No. 706 in Arabic

شبه

"شبه" means "resemblance" or "similarity" in English.

In a sentence

الجبل يشبه الهرم بشكل غريب.
The mountain strangely resembles a pyramid.
In this sentence, "يشبه" is used as a verb meaning 'to resemble' or 'to be similar to'.
وجدت شبه بين الروايتين عند القراءة.
I found a similarity between the two novels while reading.
Here, "شبه" is a noun referring to 'similarity' or 'resemblance'.
رأيت شبه ظل تحت الشجرة.
I saw a semblance of a shadow under the tree.
In this context, "شبه" is used as a noun meaning 'semblance' or 'appearance'.

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