سحاب

See also: شحات

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ح ب (s ḥ b)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ħaːb/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

سَحَاب • (saḥābm sg or f sg or f pl (collective, singulative سَحَابَة (saḥāba), plural سُحُب (suḥub))

  1. clouds
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:12:
      هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنْشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
      huwa llaḏī yurīkumu l-barqa ḵawfan waṭamaʕan wayunšiʔu as-saḥāba aṯ-ṯiqāla
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:88:
      وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِنَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ
      watarā l-jibāla taḥsabuhā jāmidatan wahiya tamurru marra l-ssaḥābi ṣunʕa l-lahi llaḏī ʔatqana kulla šayʔin ʔinnahu ḵabīrun bimā tafʕalūna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun سَحَاب (saḥāb)
collective basic collective triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَحَاب
saḥāb
السَّحَاب
as-saḥāb
سَحَاب
saḥāb
nominative سَحَابٌ
saḥābun
السَّحَابُ
as-saḥābu
سَحَابُ
saḥābu
accusative سَحَابًا
saḥāban
السَّحَابَ
as-saḥāba
سَحَابَ
saḥāba
genitive سَحَابٍ
saḥābin
السَّحَابِ
as-saḥābi
سَحَابِ
saḥābi
singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal سَحَابَة
saḥāba
السَّحَابَة
as-saḥāba
سَحَابَة
saḥābat
nominative سَحَابَةٌ
saḥābatun
السَّحَابَةُ
as-saḥābatu
سَحَابَةُ
saḥābatu
accusative سَحَابَةً
saḥābatan
السَّحَابَةَ
as-saḥābata
سَحَابَةَ
saḥābata
genitive سَحَابَةٍ
saḥābatin
السَّحَابَةِ
as-saḥābati
سَحَابَةِ
saḥābati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سَحَابَتَيْن
saḥābatayn
السَّحَابَتَيْن
as-saḥābatayn
سَحَابَتَيْ
saḥābatay
nominative سَحَابَتَانِ
saḥābatāni
السَّحَابَتَانِ
as-saḥābatāni
سَحَابَتَا
saḥābatā
accusative سَحَابَتَيْنِ
saḥābatayni
السَّحَابَتَيْنِ
as-saḥābatayni
سَحَابَتَيْ
saḥābatay
genitive سَحَابَتَيْنِ
saḥābatayni
السَّحَابَتَيْنِ
as-saḥābatayni
سَحَابَتَيْ
saḥābatay
paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
indefinite definite construct
informal سَحَابَات
saḥābāt
السَّحَابَات
as-saḥābāt
سَحَابَات
saḥābāt
nominative سَحَابَاتٌ
saḥābātun
السَّحَابَاتُ
as-saḥābātu
سَحَابَاتُ
saḥābātu
accusative سَحَابَاتٍ
saḥābātin
السَّحَابَاتِ
as-saḥābāti
سَحَابَاتِ
saḥābāti
genitive سَحَابَاتٍ
saḥābātin
السَّحَابَاتِ
as-saḥābāti
سَحَابَاتِ
saḥābāti
plural of variety basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سُحُب
suḥub
السُّحُب
as-suḥub
سُحُب
suḥub
nominative سُحُبٌ
suḥubun
السُّحُبُ
as-suḥubu
سُحُبُ
suḥubu
accusative سُحُبًا
suḥuban
السُّحُبَ
as-suḥuba
سُحُبَ
suḥuba
genitive سُحُبٍ
suḥubin
السُّحُبِ
as-suḥubi
سُحُبِ
suḥubi

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥābm (plural سَحَّابَات (saḥḥābāt))

  1. zip fastener

Declension

Declension of noun سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَحَّاب
saḥḥāb
السَّحَّاب
as-saḥḥāb
سَحَّاب
saḥḥāb
nominative سَحَّابٌ
saḥḥābun
السَّحَّابُ
as-saḥḥābu
سَحَّابُ
saḥḥābu
accusative سَحَّابًا
saḥḥāban
السَّحَّابَ
as-saḥḥāba
سَحَّابَ
saḥḥāba
genitive سَحَّابٍ
saḥḥābin
السَّحَّابِ
as-saḥḥābi
سَحَّابِ
saḥḥābi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سَحَّابَيْن
saḥḥābayn
السَّحَّابَيْن
as-saḥḥābayn
سَحَّابَيْ
saḥḥābay
nominative سَحَّابَانِ
saḥḥābāni
السَّحَّابَانِ
as-saḥḥābāni
سَحَّابَا
saḥḥābā
accusative سَحَّابَيْنِ
saḥḥābayni
السَّحَّابَيْنِ
as-saḥḥābayni
سَحَّابَيْ
saḥḥābay
genitive سَحَّابَيْنِ
saḥḥābayni
السَّحَّابَيْنِ
as-saḥḥābayni
سَحَّابَيْ
saḥḥābay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal سَحَّابَات
saḥḥābāt
السَّحَّابَات
as-saḥḥābāt
سَحَّابَات
saḥḥābāt
nominative سَحَّابَاتٌ
saḥḥābātun
السَّحَّابَاتُ
as-saḥḥābātu
سَحَّابَاتُ
saḥḥābātu
accusative سَحَّابَاتٍ
saḥḥābātin
السَّحَّابَاتِ
as-saḥḥābāti
سَحَّابَاتِ
saḥḥābāti
genitive سَحَّابَاتٍ
saḥḥābātin
السَّحَّابَاتِ
as-saḥḥābāti
سَحَّابَاتِ
saḥḥābāti

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ح ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

سَحَّاب

From Arabic سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saħ.ħaːb/

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥābm (plural سَحَّابات (saḥḥābāt))

  1. zipper
    Synonym: سُسْتَة (susta)

Etymology 2

سَحَاب

From Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ħaːb/

Noun

سحاب • (saḥābm (collective, singulative سحابة f (saḥāba), paucal سحابات (saḥābāt), plural سحب (suḥub))

  1. clouds

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sahāb
Dari reading? sahāb
Iranian reading? sahâb
Tajik reading? sahob

Noun

سحاب • (sahâb) (collective)

  1. clouds
    Synonym: ابر (abr)
    • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 83:
      اشکی از گردون به صحن خاک میریزد سحاب
      رنگی از گلها بروی باغ می‌آرد جهان
      aškē az gardūn ba sahn-i xāk mē-rēzad sahāb
      rangē az gulhā ba-rō-yi bāġ mē-ārad jahān
      The clouds are spilling a tear from the heavens to the dusty court,
      The world is bringing a hue from the roses to the garden's face.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ح ب
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saħ.ħaːb/, [saħˈħæːb]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb).

Noun

سحّاب • (saḥḥābm

  1. zip, zipper, zip fastener
    Synonym: جرار (jarrār)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb, clouds).

Proper noun

سحاب • (saḥābf

  1. Sahab (a city in Jordan)