شاب (shaabb) — "young man" in Modern Standard Arabic
شاب
šaabb
young man
- Topic
- mankind and kinship
- Seen in
- 4 of our stories
"young man" in the other dialects
شاب in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
يعمل الشاب في نفس المكتب
yaamal ashshaab fi nafs almaktab
The young man works in the same office.
هو شاب طيب جدا ويحب مساعدة الاسرة
Huwa shabbun tayyibun jiddan wa yuhibbu musa'adata al-usra.
He is a very kind young man and loves to help the family.
from An Unexpected Visit
الموظف الشاب قال ان سياسات الارجاع تغيرت مع الوقت
Al-muwazzafu ash-shaabu qaala inna siyaasaati al-irjaa'i taghayyarat ma'a al-waqti.
The young employee said that return policies have changed with time.
ارشدني شاب ودود الى عبور مفترق الطرق عند اشارة المرور ومن ثم الانعطاف يمينا عند الدوار الكبير حيث يقع مبنى المكتبة
Arshadani shabbun wadudun ila 'uburi muftaraqi al-turuqi 'inda isharati al-mururi wa min thamma al-in'itafi yaminan 'inda al-duwwari al-kabiri haythu yaqa'u mabna al-maktabati.
A friendly young man guided me to cross the intersection at the traffic light and then turn right at the large roundabout where the library building is located.
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