سحاب
See also: شحات
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س ح ب (s ḥ b)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ħaːb/
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Noun
سَحَاب • (saḥāb) m sg or f sg or f pl (collective, singulative سَحَابَة (saḥāba), plural سُحُب (suḥub))
- clouds
- 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
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Declension
| 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 • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابَات (saḥḥābāt))
Declension
| 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saħ.ħaːb/
Noun
سَحَّاب • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابات (saḥḥābāt))
Etymology 2
سَحَاب
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ħaːb/
Noun
سحاب • (saḥāb) m (collective, singulative سحابة f (saḥāba), paucal سحابات (saḥābāt), plural سحب (suḥub))
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.ˈhaːb/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.ɦɑ́ːb]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.ɦɒ́ːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.ɦɔ́b]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sahāb |
| Dari reading? | sahāb |
| Iranian reading? | sahâb |
| Tajik reading? | sahob |
Noun
سحاب • (sahâb) (collective)
- 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.
- aškē az gardūn ba sahn-i xāk mē-rēzad sahāb
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سحاب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س ح ب |
| 3 terms |
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Arabic سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb).
Noun
سحّاب • (saḥḥāb) m
- zip, zipper, zip fastener
- Synonym: جرار (jarrār)
Etymology 2
Picture dictionary
Inherited from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb, “clouds”).
Proper noun
سحاب • (saḥāb) f