاتnoun

1.
sharp edgesboth
Plural of شَبَاة (shabwah), referring to the sharp edges of things.
2.
scorpionsclassical
Plural of شَبْوَة (shabwah), referring to scorpions.

شَبَاةُ العَقْرَبnoun

1.
scorpion's stingerclassical
The stinger of a scorpion.

شَوْشَبnoun

1.
scorpionclassical
A name for a scorpion.

شَبْوnoun

1.
harmclassical
Harm or annoyance.

شَبْوَةadjective

1.
boldclassical
A bold, active, and immodest girl.

أَشْبَىverb

1.
to have an intelligent childclassical
A man has an intelligent and sharp-witted child.
2.
to giveclassical
To give.
3.
to show mercyclassical
To show mercy or compassion.
4.
to throwclassical
To throw someone into a well or a disliked situation.

مُشْبٍadjective

1.
having an intelligent childclassical
A man who has an intelligent and sharp-witted child.
2.
child of the nobleclassical
A child born of noble lineage.

مُشَبَّىadjective

1.
compassionateclassical
Compassionate or merciful.
2.
honoredclassical
Honored or esteemed.

أَشْبَهَverb

1.
to resembleboth
To resemble or be like someone.

إِشْبَاءnoun

1.
givingclassical
The act of giving.
2.
showing mercyclassical
The act of showing mercy or compassion.
3.
pushingclassical
The act of pushing or repelling.

أَشْبَتْverb

1.
to grow tallclassical
A tree grew tall and luxuriant.

شَبَاnoun

1.
algaeclassical
Algae or aquatic plants (Yemeni dialect).

شَبْوَةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

شَبَاname

1.
valley nameclassical
A valley in Medina.

شَبَا وَجْهَهُverb

1.
face lit upclassical
His face became radiant after being changed or distressed.

أَشْبَى الرَّجُلُverb

1.
became prosperousclassical
A man became prosperous, long, and plump from comfort and abundance.

Parallel reading

شباة كل شيء: حد طرفه، وقيل حده.

The shabah of everything is its sharp edge, and it is said its limit.

وحد كل شيء شباته، والجمع شبوات وشبا.

And the limit of everything is its shabah, and the plural is shabawat and shaba.

وشبا النعل: جانبا أسلتها.

And shaba of the sandal are the sides of its sole.

والشبا: البرد؛ قال الطرماح: ليلة هاجت جمادية، ... ذات صر جربياء البشام «1». وردة أدلج صنبرها، ... تحت شفان شبا ذي سجام

And al-shaba is the cold; Al-Tirmmah said: A night that stirred with frost... possessing a piercing, biting cold. A red rose, its scent traveled... under the cold of one with pouring rain.

وفي حديث وائل بن حجر: أنه كتب لأقيال شبوة بما كان لهم فيها من ملك ؛ شبوة: اسم الناحية التي كانوا بها من اليمن وحضرموت، وفيه: فما فلوا له شباة؛ الشباة: طرف السيف وحده، وجمعها شبا.

And in the hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr: that he wrote to the rulers of Shabwah concerning their dominion therein; Shabwah: the name of the region where they were from in Yemen and Hadramaut, and in it: 'They did not break its shabah for him'; al-shabah: the tip of the sword and its edge, and its plural is shaba.

والشباة: العقرب حين تلدها أمها، وقيل: هي العقرب الصفراء، وجمعها شبوات.

And al-shabah: the scorpion when its mother gives birth to it, and it is said: it is the yellow scorpion, and its plural is shabawat.

قال: وشباة العقرب إبرتها.

He said: And the shabah of the scorpion is its stinger.

والشبو: الأذى.

And al-shabu: harm.

وجارية شبوة: جريئة كثيرة الحركة فاحشة.

And a shabwah girl: bold, very active, and immodest.

وأشبى الرجل: ولد له ولد كيس ذكي؛ قال ابن هرمة: همو نبتوا فرعا بكل شرارة ... حرام، فأشبى فرعها وأرومها

And a man 'ashba': he had an intelligent and sharp child; Ibn Hirmah said: They grew a branch of every forbidden spark... so its branch and its roots became 'ashba'.

ورجل مشبى إذا ولد له ولد ذكي؛ قال ابن سيده: كذلك رواه ابن الأعرابي مشبى على صيغة المفعول، ورد ذلك ثعلب فقال: إنما هو مشب، قال: وهو القياس والمعلوم.

And a man is mushba if he has an intelligent child; Ibn Sideh said: Thus Ibn Al-Arabi narrated it as mushba in the passive form, and Tha'lab refuted this, saying: It is only mushb, and he said: And this is the standard and known.

والمشبي: المشفق، وهو المشبل.

And al-mashbi: the compassionate, and it is al-mushbil.

وأشبى فلانا ولده أي أشبهوه؛ وأنشد ابن بري لعمران بن حطان يصف رجلا من الخوارج وأن أمه قد أنجبت بولادته: قد أنجبته وأشبته وأعجبها، ... لو كان يعجبها الإنجاب والحبل

And his children 'ashbahu' him, meaning they resembled him; Ibn Al-Bari narrated for Imran ibn Hattan describing a Kharijite man and that his mother was pleased with his birth: She gave birth to him and he resembled her, and she was pleased... if she was pleased with childbirth and pregnancy.

أبو عمرو: الإشباء الإعطاء؛ وأنشد للقشيري: إن الطرماح الذي دربيت ... دحاك، حتى انصعت قد أمنيت فكل خير أنت قد أشبيت، ... توبي من الخطء فقد أشصيت

Abu Amr: Al-ishba' is giving; and he recited for Al-Qushayri: Indeed Al-Tirmmah, whom you know... laughs, until he is satisfied and has been promised. Every good you have 'ashbayta'... repent from error, for you have 'ashsayta'.

وقال ثعلب: أشبى أشفق؛ وأنشد لرؤبة: يشبي علي والكريم يشبي

And Tha'lab said: 'ashba' means to show mercy; and he recited for Ru'bah: He shows mercy upon me, and the noble one shows mercy.

وامرأة مشبية على ولدها: كمشبلة.

And a woman mushabbiyah towards her child: like a mushbilah (compassionate).

والمشبي: المكرم؛ عن ابن الأعرابي.

And al-mashbi: the honored; from Ibn Al-Arabi.

والإشباء: الدفع.

And al-ishba': pushing.

وأشبيت الرجل: رفعته وأكرمته.

And 'ashbayta the man: you raised him and honored him.

وأشبت الشجرة: ارتفعت.

And the tree 'ashbat: it grew tall.

ويقال: أشبى زيد عمرا إذا ألقاه في بئر أو فيما يكره؛ وأنشد: إعلوطا عمرا ليشبياه، ... في كل سوء، ويدربياه

And it is said: Zayd 'ashba' Amr if he throws him into a well or something disliked; and he recited: Throw Amr down so they 'ashbiyaahu'... into every evil, and train him.

الفراء: شبا وجهه إذا أضاء بعد تغير.

Al-Farra': His face 'ashba' if it lit up after a change.

وأشبى الرجل: «1». طال والتف من النعمة والغضوضة.

And a man 'ashba': he became tall and luxuriant from comfort and tenderness.

والشبا: الطحلب، يمانية.

And al-shaba: algae, Yemeni.

وشبوة: موضع؛ قال بشر بن أبي خازم: ألا ظعن الخليط غداة ريعوا ... بشبوة، والمطي بها خضوع

And Shabwah: a place; Bishr ibn Abi Khazim said: Behold, the companions departed the morning they were stirred... at Shabwah, and the mounts were submissive there.

والشبا: واد من أودية المدينة فيه عين لبني جعفر بن إبراهيم من بني جعفر بن أبي طالب، رضوان الله عليهم.

And al-shaba: a valley from the valleys of Medina, in which is a spring belonging to the Banu Ja'far ibn Ibrahim from the Banu Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with them.