صاع
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic, cognate with Ge'ez ጽዋዕ (ṣəwwāʿ, “goblet”) – whence صُوَاع (ṣuwāʕ, “goblet”) –, Tigrinya ጽዋዕ (ṣəwaʿ, “bowl”), Tigre ጽዋእ (ṣəwaʾ, “a cubic measure; cup, bowl”), Gurage ጥዋ (ṭəwa, “a cubic measure”), Amharic ጽዋ (ṣəwwa), ጥዋ (ṭəwwa, “a cubic measure; cup, chalice”), Aramaic צעא / ܨܳܥܳܐ (ṣaʿā, “bowl”), Ugaritic 𐎕𐎓 (ṣʿ, “platter”). Juxtaposable with Hebrew סְאָה (seʾah, “seah, a cubic measure”), Aramaic סַאתַא / ܣܰܐܬܐ (saʾṯā, “a cubic measure”), apparently a separate borrowing from a non-Semitic source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤaːʕ/
Noun
صَاع • (ṣāʕ) m (plural أَصْوُع (ʔaṣwuʕ) or أَصْوَاع (ʔaṣwāʕ) or صِيعَان (ṣīʕān))
- (obsolete) a cubic measure
- (the ṣāʿ of the Prophet) 4.2125 liters
- (Morocco until 1923) 0.056 cubic meters
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَاع ṣāʕ |
الصَّاع aṣ-ṣāʕ |
صَاع ṣāʕ |
| nominative | صَاعٌ ṣāʕun |
الصَّاعُ aṣ-ṣāʕu |
صَاعُ ṣāʕu |
| accusative | صَاعًا ṣāʕan |
الصَّاعَ aṣ-ṣāʕa |
صَاعَ ṣāʕa |
| genitive | صَاعٍ ṣāʕin |
الصَّاعِ aṣ-ṣāʕi |
صَاعِ ṣāʕi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | صَاعَيْن ṣāʕayn |
الصَّاعَيْن aṣ-ṣāʕayn |
صَاعَيْ ṣāʕay |
| nominative | صَاعَانِ ṣāʕāni |
الصَّاعَانِ aṣ-ṣāʕāni |
صَاعَا ṣāʕā |
| accusative | صَاعَيْنِ ṣāʕayni |
الصَّاعَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāʕayni |
صَاعَيْ ṣāʕay |
| genitive | صَاعَيْنِ ṣāʕayni |
الصَّاعَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāʕayni |
صَاعَيْ ṣāʕay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَصْوُع; أَصْوَاع; صِيعَان ʔaṣwuʕ; ʔaṣwāʕ; ṣīʕān |
الْأَصْوُع; الْأَصْوَاع; الصِّيعَان al-ʔaṣwuʕ; al-ʔaṣwāʕ; aṣ-ṣīʕān |
أَصْوُع; أَصْوَاع; صِيعَان ʔaṣwuʕ; ʔaṣwāʕ; ṣīʕān |
| nominative | أَصْوُعٌ; أَصْوَاعٌ; صِيعَانٌ ʔaṣwuʕun; ʔaṣwāʕun; ṣīʕānun |
الْأَصْوُعُ; الْأَصْوَاعُ; الصِّيعَانُ al-ʔaṣwuʕu; al-ʔaṣwāʕu; aṣ-ṣīʕānu |
أَصْوُعُ; أَصْوَاعُ; صِيعَانُ ʔaṣwuʕu; ʔaṣwāʕu; ṣīʕānu |
| accusative | أَصْوُعًا; أَصْوَاعًا; صِيعَانًا ʔaṣwuʕan; ʔaṣwāʕan; ṣīʕānan |
الْأَصْوُعَ; الْأَصْوَاعَ; الصِّيعَانَ al-ʔaṣwuʕa; al-ʔaṣwāʕa; aṣ-ṣīʕāna |
أَصْوُعَ; أَصْوَاعَ; صِيعَانَ ʔaṣwuʕa; ʔaṣwāʕa; ṣīʕāna |
| genitive | أَصْوُعٍ; أَصْوَاعٍ; صِيعَانٍ ʔaṣwuʕin; ʔaṣwāʕin; ṣīʕānin |
الْأَصْوُعِ; الْأَصْوَاعِ; الصِّيعَانِ al-ʔaṣwuʕi; al-ʔaṣwāʕi; aṣ-ṣīʕāni |
أَصْوُعِ; أَصْوَاعِ; صِيعَانِ ʔaṣwuʕi; ʔaṣwāʕi; ṣīʕāni |
Derived terms
- رَدَّ لَهُ الصَّاعَ صَاعَيْنِ (radda lahu ṣ-ṣāʕa ṣāʕayni)
Descendants
- Maltese: siegħ
References
- “sˀh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “sˀṭn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Cardarelli, François (2003) Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins, London: Springer, →ISBN, page 125
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 566
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[1] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 55
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 131