chabiha
French, noun\ʃa.bi.a\
chabiha is spelled C-H-A-B-I-H-A (7 letters). Chabiha is a French masculine noun meaning “a militiaman loyal to Bashar al-Assad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Groupes mafieux et milices civiles du régime baasiste syrien (vers 1980-2024)”.
What does chabiha mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea militiaman loyal to Bashar al-Assad
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Groupes mafieux et milices civiles du régime baasiste syrien (vers 1980-2024). 2. Membre de ces milices.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chabiha
- chabbiha
- chabeeha
- shabbiha
- shabiha
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chabiha?
- \ʃa.bi.a\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.