شاحب

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See also: ساحت

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ش ح ب (š-ḥ-b)

Derived from the active participle of شَحَبَ (šaḥaba, to be pale), شَحُبَ (šaḥuba, (same)), and passive verb شُحِبَ (šuḥiba, (same)).

Adjective

شَاحِب (šāḥib) (feminine شَاحِبَة (šāḥiba), masculine plural شَوَاحِب (šawāḥib), elative أَشْحَب (ʔašḥab))

  1. pale
    Synonym: بَاهِت (bāhit)
  2. emaciated, haggard
  3. dim
  4. dull (color)

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شحب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN