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شَائِبٌ

Root: شيب

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شَائِبٌ [Being, or becoming, white-haired, or hoary]: see أَشْيَبُ.
2 شَيْبٌ شَائِبٌ is a phrase like لَيْلٌ لَائِلٌ, or like شِعْرٌ شَاعِرٌ: it means Intense whiteness of the hair.
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