شاب

See also: سات

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of شَبَّ (šabba, “to become a young man, to grow up”), from the root ش ب ب (š-b-b).

Pronunciation

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Noun

شَابّ • (šābb) m (plural شُبَّان (šubbān) or شَبَاب (šabāb), feminine شَابَّة (šābba))

1. young man, youth, adolescent

Declension

Declension of noun شَابّ (šābb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَابّ šābb	الشَّابّ aš-šābb	شَابّ šābb
Nominative	شَابٌّ šābbun	الشَّابُّ aš-šābbu	شَابُّ šābbu
Accusative	شَابًّا šābban	الشَّابَّ aš-šābba	شَابَّ šābba
Genitive	شَابٍّ šābbin	الشَّابِّ aš-šābbi	شَابِّ šābbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَابَّيْن šābbayn	الشَّابَّيْن aš-šābbayn	شَابَّيْ šābbay
Nominative	شَابَّانِ šābbāni	الشَّابَّانِ aš-šābbāni	شَابَّا šābbā
Accusative	شَابَّيْنِ šābbayni	الشَّابَّيْنِ aš-šābbayni	شَابَّيْ šābbay
Genitive	شَابَّيْنِ šābbayni	الشَّابَّيْنِ aš-šābbayni	شَابَّيْ šābbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُبَّان‎; شَبَاب šubbān‎; šabāb	الشُّبَّان‎; الشَّبَاب aš-šubbān‎; aš-šabāb	شُبَّان‎; شَبَاب šubbān‎; šabāb
Nominative	شُبَّانٌ‎; شَبَابٌ šubbānun‎; šabābun	الشُّبَّانُ‎; الشَّبَابُ aš-šubbānu‎; aš-šabābu	شُبَّانُ‎; شَبَابُ šubbānu‎; šabābu
Accusative	شُبَّانًا‎; شَبَابًا šubbānan‎; šabāban	الشُّبَّانَ‎; الشَّبَابَ aš-šubbāna‎; aš-šabāba	شُبَّانَ‎; شَبَابَ šubbāna‎; šabāba
Genitive	شُبَّانٍ‎; شَبَابٍ šubbānin‎; šabābin	الشُّبَّانِ‎; الشَّبَابِ aš-šubbāni‎; aš-šabābi	شُبَّانِ‎; شَبَابِ šubbāni‎; šabābi

Etymology 2

From the root ش ي ب (š-y-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaː.ba/

Verb

1. to be grey-haired, to grow grey hair
2. to become older

Etymology 3

From the root ش و ب (š-w-b).

Verb

1. to mix (بِـ (bi-) with)

   شَابَ اللَبَنَ بِالْمَاءِ

   šāba al-labana bi-l-māʔi

   He mixed the milk with the water.

   • c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, Cap. 7, Art. 54, pages 403–404:

     أما العليق فمعروف وأما الورد الجبلي وورد الكلب وهو المعروف عند أهل الطب بالنسرين قال أبو حنيفة الورد الجبلي يشبه الورد ويشبه ذلك بعض سنة العليق وثمره شبيه العنب الدليك وهو أحمر يشبه البسر إلا أن طرفه محدود وفي داخله شبه الصوف ونواره نوار الورد أبيض يشوبه حمرة

     In what concerns the bramble, it is well known, and in what concerns the mountain-rose and the dog-rose, it is well-known with the physicians as nisrīn; Abū Ḥanīfa said the mountain-rose resembles the rose and this resembles a bit the image of the bramble, and the fruit is similar to the dust-vine, it is red and resembles the unripe date, except that its tip is pointed, and in its inner there is a kind of wool, and its blossom is a white rose blossom with an admixture of red.

   Synonyms: خَلَطَ (ḵalaṭa), خَالَطَ (ḵālaṭa)

2. (figurative) to be dishonest, to be untrustworthy (فِي (fī))

   شَابَ فِي قَوْلِهِ ― šāba fī qawlihi ― He was dishonest in his speech

   شَابَ فِي البَيْعِ ― šāba fī l-bayʕi ― He was untrustworthy in the sale (i.e. cheated, defrauded)