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))
Descendants
| 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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɑː.ɪb/
Adjective
صائِب • (sāib) (Hindi spelling साइब)
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.