شَبَهٌ
Root: شبه
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شَبَهٌ
: see the next preceding paragraph, in three places.
2 [Hence,] syn. with شَكْلٌ [signifying A likeness, resemblance, or semblance, as meaning something resembling]; (AA, K and TA in art. شكل;) and شُبْهَةٌ is syn. with مِثْلٌ [in the same sense]: (K in the present art.: [see exs. of the latter voce عُقْرٌ:]) pl. of the former [in this sense, as is indicated in the S,] مَشَابِهُ , contr. to rule, like مَحَاسِنُ and مَذَاكِيرُ; or this is a pl. having no proper sing. One says, بَيْنَهُمَا شَبَهٌ [Between them two is a likeness, &c.]. And نَزَعَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ فِى الشَّبَهِ [He inclined to his father in likeness]. (S, in art. نزع.) And a poet cited by IAar says,
3 Also, and شِبْهٌ , and شَبَهَانٌ , [A sort of fine brass;] a metal resembling gold in its colour, the highest in quality of صُفْر [or brass]; yellow نُحَاس; a sort of نُحَاس rendered yellow by the addition of an alloy : so called because resembling gold in its colour: pl. أَشْبَاهُ. One says كُوزُ شَبَهٍ and [A mug of شبه].
def.2 See also شَبَهَانٌ.
2 [Hence,] syn. with شَكْلٌ [signifying A likeness, resemblance, or semblance, as meaning something resembling]; (AA, K and TA in art. شكل;) and شُبْهَةٌ is syn. with مِثْلٌ [in the same sense]: (K in the present art.: [see exs. of the latter voce عُقْرٌ:]) pl. of the former [in this sense, as is indicated in the S,] مَشَابِهُ , contr. to rule, like مَحَاسِنُ and مَذَاكِيرُ; or this is a pl. having no proper sing. One says, بَيْنَهُمَا شَبَهٌ [Between them two is a likeness, &c.]. And نَزَعَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ فِى الشَّبَهِ [He inclined to his father in likeness]. (S, in art. نزع.) And a poet cited by IAar says,
[He became so that there was in him a resemblance of his mother, in respect of bigness of the head, and of his nose]. And one says also, بِهِ شُبْهَةٌ لَهُ i. e. مِثْلٌ [In him is a likeness, or something having a likeness, to him, or it].أَصْبَحَ فِيهِ شَبَهٌ مِنْ أُمِّهِ مِنْ عِظَمِ الرَّأْسِ وَمِنْ خُرْطُمِّهِ
3 Also, and شِبْهٌ , and شَبَهَانٌ , [A sort of fine brass;] a metal resembling gold in its colour, the highest in quality of صُفْر [or brass]; yellow نُحَاس; a sort of نُحَاس rendered yellow by the addition of an alloy : so called because resembling gold in its colour: pl. أَشْبَاهُ. One says كُوزُ شَبَهٍ and [A mug of شبه].
def.2 See also شَبَهَانٌ.
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