شبیه

See also: شبيه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَبِيه (šabīh).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šabīh
Dari reading? šabēh
Iranian reading? šabih
Tajik reading? šabeh

Adjective

شبیه • (šabīh / šabih) (comparative شبیه‌تَر, superlative شبیه‌تَرین, Tajik spelling шабеҳ)

  1. similar, resembling
    دختر شبیه به مادرش است. (more literary)
    doxtar šabih be mâdar-aš ast.
    The girl looks like her mother.
    دختر شبیه به مادرشه. (more colloquial)
    doxtar šabih be mâdar-eš-e.
    The girl looks like her mother.

Noun

شبیه • (šabīh / šabih) (Tajik spelling шабеҳ)

  1. (Shia Islam) tazia play; passion play portraying the tribulations of Imam Husayn
    Synonym: تعزیه (ta'ziya / ta'ziye)