صائب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ص و ب (ṣ w b)
12 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb صَابَ (ṣāba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaː.ʔib/

Adjective

صَائِب • (ṣāʔib) (feminine صَائِبَة (ṣāʔiba), masculine plural صَائِبُونَ (ṣāʔibūna), feminine plural صَائِبَات (ṣāʔibāt))

  1. right, correct; pertinent, relevant

Descendants

Declension of adjective صَائِب (ṣāʔib)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal صَائِب
ṣāʔib
الصَّائِب
aṣ-ṣāʔib
صَائِبَة
ṣāʔiba
الصَّائِبَة
aṣ-ṣāʔiba
nominative صَائِبٌ
ṣāʔibun
الصَّائِبُ
aṣ-ṣāʔibu
صَائِبَةٌ
ṣāʔibatun
الصَّائِبَةُ
aṣ-ṣāʔibatu
accusative صَائِبًا
ṣāʔiban
الصَّائِبَ
aṣ-ṣāʔiba
صَائِبَةً
ṣāʔibatan
الصَّائِبَةَ
aṣ-ṣāʔibata
genitive صَائِبٍ
ṣāʔibin
الصَّائِبِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibi
صَائِبَةٍ
ṣāʔibatin
الصَّائِبَةِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal صَائِبَيْن
ṣāʔibayn
الصَّائِبَيْن
aṣ-ṣāʔibayn
صَائِبَتَيْن
ṣāʔibatayn
الصَّائِبَتَيْن
aṣ-ṣāʔibatayn
nominative صَائِبَانِ
ṣāʔibāni
الصَّائِبَانِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibāni
صَائِبَتَانِ
ṣāʔibatāni
الصَّائِبَتَانِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibatāni
accusative صَائِبَيْنِ
ṣāʔibayni
الصَّائِبَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibayni
صَائِبَتَيْنِ
ṣāʔibatayni
الصَّائِبَتَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibatayni
genitive صَائِبَيْنِ
ṣāʔibayni
الصَّائِبَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibayni
صَائِبَتَيْنِ
ṣāʔibatayni
الصَّائِبَتَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal صَائِبِين
ṣāʔibīn
الصَّائِبِين
aṣ-ṣāʔibīn
صَائِبَات
ṣāʔibāt
الصَّائِبَات
aṣ-ṣāʔibāt
nominative صَائِبُونَ
ṣāʔibūna
الصَّائِبُونَ
aṣ-ṣāʔibūna
صَائِبَاتٌ
ṣāʔibātun
الصَّائِبَاتُ
aṣ-ṣāʔibātu
accusative صَائِبِينَ
ṣāʔibīna
الصَّائِبِينَ
aṣ-ṣāʔibīna
صَائِبَاتٍ
ṣāʔibātin
الصَّائِبَاتِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibāti
genitive صَائِبِينَ
ṣāʔibīna
الصَّائِبِينَ
aṣ-ṣāʔibīna
صَائِبَاتٍ
ṣāʔibātin
الصَّائِبَاتِ
aṣ-ṣāʔibāti

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صائب (sā'ib), from Arabic صَائِب (ṣāʔib).

Pronunciation

Adjective

صائِب • (sāib) (Hindi spelling साइब)

  1. right, going straight to the point
  2. well-aimed, to the point, right sound in judgement

Further reading

  • صائب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • صائب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “صائب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “صائب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.