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shabiha

shabiha noun: a state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.

Noun

shabiha (plural shabihas or shabiha)

  1. A state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.

Forms of shabiha

pluralshabihas
pluralshabiha

Origin of shabiha

Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic شَبِّيحَة (šabbīḥa, “gangsters”).

Questions about shabiha

What does shabiha mean?
Shabiha means a state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.
What part of speech is shabiha?
Shabiha is a noun.
What is the plural of shabiha?
The plural of shabiha is shabihas.

Words near shabiha in the dictionary

  1. shabeh
  2. shabes goy
  3. shabes goys
  4. shabes-goy
  5. shabes-goys
  6. shabiha
  7. shabihas
  8. shability
  9. shabiya
  10. shabiyah
  11. shabiyat

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