Etymology

shabiha

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Today it means: A state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government. Full definition →

North Levantine Arabic شَبِّيحَة
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  1. North Levantine Arabic · borrowed fromشَبِّيحَة“gangsters”
  2. English todayshabiha

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.