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شارِب
mustache /ˈʃaː.rib/
nounB2#3656 most common
Also: drinker (literal sense, active participle of "to drink"), whiskers (of an animal)
Example sentences
لَهُ شارِبٌ طَوِيلٌ.
He has a long mustache.
أَبِي يَحْلِقُ شارِبَهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
My father shaves his mustache every day.
أَعْجَبَنِي شارِبُهُ الجَدِيدُ.
I liked his new mustache.
يُرَبِّي بَعْضُ الرِّجالِ شَوارِبَهُم لِيَبْدُوا أَكْبَرَ سِنًّا.
Some men grow their mustaches to look older.
كانَ شارِبُهُ الكَثيفُ عَلامَةً مُمَيِّزَةً في الصُّورَةِ.
His thick mustache was a distinguishing feature in the photo.
في بَعْضِ الثَّقافاتِ، يُعَدُّ الشّارِبُ رَمْزًا لِلرُّجولَةِ وَالوَقارِ.
In some cultures, the mustache is seen as a symbol of manhood and dignity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شارِبٌ | شَوارِبُ |
| Genitive | شارِبٍ | شَوارِبَ |
| Accusative | شارِباً | شَوارِبَ |
| Vocative | يا شارِبُ | يا شَوارِبُ |
Word family
Etymology
شارِب is the active participle of the verb شَرِبَ, "to drink," built on the pattern فاعِل that marks the doer of an action. Its literal sense is "the one who drinks." Standard Arabic narrowed this to a concrete body part: the hair above the upper lip, the part of the face that touches a cup when a person drinks. The word is Semitic in origin, not Indo-European, so it has no Proto-Indo-European root.
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