شبه

See also: ستة, شبة, شبھ, and سبة

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ش ب ه (š b h)
10 terms

Compare Classical Syriac ܣܒܰܗ (sbah, “to be like”).

Verb

شَبِهَ • (šabiha) I (non-past يَشْبَهُ (yašbahu), verbal noun شَبَه (šabah))

1. to resemble, to bear a resemblance, to be similar

   Synonyms: شَابَهَ (šābaha), ضَاهَى (ḍāhā), حَاكَى (ḥākā), ضَارَعَ (ḍāraʕa), مَاثَلَ (māṯala), مَثَلَ (maṯala)

   يَشْبَهُ أَبَاهُ إِلَى حَدٍ بَعِيدٍ

   yašbahu ʔabāhu ʔilā ḥadin baʕīdin

   He resembles his father closely.

Conjugation

Conjugation of شَبِهَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun شَبَه)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						شَبَه šabah
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						? ?
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَشْبُوه mašbūh
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شَبِهْتُ šabihtu	شَبِهْتَ šabihta	شَبِهَ šabiha		شَبِهْتُمَا šabihtumā	شَبِهَا šabihā		شَبِهْنَا šabihnā	شَبِهْتُمْ šabihtum	شَبِهُوا šabihū
	f		شَبِهْتِ šabihti	شَبِهَتْ šabihat			شَبِهَتَا šabihatā			شَبِهْتُنَّ šabihtunna	شَبِهْنَ šabihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَشْبَهُ ʔašbahu	تَشْبَهُ tašbahu	يَشْبَهُ yašbahu		تَشْبَهَانِ tašbahāni	يَشْبَهَانِ yašbahāni		نَشْبَهُ našbahu	تَشْبَهُونَ tašbahūna	يَشْبَهُونَ yašbahūna
	f		تَشْبَهِينَ tašbahīna	تَشْبَهُ tašbahu			تَشْبَهَانِ tašbahāni			تَشْبَهْنَ tašbahna	يَشْبَهْنَ yašbahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَشْبَهَ ʔašbaha	تَشْبَهَ tašbaha	يَشْبَهَ yašbaha		تَشْبَهَا tašbahā	يَشْبَهَا yašbahā		نَشْبَهَ našbaha	تَشْبَهُوا tašbahū	يَشْبَهُوا yašbahū
	f		تَشْبَهِي tašbahī	تَشْبَهَ tašbaha			تَشْبَهَا tašbahā			تَشْبَهْنَ tašbahna	يَشْبَهْنَ yašbahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَشْبَهْ ʔašbah	تَشْبَهْ tašbah	يَشْبَهْ yašbah		تَشْبَهَا tašbahā	يَشْبَهَا yašbahā		نَشْبَهْ našbah	تَشْبَهُوا tašbahū	يَشْبَهُوا yašbahū
	f		تَشْبَهِي tašbahī	تَشْبَهْ tašbah			تَشْبَهَا tašbahā			تَشْبَهْنَ tašbahna	يَشْبَهْنَ yašbahna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِشْبَهْ išbah			اِشْبَهَا išbahā				اِشْبَهُوا išbahū
	f		اِشْبَهِي išbahī							اِشْبَهْنَ išbahna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	شُبِهَ šubiha		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُشْبَهُ yušbahu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُشْبَهَ yušbaha		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُشْبَهْ yušbah		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 1.2

Verb

شَبَّهَ • (šabbaha) II (non-past يُشَبِّهُ (yušabbihu), verbal noun تَشْبِيه (tašbīh))

1. to compare or liken
2. to make equal or similar

Conjugation

Conjugation of شَبَّهَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَشْبِيه)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَشْبِيه tašbīh
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُشَبِّه mušabbih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُشَبَّه mušabbah
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شَبَّهْتُ šabbahtu	شَبَّهْتَ šabbahta	شَبَّهَ šabbaha		شَبَّهْتُمَا šabbahtumā	شَبَّهَا šabbahā		شَبَّهْنَا šabbahnā	شَبَّهْتُمْ šabbahtum	شَبَّهُوا šabbahū
	f		شَبَّهْتِ šabbahti	شَبَّهَتْ šabbahat			شَبَّهَتَا šabbahatā			شَبَّهْتُنَّ šabbahtunna	شَبَّهْنَ šabbahna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُشَبِّهُ ʔušabbihu	تُشَبِّهُ tušabbihu	يُشَبِّهُ yušabbihu		تُشَبِّهَانِ tušabbihāni	يُشَبِّهَانِ yušabbihāni		نُشَبِّهُ nušabbihu	تُشَبِّهُونَ tušabbihūna	يُشَبِّهُونَ yušabbihūna
	f		تُشَبِّهِينَ tušabbihīna	تُشَبِّهُ tušabbihu			تُشَبِّهَانِ tušabbihāni			تُشَبِّهْنَ tušabbihna	يُشَبِّهْنَ yušabbihna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُشَبِّهَ ʔušabbiha	تُشَبِّهَ tušabbiha	يُشَبِّهَ yušabbiha		تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā	يُشَبِّهَا yušabbihā		نُشَبِّهَ nušabbiha	تُشَبِّهُوا tušabbihū	يُشَبِّهُوا yušabbihū
	f		تُشَبِّهِي tušabbihī	تُشَبِّهَ tušabbiha			تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā			تُشَبِّهْنَ tušabbihna	يُشَبِّهْنَ yušabbihna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُشَبِّهْ ʔušabbih	تُشَبِّهْ tušabbih	يُشَبِّهْ yušabbih		تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā	يُشَبِّهَا yušabbihā		نُشَبِّهْ nušabbih	تُشَبِّهُوا tušabbihū	يُشَبِّهُوا yušabbihū
	f		تُشَبِّهِي tušabbihī	تُشَبِّهْ tušabbih			تُشَبِّهَا tušabbihā			تُشَبِّهْنَ tušabbihna	يُشَبِّهْنَ yušabbihna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		شَبِّهْ šabbih			شَبِّهَا šabbihā				شَبِّهُوا šabbihū
	f		شَبِّهِي šabbihī							شَبِّهْنَ šabbihna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شُبِّهْتُ šubbihtu	شُبِّهْتَ šubbihta	شُبِّهَ šubbiha		شُبِّهْتُمَا šubbihtumā	شُبِّهَا šubbihā		شُبِّهْنَا šubbihnā	شُبِّهْتُمْ šubbihtum	شُبِّهُوا šubbihū
	f		شُبِّهْتِ šubbihti	شُبِّهَتْ šubbihat			شُبِّهَتَا šubbihatā			شُبِّهْتُنَّ šubbihtunna	شُبِّهْنَ šubbihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُشَبَّهُ ʔušabbahu	تُشَبَّهُ tušabbahu	يُشَبَّهُ yušabbahu		تُشَبَّهَانِ tušabbahāni	يُشَبَّهَانِ yušabbahāni		نُشَبَّهُ nušabbahu	تُشَبَّهُونَ tušabbahūna	يُشَبَّهُونَ yušabbahūna
	f		تُشَبَّهِينَ tušabbahīna	تُشَبَّهُ tušabbahu			تُشَبَّهَانِ tušabbahāni			تُشَبَّهْنَ tušabbahna	يُشَبَّهْنَ yušabbahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُشَبَّهَ ʔušabbaha	تُشَبَّهَ tušabbaha	يُشَبَّهَ yušabbaha		تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā	يُشَبَّهَا yušabbahā		نُشَبَّهَ nušabbaha	تُشَبَّهُوا tušabbahū	يُشَبَّهُوا yušabbahū
	f		تُشَبَّهِي tušabbahī	تُشَبَّهَ tušabbaha			تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā			تُشَبَّهْنَ tušabbahna	يُشَبَّهْنَ yušabbahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُشَبَّهْ ʔušabbah	تُشَبَّهْ tušabbah	يُشَبَّهْ yušabbah		تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā	يُشَبَّهَا yušabbahā		نُشَبَّهْ nušabbah	تُشَبَّهُوا tušabbahū	يُشَبَّهُوا yušabbahū
	f		تُشَبَّهِي tušabbahī	تُشَبَّهْ tušabbah			تُشَبَّهَا tušabbahā			تُشَبَّهْنَ tušabbahna	يُشَبَّهْنَ yušabbahna

Derived terms

• مُشَبَّه (mušabbah)
• مُشَبَّهٌ بِهِ (mušabbahun bihi)
• صِفَةٌ مُشَبَّهَةٌ (ṣifatun mušabbahatun)

Etymology 1.3

Noun

شِبْه • (šibh) m (plural أَشْبَاه (ʔašbāh) or مَشَابِه (mašābih)) (with following genitive or pronominal clitic)

1. a thing or person similar, alike (with following genitive)

   Synonym: مِثْل (miṯl)

   أَشْبَاهُهُ ― ʾašbāhu-hu ― the likes of him, his kind, his ilk

   وَشِبْهُهُم ― wa-šibhu-hum ― and the likes of them, and their sort of people

2. anything almost the same as, as good as, of the same kind as something else, -like, quasi-, semi- (with following genitive)
3. anything uncertain, doubtful

Declension

Declension of noun شِبْه (šibh)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شِبْه šibh	الشِّبْه aš-šibh	شِبْه šibh
nominative	شِبْهٌ šibhun	الشِّبْهُ aš-šibhu	شِبْهُ šibhu
accusative	شِبْهًا šibhan	الشِّبْهَ aš-šibha	شِبْهَ šibha
genitive	شِبْهٍ šibhin	الشِّبْهِ aš-šibhi	شِبْهِ šibhi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شِبْهَيْن šibhayn	الشِّبْهَيْن aš-šibhayn	شِبْهَيْ šibhay
nominative	شِبْهَانِ šibhāni	الشِّبْهَانِ aš-šibhāni	شِبْهَا šibhā
accusative	شِبْهَيْنِ šibhayni	الشِّبْهَيْنِ aš-šibhayni	شِبْهَيْ šibhay
genitive	شِبْهَيْنِ šibhayni	الشِّبْهَيْنِ aš-šibhayni	شِبْهَيْ šibhay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَشْبَاه‎; مَشَابِه ʔašbāh‎; mašābih	الْأَشْبَاه‎; الْمَشَابِه al-ʔašbāh‎; al-mašābih	أَشْبَاه‎; مَشَابِه ʔašbāh‎; mašābih
nominative	أَشْبَاهٌ‎; مَشَابِهُ ʔašbāhun‎; mašābihu	الْأَشْبَاهُ‎; الْمَشَابِهُ al-ʔašbāhu‎; al-mašābihu	أَشْبَاهُ‎; مَشَابِهُ ʔašbāhu‎; mašābihu
accusative	أَشْبَاهًا‎; مَشَابِهَ ʔašbāhan‎; mašābiha	الْأَشْبَاهَ‎; الْمَشَابِهَ al-ʔašbāha‎; al-mašābiha	أَشْبَاهَ‎; مَشَابِهَ ʔašbāha‎; mašābiha
genitive	أَشْبَاهٍ‎; مَشَابِهَ ʔašbāhin‎; mašābiha	الْأَشْبَاهِ‎; الْمَشَابِهِ al-ʔašbāhi‎; al-mašābihi	أَشْبَاهِ‎; مَشَابِهِ ʔašbāhi‎; mašābihi

Synonyms

• (similar): شَبِيه (šabīh, adjective)

Derived terms

• شِبْه جَزِيرَة (šibh jazīra)
• شِبْه مُنْحَرِف (šibh munḥarif)
• شِبْه قَارَة (šibh qāra)
• شِبْه مُعَيَّن (šibh muʕayyan)

Etymology 1.4

Noun

شَبَه • (šabah) m (plural أَشْبَاه (ʔašbāh) or مَشَابِه (mašābih))

1. similarity
2. likeness, figure
3. (uncountable) brass

Declension

Declension of noun شَبَه (šabah)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَبَه šabah	الشَّبَه aš-šabah	شَبَه šabah
nominative	شَبَهٌ šabahun	الشَّبَهُ aš-šabahu	شَبَهُ šabahu
accusative	شَبَهًا šabahan	الشَّبَهَ aš-šabaha	شَبَهَ šabaha
genitive	شَبَهٍ šabahin	الشَّبَهِ aš-šabahi	شَبَهِ šabahi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَبَهَيْن šabahayn	الشَّبَهَيْن aš-šabahayn	شَبَهَيْ šabahay
nominative	شَبَهَانِ šabahāni	الشَّبَهَانِ aš-šabahāni	شَبَهَا šabahā
accusative	شَبَهَيْنِ šabahayni	الشَّبَهَيْنِ aš-šabahayni	شَبَهَيْ šabahay
genitive	شَبَهَيْنِ šabahayni	الشَّبَهَيْنِ aš-šabahayni	شَبَهَيْ šabahay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَشْبَاه‎; مَشَابِه ʔašbāh‎; mašābih	الْأَشْبَاه‎; الْمَشَابِه al-ʔašbāh‎; al-mašābih	أَشْبَاه‎; مَشَابِه ʔašbāh‎; mašābih
nominative	أَشْبَاهٌ‎; مَشَابِهُ ʔašbāhun‎; mašābihu	الْأَشْبَاهُ‎; الْمَشَابِهُ al-ʔašbāhu‎; al-mašābihu	أَشْبَاهُ‎; مَشَابِهُ ʔašbāhu‎; mašābihu
accusative	أَشْبَاهًا‎; مَشَابِهَ ʔašbāhan‎; mašābiha	الْأَشْبَاهَ‎; الْمَشَابِهَ al-ʔašbāha‎; al-mašābiha	أَشْبَاهَ‎; مَشَابِهَ ʔašbāha‎; mašābiha
genitive	أَشْبَاهٍ‎; مَشَابِهَ ʔašbāhin‎; mašābiha	الْأَشْبَاهِ‎; الْمَشَابِهِ al-ʔašbāhi‎; al-mašābihi	أَشْبَاهِ‎; مَشَابِهِ ʔašbāhi‎; mašābihi

Derived terms

• قَرِيب الشَّبَه (qarīb aš-šabah)
• أَشْبَهَ تَمَامَ الشَّبَه (ʔašbaha tamāma š-šabah)

Descendants

• → Swahili: shaba

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شبه”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “شبه”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِبْه (šibh).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃibh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪbʰ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪbʰ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃib̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃebʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃibʰ]

• Rhymes: -ibh

Readings
Classical reading?	šibh
Dari reading?	šibh
Iranian reading?	šebh
Tajik reading?	šibh

Noun

شبه • (šebh)

1. (with ezâfe) similar to, -like, quasi-, -oid, pseudo-

   شبه‌علم ― šebh-e-elm ― pseudoscience (literally, “quasi-science”)

   شبه‌نظامی ― šebh-e-nezâmi ― militiaman (literally, “quasi-soldier”)

   شبه‌جزیره ― šebh-e-jazire ― peninsula (literally, “quasi-island”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش ب ه
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic شَبِهَ (šabiha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.bah/, [ˈʃa.bah]

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Verb

شبه • (šabah) I (present بشبه (bišbah))

1. to resemble, to be similar

   Antonym: فرق (faraʔ)

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Conjugation

Conjugation of شبه

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	شبهت (šabaht)	شبهت (šabaht)	شبه (šabah)		شبهنا (šabahna)	شبهتو (šabahtu)	شبهو (šabahu)
	f		شبهتي (šabahti)	شبهت (šabhat)
present	m	بشبه (bašbah)	بتشبه (btišbah)	بشبه (bišbah)		منشبه (mnišbah)	بتشبهو (btišbahu)	بشبهو (bišbahu)
	f		بتشبهي (btišbahi)	بتشبه (btišbah)
subjunctive	m	أشبه (ʔašbah)	تشبه (tišbah)	يشبه (yišbah)		نشبه (nišbah)	تشبهو (tišbahu)	يشبهو (yišbahu)
	f		تشبهي (tišbahi)	تشبه (tišbah)
imperative	m		اشبه (išbah)				اشبهو (išbahu)
	f		اشبهي (išbahi)