صيحة

Arabic

Root
ص ي ح (ṣ y ḥ)
4 terms

Etymology

Instance noun from the verb صَاح (ṣāḥ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤaj.ħa/

Noun

صَيْحَة • (ṣayḥa) f (plural صَيْحَات (ṣayḥāt))

instance noun of صَاح (ṣāḥ): an instance of yelling; a yell, a shout, a scream
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 63:4:
  يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ هُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَاحْذَرْهُمْ
  yaḥsabūna kulla ṣayḥatin ʕalayhim humu l-ʕaduwwu fāḥḏarhum
  They think every cry is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them.
fashion, mode
(Islam) a type of punishment mentioned in the Quran.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 54:31:
  إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ
  ʔinnā ʔarsalnā ʕalayhim ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan fakānū kahašīmi l-muḥtaẓiri
  Indeed, We sent against them ˹only˺ one ˹mighty˺ blast, leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders.

Declension

Declension of noun **صَيْحَة** (ṣayḥa)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَيْحَة ṣayḥa	الصَّيْحَة aṣ-ṣayḥa	صَيْحَة ṣayḥat
nominative	صَيْحَةٌ ṣayḥatun	الصَّيْحَةُ aṣ-ṣayḥatu	صَيْحَةُ ṣayḥatu
accusative	صَيْحَةً ṣayḥatan	الصَّيْحَةَ aṣ-ṣayḥata	صَيْحَةَ ṣayḥata
genitive	صَيْحَةٍ ṣayḥatin	الصَّيْحَةِ aṣ-ṣayḥati	صَيْحَةِ ṣayḥati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَيْحَتَيْن ṣayḥatayn	الصَّيْحَتَيْن aṣ-ṣayḥatayn	صَيْحَتَيْ ṣayḥatay
nominative	صَيْحَتَانِ ṣayḥatāni	الصَّيْحَتَانِ aṣ-ṣayḥatāni	صَيْحَتَا ṣayḥatā
accusative	صَيْحَتَيْنِ ṣayḥatayni	الصَّيْحَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayḥatayni	صَيْحَتَيْ ṣayḥatay
genitive	صَيْحَتَيْنِ ṣayḥatayni	الصَّيْحَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayḥatayni	صَيْحَتَيْ ṣayḥatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَيْحَات ṣayḥāt	الصَّيْحَات aṣ-ṣayḥāt	صَيْحَات ṣayḥāt
nominative	صَيْحَاتٌ ṣayḥātun	الصَّيْحَاتُ aṣ-ṣayḥātu	صَيْحَاتُ ṣayḥātu
accusative	صَيْحَاتٍ ṣayḥātin	الصَّيْحَاتِ aṣ-ṣayḥāti	صَيْحَاتِ ṣayḥāti
genitive	صَيْحَاتٍ ṣayḥātin	الصَّيْحَاتِ aṣ-ṣayḥāti	صَيْحَاتِ ṣayḥāti

Descendants

Maltese: sejħa