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The Arabic root ش-ب-ب (sh-b-b)
Form I verb شَبَّ: to become a young adult
15 words in the dictionary are built from ش-ب-ب, including verbs in Forms I, II, IV, V, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
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Verbs and the nouns that come from them
to become a young adult, to grow up
to be brisk, to be lively, to be sprightly; to raise one's head (as when trying to reach or look at something), to stand on the tiptoes, to stretch up; to raise the forelegs, to prance
to kindle, to inflame, to ignite (also figuratively, such as of war kindled); to raise, to lift; to heighten; to highlight, to intensify (also figuratively, and particularly if done with colours or when referring to physical qualities and attributes, such as beauty and attractiveness)
to heighten by words, to ornate, to speak of in an amatory manner, to embellish; to kindle, to ignite
to have young men as children; to make a young man, to cause to be adolescent; to excite, to make brisk, to make sprightly
to become ablaze, to become kindled; to be in a relation to wherein one employs amatory language; to experience rejuvenation
to deem (someone) as having reached early adulthood; to wait until (someone) reaches early adulthood; to ask a young man (to do something)
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