شاحب

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
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