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ghost in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- shabḥ
- Arabizi
shab7- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- الأَشْبَاحُ al‑ashbāḥu
- Root
- ش ب ح
Other meanings
- تَخْفِيَ takhfiya — ghost · to disappear like a ghost
How to use it
“ghost” is a common word for a supernatural being, usually invisible and frightening. In Arabic the usual term is “الشبح”. It is masculine and its plural is “الأشباح”. The verb “to ghost” (as in disappearing from contact) can be rendered by “تخفي”.
Example sentences
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رَأَيْتُ الشَّبْحَ في المَسْكَنِ القديمِ.
raʾaytu ash‑shabḥa fī al‑maskani al‑qadīmi.
I saw a ghost in the old house.
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تَخْفَى كَالشَّبْحِ عندما يَتَحَدَّثُ الناسُ.
takhā fā ka‑ash‑shabḥi ʿindamā yataḥaddathu an‑nāsu.
He disappears like a ghost when people talk.
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قِصَّةُ الشَّبْحِ تُرْوَى في كلِّ مَجْلَسٍ.
qiṣṣatu ash‑shabḥi turwā fī kulli majlisin.
The ghost story is told at every gathering.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Monnet’s Ghost
شبح مونيه
I saw a ghost.
رأيت شبحا.
Arafat\u0027s Ghost
شبح عرفات
The Ghost of Biafra
شبح بيافرا
The Ghost of Hirohito
شبح هيروهيتو
The Ghost of Pinochet
شبح بينوشيه
The Ghost of Appeasement
شبح الاسترضاء
Sami likes ghost stories.
سامي يحبّ قصص الأشباح.
Hamas’s Ghost in Annapolis
شبح حماس في أنابوليس
Exorcising Musharraf\u0027s Ghost
طرد شبح مُـشَرَّف
Spooked by Glass-Steagall’s Ghost?
هل يفزعنا شبح جلاس-ستيجال؟
"A ghost runs around Cuba: the Internet ghost": Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado explains.
" شبح يطوف أنحاء كوبا: إنه شبح الإنترنت": تشرح روزا ماريا رودريغيز تورّا
Questions and answers
Is “ghost” always masculine in Arabic?
Yes, the noun “الشبح” is masculine; its plural is “الأشباح”.
How to say “to ghost someone” in modern slang?
You can say “تخفي” or “اختفى فجأة”.
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