الشهب

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts related to whiteness, paleness, or a mixture of white and black, often associated with celestial phenomena, animals, and harsh conditions. It also extends to meanings of intensity, difficulty, and rapid movement.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْبnoun

1.
whiteness mixed with blacknessboth
A color that is a mixture of white and black, like a streak of white in darkness.
2.
shooting starsclassical
The celestial bodies that move rapidly across the sky, often appearing as streaks of light.
3.
three nights of the monthclassical
Referring to the three nights of the lunar month when the moon is visible and bright.

شَهِبَverb

1.
to be white/paleboth
To become white or pale in color.

شَهِبَverb

1.
to be lean/emaciatedclassical
To become lean or emaciated, often due to harsh conditions.

اشْهَبَّverb

1.
to become white/paleboth
To become white or pale in color.

أَشْهَبadjective

1.
white/paleboth
Having a color that is a mixture of white and black, or generally pale.
2.
lionclassical
A name for a lion, possibly due to its color or strength.
3.
difficult matterclassical
A difficult or arduous affair.
4.
cold dayclassical
A day characterized by cold weather.

شَاهَبadjective

1.
white/paleboth
Having a color that is a mixture of white and black, or generally pale.

شَهْبَاءadjective

1.
barren/rainless yearboth
A year characterized by a lack of greenery or rain.
2.
large/numerous (battalion)classical
Describing a military unit that is large and well-equipped.
3.
female goatclassical
A female goat, compared to a specific type of sheep.

شِهَابnoun

1.
shooting starboth
A bright streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid entering the Earth's atmosphere.
2.
torch/flameclassical
A burning torch or a bright flame of fire.
3.
diluted milkclassical
Milk that has been significantly diluted with water.
4.
past eventclassical
Something that has already happened or passed.

شَهَابَةnoun

1.
diluted milkclassical
Milk that has been significantly diluted with water.

شُهْبَانnoun

1.
shooting starsclassical
Plural of شهاب, referring to shooting stars.

شُهْبَانnoun

1.
type of shrubclassical
A type of shrub resembling the thamam plant.

شُهْبnoun

1.
shooting starsclassical
Plural of شهاب, referring to shooting stars.

أَشْهَبَانnoun

1.
two white yearsclassical
Two consecutive years that are white or barren, with greenery in between.

الأَشْهَبname

1.
lionclassical
A proper name or epithet for a lion.
2.
difficult matterclassical
A proper name or epithet for a difficult matter.

عنبر أشهبnoun

1.
ambergris tending to whiteclassical
A type of ambergris that has a whitish hue.

الشهباءnoun

1.
female goatclassical
A female goat, comparable to a specific type of sheep.
2.
large battalionclassical
A large and well-armed military unit.

الأشاهبname

1.
Banu al-Mundhirclassical
A lineage or group known for their beauty.

الشَّوْهَبnoun

1.
hedgehogclassical
An animal known for its spines.

شَهِبَهُverb

1.
to pale/discolorboth
To cause something to lose its color or become pale due to heat or cold.

شَهِبَهُverb

1.
to alter colorboth
To change the color of something.

أَشْهَبَ الفَحْلverb

1.
stallion produced offspringclassical
When a stallion produces offspring that are white or pale.

أَشْهَبَ السَّنَةَ القَوْمَverb

1.
year stripped their wealthclassical
When a year caused people's wealth to be depleted or stripped away.

Parallel reading

بياض يصدعه سواد كالشهبة

Whiteness that blackness breaks through, like a streak of white.

وقد شهب، ككرم وسمع، واشهب، وهو أشهب وشاهب

And he became white, like karuma and sami'a, and he became pale, and he is pale and pale.

وسنة شهباء: لا خضرة فيها، أو لا مطر

And a شهباء year: no greenery in it, or no rain.

والشهاب، بالفتح: اللبن الذي ثلثاه ماء، كالشهابة، بالضم

And شهاب, with fatha: milk of which two-thirds is water, like شهابة, with damma.

وككتاب: شعلة من نار ساطعة

And like kitāb: a bright flame of fire.

والماضي في الأمر، ج: شهب وشهبان وشهبان، بالضم وبالكسر، وأشهب

And the past in the matter, pl.: شهب and شهبان and شهبان, with damma and kasra, and أشهب.

ويوم أشهب: بارد

And an أشهب day: cold.

والشهب، ككتب: الدراري

And شهب, like kutub: the shooting stars.

وثلاث ليال من الشهر

And three nights of the month.

وبالفتح: الجبل علاه الثلج

And with fatha: the mountain whose summit is covered with snow.

وبالضم: ع

And with damma: 'ayn (a letter, likely a placeholder or abbreviation).

والأشهب: الأسد، والأمر الصعب، واسم، و من العنبر: الضارب إلى البياض

And أشهب: the lion, and the difficult matter, and a name, and from ambergris: that which tends towards white.

والأشهبان: عامان أبيضان ما بينهما خضرة

And الأشهبان: two white years with greenery in between.

والشهباء من المعز: كالملحاء من الضأن

And الشهباء from goats: like the salt-colored from sheep.

و من الكتائب: العظيمة الكثيرة السلاح

And from battalions: the large and numerous in arms.

وفرس للقتال البجلي

And a mare for the battle of Bajila.

والأشاهب: بنو المنذر، لجمالهم

And الأشاهب: Banu al-Mundhir, for their beauty.

والشهبان، محركة: شجر كالثمام

And شهبان, with haraka: trees like al-thamam.

والشوهب: القنفذ

And الشوهب: the hedgehog.

وشبهه الحر والبرد، كمنعه: لوحه وغير لونه، كشهبه

And heat and cold paled it, like man'a: it stripped its color and changed its hue, like شهبه.

وأشهب الفحل: ولد له الشهب

And the stallion أشهب: offspring were born to him that were شهب.

والسنة القوم: جردت أموالهم

And the year stripped the people of their wealth.