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شابّ
young man /ˈʃaːbb/
nounA1#667 most common
Also: youth, young person
Example sentences
هٰذا شابٌّ.
This is a young man.
الشّابُّ يدرسُ في الجامعةِ.
The young man studies at the university.
التقيتُ بشابٍّ مهذّبٍ في القطارِ.
I met a polite young man on the train.
يحلمُ هٰذا الشّابُّ بأن يصبحَ طبيباً.
This young man dreams of becoming a doctor.
لم يُدرِك الشّابُّ مدى صعوبةِ القرارِ الذي اتّخذه.
The young man did not realize how hard the decision he made was.
كان الشّابُّ الذي قابلناه بالأمسِ يتحدّثُ بثقةٍ تفوقُ سنّه، وكأنّه عاش أكثرَ ممّا تُوحي به ملامحُه.
The young man we met yesterday spoke with a confidence beyond his years, as if he had lived more than his features suggested.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شابٌّ | شُبّانٌ |
| Genitive | شابٍّ | شُبّانٍ |
| Accusative | شابّاً | شُبّاناً |
| Vocative | يا شابُّ | يا شُبّانُ |
Word family
شابّة (shābba)young woman
شَباب (shabāb)youth, young people
شُبّان (shubbān)young men (plural)
شَبَّ (shabba)to grow up
شَبيبة (shabība)youthfulness, the time of youth
Etymology
The word is the active participle of the verb شبَّ (shabba), "to grow up, to come into youth." The same root also carries the sense of fire blazing up, an image of rising vigor. A شابّ is therefore literally "one who is growing into his prime." The feminine is شابّة.
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