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شهب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes shades of white, particularly a whiteness that overcomes blackness. It extends to concepts of paleness, brightness, and things that are white or grayish, including celestial phenomena like shooting stars and earthly things like horses, crops, and even military formations.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ash-shuhbah in colors is whiteness predominating over blackness.both

    Ash-shuhbah in colors is whiteness predominating over blackness.

شَهِبَverb
  1. 1.
    To become whitishboth

    To turn white or whitish, especially in color.

شَهْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Whitenessboth

    The state or quality of being whitish.

اشْتَهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To become whiteclassical

    To become white or whitish.

أَشْهَبadjective
  1. 1.
    Whitishboth

    Describing something that is whitish or has a dominant white color.

  2. 2.
    Grayishboth

    Having a color that is a mixture of white and black, appearing gray.

اشْهَابَّverb
  1. 1.
    To become whitishclassical

    To become white or whitish.

اشْهِيْبَابًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Becoming whitishclassical

    The process or state of becoming white or whitish.

غُرَّةٌ شَهْبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    White marking with mixed hairclassical

    A white marking on a horse's forehead where some hairs are of a different color than the white.

اشْهَابَ الزَّرْعُverb
  1. 1.
    Crops became dry and partly greenclassical

    Used to describe crops that have matured and dried out, but still retain some greenness within.

يَوْمٌ أَشْهَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Cold, frosty dayclassical

    A day characterized by cold wind and frost.

لَيْلَةٌ شَهْبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Cold, frosty nightclassical

    A night characterized by cold wind and frost.

كَتِيبَةٌ شَهْبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Army with white armorclassical

    A military unit characterized by the whiteness of its armor.

النَّصْلُ الأَشْهَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Blunted swordclassical

    A sword whose blackness has faded due to wear or use, making it appear whitish or dull.

الشِّهَابnoun
  1. 1.
    And ash-shihāb: a blazing flame of fire.both

    And ash-shihāb: a blazing flame of fire.

  2. 2.
    And its plural is shuhub, with two ḍammas.both

    And its plural is shuhub, with two ḍammas.

  3. 3.
    And shuhbān, like ḥisāb and ḥusbān.both

    And shuhbān, like ḥisāb and ḥusbān.

شِهَابُ حَرْبٍnoun
  1. 1.
    Fierce warriorclassical

    A person who is impetuous and formidable in warfare.

شُهُبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Shooting stars (plural)both

    The plural form of شهاب, referring to multiple shooting stars.

شُهْبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Shooting stars (plural)classical

    Another plural form of شهاب, referring to multiple shooting stars.

الشِّهَابُnoun
  1. 1.
    And ash-shihāb: a blazing flame of fire.both

    And ash-shihāb: a blazing flame of fire.

  2. 2.
    And its plural is shuhub, with two ḍammas.both

    And its plural is shuhub, with two ḍammas.

  3. 3.
    And shuhbān, like ḥisāb and ḥusbān.both

    And shuhbān, like ḥisāb and ḥusbān.

الشَّوْهَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Hedgehogclassical

    A small, spiny mammal.

Parallel reading

الشهبة في الألوان: البياض الذي غلب على السواد.
Al-shahbah in colors: the whiteness that prevailed over blackness.
وقد شهب الشئ بالكسر شهبا
And a thing became whitish with kasrah, شهبا.
واشتهب الرأس.
And the head became white.
وفرس أشهب
And a whitish horse.
وقد اشهب اشهبابا
And it became whitish, اشهبابا.
واشهاب اشهيبابا مثله.
And it became whitish, اشهيبابا, similarly.
وغرة شهباء، وهو أن يكون في غرة الفرس شعر يخالف البياض.
And a whitish forehead marking, which is when there is hair on the horse's forehead that differs from the whiteness.
واشهاب الزرع، إذا هاج وبقي في خلاله شئ أخضر.
And the crops became whitish, when they matured and some greenness remained within them.
ويقال لليوم ذي الريح الباردة والصقيع: أشهب
And a day with cold wind and frost is called: أشهب.
والليلة شهباء.
And the night is شهباء.
وكتيبة شهباء، لبياض الحديد.
And a whitish army, due to the whiteness of the iron (armor).
والنصل الأشهب: الذي برد فذهب سواده.
And the whitish blade: one that became dull and its blackness disappeared.
والشهاب: شعلة نار ساطعة.
And the شهاب: a bright flame of fire.
وإن فلانا لشهاب حرب، إذا كان ماضيا فيها.
And indeed, so-and-so is a شهاب of war, if he is impetuous in it.
والجمع شهب وشهبان أيضا، عن الاخفش، مثل حساب وحسبان.
And the plural is شهب and شهبان also, according to Al-Akhfash, like حساب and حسبان.
والشهاب: اللبن الضياح
And the شهاب: diluted milk.
والشوهب: القنفذ.
And the شوهب: the hedgehog.