أَشْبَهَ (aashbaha)to resemble

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَشْبَهَ (aashbaha) — “to resemble”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: أَشْبَهَ يُشْبِهُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَشْبَهَ aashbahaيُشْبِهُ yushbihuأَشْبِهْ aashbihإِشْبَاه iishbaāh

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to resemble

    • أَشْبَهَ الوَلَدُ أَبَاهُ فِي المَلَامِحِ.The boy resembled his father in features.
    • أَشْبَهَتِ اللَّوْحَةُ الفَنِّيَّةُ الطَّبِيعَةَ الخَلَّابَةَ.The painting resembled the picturesque nature.
    • أَلَمْ يُشْبِهِ الصَّوْتُ صَوْتَ أَخِيهِ المُتَوَفِّي؟Didn't the voice resemble that of his deceased brother?
  2. 2. to resemble / bear a resemblance

    • أَشْبَهَ أَبَاهُ فِي المَلَامِحِ.He resembled his father in features.
    • أَشْبَهَتِ البِنْتُ أُمَّهَا فِي صَوْتِهَا.The daughter resembled her mother in her voice.
    • أَلَمْ يُشْبِهْ هَذَا الحَيَوَانُ الحِصَانَ قَلِيلًا؟Didn't this animal resemble a horse a little?
  3. 3. to liken

    • أَشْبَهَ الكَاتِبُ الحَيَاةَ بِرِحْلَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ مَلِيئَةٍ بِالمُفَاجَآتِ.The writer likened life to a long journey full of surprises.
    • أَشْبَهَ المُحَاضِرُ الصَّبْرَ بِالمِفْتَاحِ الَّذِي يَفْتَحُ كُلَّ الأَبْوَابِ.The lecturer likened patience to the key that opens all doors.
    • أَشْبَهَ الشَّاعِرُ جَمَالَ عُيُونِهَا بِبَرِيقِ النُّجُومِ فِي السَّمَاءِ.The poet likened the beauty of her eyes to the sparkle of stars in the sky.

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