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شَابّ

young man

Noun · masculineRoot ش-ب-ب

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Plural
شُبَّان
Other plural
شَبَاب
Feminine
شَابَّة

شَابّ in English

Noun · masculine

  1. young man, youth, adolescent

Word origin

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

Words from the root ش-ب-ب

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شَبَّ · present يَشِبُّ

to become a young adult, to grow up

شَبَاب
Verbal noun
youth
شَبِيب
Verbal noun
Active participle
young man
شَبَّابَة
Derived noun
a kind of flute
شَبَّ · present يَشِبُّ

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

شِبَاب
Verbal noun
شُبُوب
Verbal noun
شَبِيب
Verbal noun
شَابّ
Active participle
شَبَّ · present يَشُبُّ

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)

شَبّ
Verbal noun
شَابّ
Active participle
مَشْبُوب
Passive participle
شَبَّبَ · present يُشَبِّبُ

to heighten by words, to ornate, to speak of in an amatory manner, to embellish; to kindle, to ignite

تَشْبِيب
Verbal noun
مُشَبِّب
Active participle
مُشَبَّب
Passive participle
أَشَبَّ · present يُشِبُّ
Form IV · Causative

to have young men as children; to make a young man, to cause to be adolescent; to excite, to make brisk, to make sprightly

إِشْبَاب
Verbal noun
مُشِبّ
Active participle
مُشَبّ
Passive participle
تَشَبَّبَ · present يَتَشَبَّبُ

to become ablaze, to become kindled; to be in a relation to wherein one employs amatory language; to experience rejuvenation

تَشَبُّب
Verbal noun
مُتَشَبِّب
Active participle
اِسْتَشَبَّ · present يَسْتَشِبُّ

to deem (someone) as having reached early adulthood; to wait until (someone) reaches early adulthood; to ask a young man (to do something)

اِسْتِشْبَاب
Verbal noun
مُسْتَشِبّ
Active participle
مُسْتَشَبّ
Passive participle
شَبَّة
Noun · f.
piece of alum
شَبّة
Noun · f.
lass
شَبّة
Noun · f.
prance
شَبَب
Adjective
grown up
شَبِيبَة
Noun · f.
youth

شَابّ: plural and other forms

Singularشَابّ
Pluralشُبَّان
Alternative pluralsشَبَاب
Feminineشَابَّة

شَابّ in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

فَخْرُ الشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ، وَبَهَاءُ الشُّيُوخِ الشَّيْبُ.The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.Proverbs 20:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
بِمَ يُزَكِّي الشَّابُّ طَرِيقَهُ؟ بِحِفْظِهِ إِيَّاهُ حَسَبَ كَلاَمِكَ.Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.Psalms 119:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَخَذُوا الشُّبَّانَ لِلطَّحْنِ، وَالصِّبْيَانَ عَثَرُوا تَحْتَ الْحَطَبِ.They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.Lamentations 5:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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