شبح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of stretching, extending, or being wide, often applied to physical forms or actions. It can also refer to a person or a specific type of creature.

Derived headwords

الشَّبَحnoun

1.
the person/figureboth
the person/figure

شَبَحَverb

1.
to stretch outboth
To extend one's limbs or body, to become long and thin.
2.
to be wideboth
To be broad or wide, particularly in reference to limbs.

شَبَحَانadjective

1.
tallclassical
Describing someone who is tall, particularly in stature.

مَشْبُوحadjective

1.
wide-limbedboth
Having wide or broad arms.

شَبَحadjective

1.
wide-limbedboth
Having wide or broad arms, similar to مشبوح الذراعين.

يُشَبِّحverb

1.
to stretch outboth
The action of stretching out, as performed by a creature like a chameleon on a branch.

تَشْبِيحnoun

1.
making wideboth
The act of making something broad or wide.

Parallel reading

الشبح: الشخص، وقد يسكن.

Al-shabaḥ: the person, and he may reside (in a place).

الشبحان: الطويل.

Al-shabaḥān: the tall one.

ورجل مشبوح الذراعين، أي عريضهما، وكذلك شبح الذراعين بالتسكين.

And a man with wide arms, meaning their breadth, and likewise shabaḥ al-dhiraʿayn with sukun.

تقول منه شبح الرجل بالضم.

You say from it: shabaḥa al-rajulu (with damma).

والحرباء يشبح على العود، أي يمتد.

And the chameleon stretches out on the branch, meaning it extends.

وتشبيح الشئ: جعله عريضا.

And tashbīḥ of a thing: making it wide.