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شحب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of physical wasting, paleness, or emaciation. It describes a state of being thin, gaunt, or having a sickly complexion, often due to illness or lack of sustenance.

Derived headwords

شَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to waste awayboth

    The body becomes thin, gaunt, and loses its healthy appearance, often due to illness or lack of food.

  2. 2.
    to become paleboth

    The complexion loses its color and becomes noticeably pale, indicating sickness or distress.

شُحُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    wasting awayboth

    The state of being emaciated, thin, and gaunt, characterized by a loss of flesh and vitality.

  2. 2.
    palenessboth

    A sickly or unhealthy pallor of the complexion.

شُحُوبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wasting awayclassical

    A variant form denoting the state of emaciation or physical decline.

  2. 2.
    palenessclassical

    A variant form denoting a pale or sickly complexion.

Parallel reading

شحب جسمه يشحب بالضم شحوبا، إذا تغير.
His body wasted away, it wastes away (with damma), wasting away, if it changed.
وفى جسم راعيها شحوب كأنه * هزال وما من قلة الطعم يهزل
The body of its shepherd was full of emaciation, as if it were leanness, and it does not become lean from lack of food.
شحب جسمه بالضم شحوبة: لغة فيه حكاها الفراء.
His body wasted away (with damma), a variant pronunciation (shuhubah): a linguistic form for it, narrated by Al-Farra.