Arabic vocabulary
شِيبgray-haired
How to say “gray-haired” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فذلك يوم يجعل الولدان شيباً،
That is the day which will turn children gray-haired,
شِيبًا — gray-haired. This is what the children are 'made into' — 'gray-haired', in the accusative as the second element of the passive 'make'. So the day's terror is so great it turns children gray. The accusative marks the resulting state.
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