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Learn Arabic (Modern Standard): شبه - semi, quasi

Arabic (Modern Standard)
/The prefix "semi-" or "quasi-" (شِبْه)
/شبه

شبه

Word

شبه

Meaning

semi, quasi

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Arabic (Modern Standard)

Lesson

The prefix "semi-" or "quasi-" (شِبْه)

Usages of شبه

يسكن أحمد في شبه جزيرة كبيرة.yaskunu ahmadu fî shibhi jazîratin kabîratin

Ahmad lives on a large peninsula.

هذا الاتفاق شبه رسمي.hâdhâ al-ittifâqu shibhu rasmiyyin

This agreement is semi-official.

الإقليمان كلاهما شبه مستقلين.al-iqlîmâni kilâhumâ shibhu mustaqillayni

Both territories are semi-independent.

كان الإقليمان قد بلغا اتفاقا شبه نهائي.kâna al-iqlîmâni qad balaghâ ittifâqan shibha nihâ'iyyin

The two territories had reached an almost-final agreement.

هذه منطقة شبه مستقلة.hâdhihi mintaqatun shibhu mustaqillatin

This is a semi-independent zone.

المنطقة الحدودية شبه فارغة.al-mintaqatu al-hudoodiyyatu shibhu fârighah

The border zone is semi-empty.

المنطقتان الحدوديتان كلتاهما شبه فارغتين.al-mintaqatâni al-hudûdiyyatâni kiltâhumâ shibhu fârighatayni.

Both border zones are semi-empty.

كان الحصار الإقليمي قد أدى إلى شبه كارثة.kâna al-hisâru al-iqlîmiyyu qad addâ ilâ shibhi kârithah

The regional blockade had led to a near-disaster.

الجدار الفاصل شبه مهدوم.al-jidâru l-fâsilu shib'hu mahdûmin

The dividing wall is semi-destroyed.

ترسيم الحدود مهمة شبه مستحيلة.tarsimu alhududi mahammatun shibhu mustahilah

Border demarcation is a semi-impossible task.

الخط العازل شبه مقطوع.al-khattu al-'âzilu shibhu maqtû'

The buffer line is semi-cut.

هذا الإقليم شبه جزيرة ذات إدارة ذاتية.hâdhâ al-iqlîmu shibhu jazîratin dhâti idâratin dhâtiyyatin.

This territory is a peninsula with self-administration.

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