See also: شعت and سعت

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ش ع ب (š-ʕ-b)

Verb edit

شَعَبَ (šaʕaba) I, non-past يَشْعَبُ‎ (yašʕabu)

  1. to gather, unite
  2. to mend
  3. to disperse
  4. to split, cut
  5. to spoil, injure
  6. to get separated
  7. to leave one's people
  8. to appear
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Etymology 2 edit

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شَعِبَ (šaʕiba) I, non-past يَشْعَبُ‎ (yašʕabu)

  1. to be broad in the shoulders
  2. to have a large space between the horns
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شَعَّبَ (šaʕʕaba) II, non-past يُشَعِّبُ‎ (yušaʕʕibu)

  1. to split, divide, ramify
  2. to beat the tail to the right and left
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Noun edit

شَعْب (šaʕbm (plural شُعُوب (šuʕūb))

  1. verbal noun of شَعَبَ (šaʕaba, to gather, unite) (form I)
  2. tribe, race
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 49:13:
      يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. a people, nation
  4. distance
  5. split, cleft
  6. gathering, uniting
  7. mending
  8. dispersing
  9. splitting, cutting
  10. spoiling, injury
  11. getting separated
  12. leaving one's people
  13. appearance (act of appearing)
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شِعْب (šiʕbm (plural شِعَاب (šiʕāb))

  1. mountain path, path
  2. cleft, narrow path, valley, watercourse
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شُعَب (šuʕabpl

  1. plural of شعبَة

Etymology 7 edit

Noun edit

شَعَب (šaʕabm

  1. verbal noun of شَعِبَ (šaʕiba) (form I)
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Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic.

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شعب (šo'ab)

  1. plural of شعبه

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ش ع ب
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʕb/, [ʃaʕb]
  • (file)

Noun edit

شعب (šaʕbm (plural شعوب (šʕūb))

  1. people (of a country)