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شابَه
to resemble, to be similar to /ʃaːˈbaha/
verbB1#1804 most common
Also: to look like, to be like
Example sentences
هٰذا الوَلَدُ يُشابِهُ أَباهُ.
This boy resembles his father.
البِنتُ تُشابِهُ أُمَّها كَثيراً.
The girl resembles her mother a lot.
شابَهَ طَقسُ اليَومِ طَقسَ الأَمسِ.
Today's weather resembled yesterday's.
يُشابِهُ أُسلوبُ هٰذا الكاتِبِ أُسلوبَ مُعَلِّمِهِ بِشَكلٍ واضِح.
This writer's style closely resembles his teacher's style.
لا يُشابِهُ الوَضعُ الاقتِصاديُّ الحاليُّ ما عَرَفناهُ في العُقودِ الماضِية.
The current economic situation does not resemble what we knew in past decades.
مَهما حاوَلَ المُقَلِّدُ أَن يُشابِهَ الأَصلَ، يَبقى الفَرقُ ظاهِراً لِلخَبير.
However much the imitator tries to resemble the original, the difference stays visible to the expert.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُشابِهُ | شابَهْتُ | سَأُشابِهُ |
| 2sg | تُشابِهُ | شابَهْتَ | سَتُشابِهُ |
| 3sg | يُشابِهُ | شابَهَ | سَيُشابِهُ |
| 1pl | نُشابِهُ | شابَهْنا | سَنُشابِهُ |
| 2pl | تُشابِهونَ | شابَهْتُم | سَتُشابِهونَ |
| 3pl | يُشابِهونَ | شابَهوا | سَيُشابِهونَ |
Word family
شَبَهresemblance, likeness
شَبيهsimilar, alike
مُشابِهsimilar, resemblingتَشابَهَto resemble one another
اِشتِباهdoubt, suspicion
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root sh-b-h, which carries the sense of likeness and resemblance. It is the Form III (fāʿala) verb built on this root, a pattern that often marks an action directed at another party. The same root gives the common nouns shabah (likeness) and shibh (semblance).
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