شاب

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شاب¹

  • /ʃaːbb/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of شَبَّ (šabba, “to become a young man, to grow up”).

noun شَابّ · šābb · شُبَّان · شَبَاب · شَابَّة

  1. young man, youth, adolescent

شاب²

  • /ʃaː.ba/

verb شَابَ · šāba · يَشِيبُ · شَيْب · شَيْبَة · مَشِيب

  1. to be grey-haired, to grow grey hair
  2. to become older

شاب³

  • /ʃaː.ba/

Where it comes from

See the root.

verb شَابَ · šāba · يَشُوبُ · شَوْب · شَائِب

  1. to mix شَابَ اللَبَنَ بِالْمَاءِ

    Similar: خَلَطَ, خَالَطَ

  2. figuratively to be dishonest, to be untrustworthy شَابَ فِي قَوْلِهِ

In English

  • young in the early part of life or growth
  • lad a boy or young man
  • chap man or fellow
  • youth young person

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"شاب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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شاب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8

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"شاب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شاب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Ar-شاب.ogg.