Home › Words › S › shabihashabihashabiha · noun — A state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, shabiha ranks #36,605 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from North Levantine Arabic شَبِّيحَة (šabbīḥa, “gangsters”).nounA state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.assadism 54% match — The Syrian strain of Ba'athism. vs shabiha →basij 52% match — A paramilitary group under the command of IRGC in Iran. vs shabiha →alawi 52% match — Alawite vs shabiha →alawite 50% match — A member of a mystical Shiite Islamic group that reveres Ali. vs shabiha →minhibbakji 50% match — In the Arab World, a loyalist vs shabiha →mukhabarat 50% match — The secret police or intelligence forces in certain Arabic-speaking countries. vs shabiha →hezbo 49% match — A member of or a supporter of Hezbollah. vs shabiha →basiji 48% match — A member of the Basij. vs shabiha →