See also: شعت and سعت

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ش ع ب (š ʕ b)
4 terms

Verb

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شَعَبَ (šaʕaba) I (non-past يَشْعَبُ (yašʕabu), verbal noun شَعْب (šaʕb))

  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

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شَعِبَ (šaʕiba) I (non-past يَشْعَبُ (yašʕabu), verbal noun شَعَب (šaʕab))

  1. to be broad in the shoulders
  2. to have a large space between the horns
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Etymology 3

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شَعَّبَ (šaʕʕaba) II (non-past يُشَعِّبُ (yušaʕʕibu), verbal noun تَشْعِيب (tašʕīb))

  1. to split, divide, ramify
  2. to beat the tail to the right and left
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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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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Etymology 5

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شِعْب (šiʕbm (plural شِعَاب (šiʕāb))

  1. mountain path, path
  2. cleft, narrow path, valley, watercourse
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Etymology 6

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شُعَب (šuʕabpl

  1. plural of شعبَة

Etymology 7

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Noun

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شَعَب (šaʕabm

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

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Etymology

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From Arabic.

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شعب (šo'ab)

  1. plural of شعبه

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ش ع ب
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Etymology

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From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaʕb/, [ʃaʕb]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

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شعب (šaʕbm (plural شعوب (šʕūb))

  1. people (of a country)