shabiha
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic شَبِّيحَة (šabbīḥa, literally “ghosts”), from Arabic شَبَح (šabaḥ, “ghost”).
Noun[edit]
shabiha (plural shabihas or shabiha)
- A state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.
Anagrams[edit]
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- English terms derived from the Arabic root ش ب ح
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