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شبه

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root شبه (sh-b-h) primarily relates to resemblance, likeness, and similarity. It extends to concepts of confusion, ambiguity, and things being alike to the point of being indistinguishable. It also encompasses specific material meanings like brass and certain plants.

Derived headwords

الشَّبَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    likenessboth

    The state of being similar or alike; a resemblance.

  2. 2.
    exampleclassical

    A model or pattern that is similar to something else.

شَابَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to resembleboth

    To be like or similar to someone or something.

أَشْبَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to resembleboth

    To be like or similar to someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to be weakclassical

    To be weak or feeble, often used in relation to a child resembling a parent.

تَشَابَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to resemble each otherboth

    For two or more things to resemble each other to the point of being indistinguishable.

اشْتَبَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to resemble each otherboth

    For two or more things to resemble each other to the point of being indistinguishable.

تَشْبِيهnoun
  1. 1.
    likeningboth

    The act of making something similar to something else; comparison.

  2. 2.
    confusionclassical

    The act of confusing or making something unclear.

أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    confusing mattersboth

    Affairs or matters that are ambiguous, unclear, or difficult to distinguish.

مُشَبَّهَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    confusingclassical

    Confusing, ambiguous, or difficult to distinguish.

الشُّبْهَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    ambiguityboth

    Ambiguity, confusion, or doubt.

  2. 2.
    likenessclassical

    A resemblance or similarity.

شَبَّهَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to confuseboth

    To confuse someone or make something unclear to them.

المُتَشَابِهadjective
  1. 1.
    ambiguousboth

    Ambiguous, unclear, or having multiple possible interpretations.

الشَّبَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    brassboth

    A yellow alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold.

الشِّبَاهُnoun
  1. 1.
    fenugreek-like seedclassical

    A seed resembling fenugreek, used medicinally.

الشَّبَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny plantclassical

    A thorny plant with small red flowers and seeds used as an antidote and for other medicinal purposes.

الشَّبَهَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    A type of tree from the thorny acacia family.

  2. 2.
    grassclassical

    A type of grass.

المُشَابِهnoun
  1. 1.
    likenessclassical

    A resemblance or similarity.

الشَّبِيهُname
  1. 1.
    Al-Shabihclassical

    A title or nickname, specifically referring to a historical figure, Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq.

المُشَبَّهadjective
  1. 1.
    yellowedclassical

    Yellowed or discolored, referring to a type of text.

Parallel reading

الشبه، بالكسر والتحريك وكأمير: المثل، ج أشباه
Al-shabah (with kasrah and harakah, and like amir): the likeness, plural ashabah.
وشابهه وأشبهه: ماثله
And shabahahu and ashbahahu: it resembled it.
من أشبه أباه فما ظلم
He who resembles his father has not wronged.
أشبه الرجل أمه: إذا عجز وضعف
A man resembles his mother: when he is incapable and weak.
وتشابها واشتبها: أشبه كل منهما الآخر حتى التبسا
And tashabaha and ishtabaha: each of them resembled the other until they became indistinguishable.
مشتبها وغير متشابه
Indistinguishable and not similar.
وشبهه إياه وبه تشبيها: مثله
And shabbahahu iyyahu wa bihi tashbihan: he made it like it.
أمور مشتبهة ومشبهة، كمعظمة: أي مشكلة
Ambiguous and confusing matters, like mu'adhdhamah: meaning problematic.
والشبهة، بالضم: الالتباس؛ وأيضا: المثل
And al-shubhah (with dammah): ambiguity; and also: the likeness.
شبه عليه الأمر تشبيها: لبس عليه وخلط
Shabbaha 'alayhi al-amr tashbihan: he confused the matter for him and mixed it up.
وفي القرآن المحكم والمتشابه
And in the Quran are the unambiguous and the ambiguous.
كوز شبه وشبه بمعنى
A jug of shabah and shabah meaning the same.
حب كالحرف يشرب للدواء
A seed like fenugreek that is drunk for medicine.
نبت كالسمر شائك، له ورد لطيف أحمر وحب كالشهدانج ترياق لنهش الهوام
A thorny plant like samr, with delicate red flowers and seeds like honey, an antidote for insect bites.
شجر من العضاه
Trees from the thorny acacia family.
المشابه جمع لا واحد له من لفظه
Al-mushabih is a plural with no singular from its form.
تشبه بكذا: تمثل
Tashabbaha bi kadha: to represent.
شبهه عليه تشبيها: خلطه عليه
Shabbahahu 'alayhi tashbihan: he confused it for him.
شبه الشيء: أشكل؛ وأيضا ساوى بين شيء وشيء
Shabah al-shay': it was problematic; and also it equated one thing with another.
التشابه: الاستواء
Al-tashabuh: equality.
اللبن يشبه: أي ينزع إلى أخلاق المرضعة
The milk resembles: meaning it inclines towards the disposition of the wet nurse.
المشبه: المصفر من النصي
Al-mushabbah: the yellowed from the naseej (a type of text).
الشبيه: لقب الإمام الحافظ القاسم بن محمد بن جعفر الصادق
Al-Shabih: the title of the Imam, the preserver, Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq.