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شحب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a change in color or appearance, often due to weakness, hunger, or travel. It can also refer to the act of scraping or peeling the surface of something, particularly land.

Derived headwords

شَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become paleboth

    To change in color, becoming pale, often due to weakness, hunger, or the effects of travel.

شُحُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    palenessboth

    The state or condition of being pale, a change in color resulting from weakness, hunger, or travel.

شُحُوبَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    palenessboth

    The state or condition of being pale, a change in color resulting from weakness, hunger, or travel.

شَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to scrape landclassical

    To peel or scrape the surface of the land, often with a tool like a spade.

Parallel reading

شحب لونه
His color changed/became pale.
تغير من هزال أو جوع أو سفر
It changed due to emaciation, hunger, or travel.
والأرض، كمنع: قشرها بمسحاة
And the land, like the verb form 'mana'a', it was peeled/scraped with a spade.