شعب

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See also: شعت and سعت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ش ع ب (š ʕ b)
4 terms

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Pronunciation

Noun

شِعْب (šiʕbm (plural شِعَاب (šiʕāb))

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

Pronunciation

Noun

شُعَب (šuʕabpl

  1. plural of شعبَة

Etymology 7

Noun

شَعَب (šaʕabm

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Pronunciation

Noun

شعب (šo'ab)

  1. plural of شعبه

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش ع ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

شعب (šaʕbm (plural شعوب (šʕūb))

  1. people (of a country)