صبيان

Arabic

Noun

صِبْيَان • (ṣibyān) m pl

  1. plural of صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy)

Noun

صُبْيَان • (ṣubyān) m pl

  1. plural of صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صِبْيان (ṣibyān).

Noun

صِبيان or صُبيان • (ṣibyān or ṣubyān) m pl

  1. plural of صبي (ṣabi)
  2. boys; sons; guys
    1. plural of ولد (walad, “boy”)
    2. plural of ابن (ibin, “son”)
    3. plural of شب (šabb, “teenager, young man”)

Usage notes

  • In all three cases of sense #2, صبيان is not the main plural, but serves chiefly to explicitly specify the masculine. The use as plural of شب (šabb) is less common, but compare related صبيه (ṣabīye).

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

صبيان • (sıbyan)

  1. plural of صبی (sabi)
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