شب

See also: شپ‎, سپ‎, and ست‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ب ب‎ (š-b-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃab.ba/

Verb

شَبَّ • (šabba) I

  1. to become a young man, to grow up

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian LYLYA / šp (šab), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (xšap-), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)sep- (“night”). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣáp) and Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬥‎ (xšapan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃæb/
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Noun

Dari Persian شب‎
Iranian Persian شب‎
Tajiki Persian шаб (šab)

شب • (šab) (plural شب‌ها‎ (šab-hâ) or شبان‎ (šabân))

  1. night
  2. evening

Derived terms

  • امشب‎ (emšab)
  • دیشب‎ (dišab)
  • پریشب‎ (parišab)
  • شبیخون‎ (šabixun)
  • شب چله‎ (šab-e čelle)
  • شب یلدا‎ (šab-e yaldâ)
  • شبانه‎ (šabâne)
  • هزار و یک شب‎ (Hezar o Yek Šab)

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian شب‎.

Noun

شب • (šab) f

  1. night
  2. evening
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Arabic.

Noun

شب • (šabb) m

  1. alum
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