شب

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See also: شپ‎, سپ‎, and ست‎

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ش ب ب‎ (š-b-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

شَبَّ • (šabba) I

  1. to become a young man, to grow up

Conjugation[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Persian[edit]

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
شب‎
Wikipedia fa

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian LYLYA / šp (šab), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (xšap-), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷsep- (“night”). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣáp) and Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬥‎ (xšapan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃæb/
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Noun[edit]

Dari Persian شب‎
Iranian Persian شب‎
Tajiki Persian шаб (šab)

شب • (šab) (plural شب‌ها‎ (šab-hâ) or شبان‎ (šabân))

  1. night
  2. evening

Derived terms[edit]

Urdu[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Persian شب‎.

Noun[edit]

شب • (šab) f

  1. night
  2. evening
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic.

Noun[edit]

شب • (šabb) m

  1. alum
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