شبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ب ب (š-b-b).

Noun

شَبَّة • (šabba) f (singulative, collective شَبّ m (šabb))

1. piece of alum

Declension

Declension of noun شَبَّة (šabba)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبَّة šabba	الشَّبَّة aš-šabba	شَبَّة šabbat
Nominative	شَبَّةٌ šabbatun	الشَّبَّةُ aš-šabbatu	شَبَّةُ šabbatu
Accusative	شَبَّةً šabbatan	الشَّبَّةَ aš-šabbata	شَبَّةَ šabbata
Genitive	شَبَّةٍ šabbatin	الشَّبَّةِ aš-šabbati	شَبَّةِ šabbati
Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبّ šabb	الشَّبّ aš-šabb	شَبّ šabb
Nominative	شَبٌّ šabbun	الشَّبُّ aš-šabbu	شَبُّ šabbu
Accusative	شَبًّا šabban	الشَّبَّ aš-šabba	شَبَّ šabba
Genitive	شَبٍّ šabbin	الشَّبِّ aš-šabbi	شَبِّ šabbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبَّتَيْن šabbatayn	الشَّبَّتَيْن aš-šabbatayn	شَبَّتَيْ šabbatay
Nominative	شَبَّتَانِ šabbatāni	الشَّبَّتَانِ aš-šabbatāni	شَبَّتَا šabbatā
Accusative	شَبَّتَيْنِ šabbatayni	الشَّبَّتَيْنِ aš-šabbatayni	شَبَّتَيْ šabbatay
Genitive	شَبَّتَيْنِ šabbatayni	الشَّبَّتَيْنِ aš-šabbatayni	شَبَّتَيْ šabbatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبَّات šabbāt	الشَّبَّات aš-šabbāt	شَبَّات šabbāt
Nominative	شَبَّاتٌ šabbātun	الشَّبَّاتُ aš-šabbātu	شَبَّاتُ šabbātu
Accusative	شَبَّاتٍ šabbātin	الشَّبَّاتِ aš-šabbāti	شَبَّاتِ šabbāti
Genitive	شَبَّاتٍ šabbātin	الشَّبَّاتِ aš-šabbāti	شَبَّاتِ šabbāti

Noun

شَبّة • (šabba) f (plural شَبَائِب (šabāʔib)) (rare)

1. lass, kweng (i. q. شَابَّة (šābba))

Declension

Declension of noun شَبّة (šabba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبّة šabba	الشَّبّة aš-šabba	شَبّة šabbat
Nominative	شَبّةٌ šabbatun	الشَّبّةُ aš-šabbatu	شَبّةُ šabbatu
Accusative	شَبّةً šabbatan	الشَّبّةَ aš-šabbata	شَبّةَ šabbata
Genitive	شَبّةٍ šabbatin	الشَّبّةِ aš-šabbati	شَبّةِ šabbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبّتَيْن šabbatayn	الشَّبّتَيْن aš-šabbatayn	شَبّتَيْ šabbatay
Nominative	شَبّتَانِ šabbatāni	الشَّبّتَانِ aš-šabbatāni	شَبّتَا šabbatā
Accusative	شَبّتَيْنِ šabbatayni	الشَّبّتَيْنِ aš-šabbatayni	شَبّتَيْ šabbatay
Genitive	شَبّتَيْنِ šabbatayni	الشَّبّتَيْنِ aš-šabbatayni	شَبّتَيْ šabbatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبَائِب šabāʔib	الشَّبَائِب aš-šabāʔib	شَبَائِب šabāʔib
Nominative	شَبَائِبُ šabāʔibu	الشَّبَائِبُ aš-šabāʔibu	شَبَائِبُ šabāʔibu
Accusative	شَبَائِبَ šabāʔiba	الشَّبَائِبَ aš-šabāʔiba	شَبَائِبَ šabāʔiba
Genitive	شَبَائِبَ šabāʔiba	الشَّبَائِبِ aš-šabāʔibi	شَبَائِبِ šabāʔibi

Noun

شَبّة • (šabba) f (rare)

1. prance, a single act of the legs being lifted

Declension

Declension of noun شَبّة (šabba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبّة šabba	الشَّبّة aš-šabba	شَبّة šabbat
Nominative	شَبّةٌ šabbatun	الشَّبّةُ aš-šabbatu	شَبّةُ šabbatu
Accusative	شَبّةً šabbatan	الشَّبّةَ aš-šabbata	شَبّةَ šabbata
Genitive	شَبّةٍ šabbatin	الشَّبّةِ aš-šabbati	شَبّةِ šabbati

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Deverbal noun from شب (“to flame up, to flare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃəbːə/

Noun

شَبّة • (šabba) f (dual شَبِّتين (šabbitēn), plural شَبّات (šabbāt))

1. a streetlight