شوب

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root شوب (sh-w-b) primarily denotes the concept of mixing, blending, or adulterating. This can apply to physical substances, abstract concepts like speech or actions, and even to the quality of something. It also extends to related ideas like confusion, deception, and the result of such mixing.

Derived headwords

الشَّوْبnoun

1.
mixingboth
The act of mixing or blending things together.
2.
adulterationboth
The act of corrupting or adulterating something, often by mixing in something else.
3.
mixtureboth
A substance or thing that has been mixed.
4.
honeyclassical
A specific meaning of the word, referring to honey, especially when mixed.
5.
piece of doughclassical
A piece of dough, or a thick bread.

شَابَverb

1.
to mixboth
To mix or blend something with another substance.
2.
to adulterateboth
To adulterate or corrupt something by mixing.
3.
to deceiveclassical
To deceive or trick someone.
4.
to betrayclassical
To betray or act deceitfully.

شَوْبًاnoun

1.
mixingboth
The masdar (verbal noun) for the act of mixing or blending.
2.
adulterationboth
The masdar for the act of adulterating or corrupting.

شَابَهُverb

1.
to mix itboth
To mix it (referring to a masculine singular object).

مَشُوبadjective

1.
mixedboth
Mixed or blended with something else.
2.
adulteratedboth
Adulterated or corrupted by mixing.

الشِّيَابnoun

1.
what is mixedclassical
The name for something that is mixed or blended.
2.
mixtureclassical
A mixture, especially of liquids.

لَشَوْبًاnoun

1.
a mixtureclassical
A mixture or blend, used in the Quranic verse.

يَشُوبُverb

1.
he mixesboth
He mixes or blends.
2.
he adulteratesboth
He adulterates or corrupts.
3.
he deceivesclassical
He deceives or acts deceitfully.
4.
he defendsclassical
He defends or wards off, often not forcefully.

يَرُوبُverb

1.
he curdlesboth
To curdle (referring to milk).
2.
he is sluggishclassical
To be sluggish, inactive, or hesitant.

الأَشْوَابnoun

1.
mixturesclassical
Mixtures of various kinds.

شَوْبٌ وَلَا رَوْبٌphrase

1.
no broth or milkclassical
Literally 'no mixing and no curdling', used idiomatically to mean no broth and no milk, or no deception and no adulteration.
2.
no deceptionclassical
Idiomatic expression meaning no deceit or adulteration in trade.

مَشُوبٌadjective

1.
mixedboth
Mixed or blended.

مَشِيبadjective

1.
mixedclassical
Mixed, especially with spices or coloring.

اشْتَابَverb

1.
to mixclassical
To become mixed or blended (passive/intransitive).
2.
to mingleclassical
To mingle or become mixed together.

انْشَابَverb

1.
to mixclassical
To become mixed or blended (passive/intransitive).
2.
to mingleclassical
To mingle or become mixed together.

المَشَاوِبnoun

1.
bottle-caseclassical
The casing or cover of a bottle, often colored.

شَوْبَةnoun

1.
deceptionclassical
A deception or trick.

المَشُوبَةadjective

1.
mixed withclassical
Mixed with, especially referring to a vowel sound influenced by another.

التَّشْوِيبnoun

1.
mixingclassical
The act of mixing or blending.
2.
slight defenseclassical
A slight or not-too-forceful defense or warding off.

شَابَ عَنْهُverb

1.
to defend himclassical
To defend someone slightly or not forcefully.

شَابَverb

1.
to mixboth
To mix or adulterate.
2.
to lieclassical
To lie or deceive.
3.
to cheatclassical
To cheat in a sale or purchase.

شَابَةname

1.
village nameclassical
A name of a village in Fayoum.
2.
mountain nameclassical
A name of a mountain in Mecca or Najd.

شَيْبَانname

1.
tribe nameclassical
The name of an Arab tribe.

شَيْبَاءadjective

1.
virginclassical
Describing a virgin bride on her wedding night, implying a profound experience.

الشَّائِبَةnoun

1.
impurityboth
An impurity, flaw, or blemish.

الشَّوَائِبnoun

1.
impuritiesboth
Plural of الشائبة, meaning impurities, flaws, or blemishes.

Parallel reading

شاب الشيء شوبا: خلطه.

Something was mixed (shuba): it was mixed.

فهو مشوب كالشياب بالكسر.

And it is mixed (mashub), like al-shiyab (with kasra).

وأطيب براح الشام جاءت سبيئة معتقة صرفا وتلك شيابها

And the best of the Syrian palm-wine came, a pure, aged nabidh, and those were its mixtures (shiyabuha).

ثم إن لهم عليها لشوبا من حميم

Then indeed for them over it is a mixture (shouban) of boiling water.

أي لخلطا ومزاجا.

Meaning a mixing and a blending.

يقال للمخلط في القول أو العمل: هو يشوب ويروب.

It is said of one who is confused in speech or action: he mixes and curdles (yashubu wa yarubu).

والشياب أيضا: اسم ما يمزج.

And al-shiyab is also the name for what is mixed.

وقيل: يشوب ويروب أي يدافع مدافعة غير مبالغ فيها.

And it was said: he mixes and curdles (yashubu wa yarubu) means he defends with a defense that is not exaggerated.

قال أهل الغريب: هم الأخلاط من أنواع شتى.

The scholars of rare words said: they are mixtures (al-ashwab) of various kinds.

ماله شوب ولا روب

He has no mixing and no curdling (shoubun wa la raubun).

أي لا (مرق ولا لبن).

Meaning no broth and no milk.

وفي الخبر: (لا شوب ولا روب)

And in the hadith: (No mixing and no curdling) (la shouba wa la rauba).

أي لا غش ولا تخليط في شراء أو بيع،

Meaning no cheating and no adulteration in buying or selling,

الشوب: القطعة من العجين

Al-shoub: a piece of dough.

وهي الخبزة الغليظة.

And it is a thick loaf of bread.

وسقاه الذوب بالشوب.

And he gave him to drink the honey (al-dhawb) with the mixture (al-shoub).

والشوب: ما شبته من ماء أو لبن فهو مشوب ومشيب.

And al-shoub is what you mix of water or milk, so it is mixed (mashub) and mixed (mashib).

فالشوب: (العسل) المشوب.

So al-shoub is the mixed (al-mashub) honey.

والروب: اللبن الرائب.

And al-raub is curdled milk.

ويقال: سقاه الشوب بالذوب.

And it is said: he gave him to drink the milk (al-shoub) with the honey (al-dhawb).

فالشوب: اللبن، الذوب: العسل.

So al-shoub is the milk, and al-dhawb is the honey.

اشتاب هو وانشاب: اختلط

He became mixed (ishtaba) and became mixed (inshaba): they became mixed.

جدت مناصبه شفان غادية بسكر ورحيق شيب فاشتابا

Generous were its flowing gifts with wine and nectar mixed (shayb), so they became mixed (fashtaba).

ويروى فانشابا، وهو أذهب في باب المطاوعة.

And it is narrated 'they became mixed' (fainshaba), which is more indicative of the passive/intransitive form.

المشاوب بالضم وفتح الواو: غلاف القارورة

Al-mashawib (with damma and fatha on the waw): the casing of a bottle.

لأنه مشوب بحمرة وصفرة وخضرة،

Because it is mixed (mashub) with redness, yellowness, and greenness,

وفي فلان شوبة.

And in so-and-so there is a deception (shoubah).

الشوبة: الخديعة

Al-shoubah: deception.

كما يقال: في فلان ذوبة أي حمقة ظاهرة.

As it is said: in so-and-so there is a dhubah, meaning apparent foolishness.

أما الفتحة المشوبة بالكسرة، فالفتحة التي قبل الإمالة نحو فتحة عين عابد عارف.

As for the vowel 'fatha' mixed (al-mashoubah) with 'kasra', it is the 'fatha' that precedes the inclination, like the 'fatha' of 'ayn' in 'abid' and 'arif'.

وذلك أن الإمالة إنما هي أن تنحو بالفتحة نحو الكسرة فتميل الألف (نحو الياء لضرب من تجانس الصوت،

And that is because inclination is to move the 'fatha' towards the 'kasra', thus inclining the 'alif' (towards the 'ya' for a kind of phonetic assimilation,

فكما أن الحركة ليست بفتحة محضة كذلك الألف؟ التي بعدها ليست ألفا محضة، وهذا هو القياس؛

So just as the vowel is not a pure 'fatha', likewise the 'alif' that follows it is not a pure 'alif', and this is the analogy;

لأن الألف تابعة للفتحة، فكما أن الفتحة مشوبة فكذلك الألف اللاحق لها،

Because the 'alif' follows the 'fatha', so just as the 'fatha' is mixed (mashubah), likewise is the 'alif' that follows it,

شاب إذا خان، وباش إذا خلط.

He said 'shaba' if he betrayed, and 'basha' if he mixed.

هو يشوب ويروب.

He mixes and curdles (yashubu wa yarubu).

يقال للرجل إذا نضح عن الرجل قد شاب عنه

It is said of a man when he defends another man, he has defended him (shaba 'anhu).

وشوب إذا دافع

And 'shouba' if he defends.

التشويب: أن ينضح نضحا غير مبالغ فيه.

Al-tashwib: is to defend with a defense that is not exaggerated.

لقيت فلانا اليوم يشوب عن أصحابه، إذا دافع عنهم شيئا من دفاع،

I met so-and-so today defending his companions (yashubu 'an ashabihi), meaning he defended them with some defense,

إذا كسل.

If he was lazy.

وشوب إذا خدع في بيع أو شراء.

And he said 'shaba' if he was deceived in a sale or purchase.

شاب شوبا إذا غش.

He mixed (shaba) with mixing (shouban) if he adulterated.

فشوبوه بالصدقة

So mix it (shoubuuhu) with charity.

وسقاه الذوب بالشوب.

And he gave him to drink the honey (al-dhawb) with the mixture (al-shoub).

فالشوب: اللبن، الذوب: العسل.

So al-shoub is the milk, and al-dhawb is the honey.

ضرب الجماجم ضرب الأصم حنظل شابة يجني هبيدا

Striking skulls is like the deaf striking a colocynth plant of Shabah, gathering hubaida.

بنو شيبان: قبيلة

Banu Shayban: a tribe.

باتت أي البكر بليلة شيباء بالإضافة

The virgin spent the night with a shibaa' night (by annexation).

كليلة شيباء التي لست ناسيا

Like a shibaa' night which you will not forget.

إذا غلبت على نفسها

If she was overcome by herself.

ليلة هدائها

On the night of her wedding feast.

الشائبة: واحدة الشوائب وهي الأقذار والأدناس

Al-sha'ibah: one of the impurities (al-shawa'ib), which are filth and dirt.