صباح

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص ب ح (ṣ b ḥ)
15 terms

Cognate with Ge'ez ጽበሕ (ṣəbäḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤa.baːħ/
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Noun

صَبَاح • (ṣabāḥ) m

  1. (Modern Standard Arabic) the time from sunrise to noon, morning
    Synonym: (literary) ضُحَا (ḍuḥā, “forenoon”)
    Antonym: مَسَاء (masāʔ, “evening”)
    صَبَاحُ الْخَيْر ― ṣabāḥu l-ḵayr ― Good morning
  2. (archaic) the time from morning twilight to sunrise, dayspring
    Synonyms: فَجْر (fajr, “dawn”), (literary) غَدَاة (ḡadāh, “daybreak”), (literary) بُكْرَة (bukra, “cockcrow”)
    Antonym: غَسَق (ḡasaq, “dusk”)
    Hypernym: نَهَار (nahār, “daytime”)
Declension
Declension of noun صَبَاح (ṣabāḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَبَاح
ṣabāḥ 		الصَّبَاح
aṣ-ṣabāḥ 		صَبَاح
ṣabāḥ
Nominative صَبَاحٌ
ṣabāḥun 		الصَّبَاحُ
aṣ-ṣabāḥu 		صَبَاحُ
ṣabāḥu
Accusative صَبَاحًا
ṣabāḥan 		الصَّبَاحَ
aṣ-ṣabāḥa 		صَبَاحَ
ṣabāḥa
Genitive صَبَاحٍ
ṣabāḥin 		الصَّبَاحِ
aṣ-ṣabāḥi 		صَبَاحِ
ṣabāḥi
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Root
ص ب ح (ṣ b ḥ)
15 terms

Adjective

صُبَاح or صُبَّاح • (ṣubāḥ or ṣubbāḥ) (feminine صَبْحَى (ṣabḥā), common plural صِبَاح (ṣibāḥ) or صُبَاحَى (ṣubāḥā))

  1. pretty, comely, handsome, graceful
Declension
Declension of adjective صُبَاح (ṣubāḥ)‎; صُبَّاح (ṣubbāḥ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صُبَاح‎; صُبَّاح
ṣubāḥ‎; ṣubbāḥ 		الصُّبَاح‎; الصُّبَّاح
aṣ-ṣubāḥ‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥ 		صَبْحَى
ṣabḥā 		الصَّبْحَى
aṣ-ṣabḥā
Nominative صُبَاحٌ‎; صُبَّاحٌ
ṣubāḥun‎; ṣubbāḥun 		الصُّبَاحُ‎; الصُّبَّاحُ
aṣ-ṣubāḥu‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥu 		صَبْحَى
ṣabḥā 		الصَّبْحَى
aṣ-ṣabḥā
Accusative صُبَاحًا‎; صُبَّاحًا
ṣubāḥan‎; ṣubbāḥan 		الصُّبَاحَ‎; الصُّبَّاحَ
aṣ-ṣubāḥa‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥa 		صَبْحَى
ṣabḥā 		الصَّبْحَى
aṣ-ṣabḥā
Genitive صُبَاحٍ‎; صُبَّاحٍ
ṣubāḥin‎; ṣubbāḥin 		الصُّبَاحِ‎; الصُّبَّاحِ
aṣ-ṣubāḥi‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥi 		صَبْحَى
ṣabḥā 		الصَّبْحَى
aṣ-ṣabḥā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صُبَاحَيْن‎; صُبَّاحَيْن
ṣubāḥayn‎; ṣubbāḥayn 		الصُّبَاحَيْن‎; الصُّبَّاحَيْن
aṣ-ṣubāḥayn‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥayn 		صَبْحَيَيْن
ṣabḥayayn 		الصَّبْحَيَيْن
aṣ-ṣabḥayayn
Nominative صُبَاحَانِ‎; صُبَّاحَانِ
ṣubāḥāni‎; ṣubbāḥāni 		الصُّبَاحَانِ‎; الصُّبَّاحَانِ
aṣ-ṣubāḥāni‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥāni 		صَبْحَيَانِ
ṣabḥayāni 		الصَّبْحَيَانِ
aṣ-ṣabḥayāni
Accusative صُبَاحَيْنِ‎; صُبَّاحَيْنِ
ṣubāḥayni‎; ṣubbāḥayni 		الصُّبَاحَيْنِ‎; الصُّبَّاحَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣubāḥayni‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥayni 		صَبْحَيَيْنِ
ṣabḥayayni 		الصَّبْحَيَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣabḥayayni
Genitive صُبَاحَيْنِ‎; صُبَّاحَيْنِ
ṣubāḥayni‎; ṣubbāḥayni 		الصُّبَاحَيْنِ‎; الصُّبَّاحَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣubāḥayni‎; aṣ-ṣubbāḥayni 		صَبْحَيَيْنِ
ṣabḥayayni 		الصَّبْحَيَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣabḥayayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural invariable basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صِبَاح‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥ‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاح‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥ‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā 		صِبَاح‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥ‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاح‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥ‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā
Nominative صِبَاحٌ‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥun‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاحُ‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥu‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā 		صِبَاحٌ‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥun‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاحُ‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥu‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā
Accusative صِبَاحًا‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥan‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاحَ‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥa‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā 		صِبَاحًا‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥan‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاحَ‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥa‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā
Genitive صِبَاحٍ‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥin‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاحِ‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥi‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā 		صِبَاحٍ‎; صُبَاحَى
ṣibāḥin‎; ṣubāḥā 		الصِّبَاحِ‎; الصُّبَاحَى
aṣ-ṣibāḥi‎; aṣ-ṣubāḥā
Synonyms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

صِبَاح • (ṣibāḥ) m pl

  1. masculine plural of صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَاح (ṣabāḥ, “morning”).

Noun

صباح • (sabah) (definite accusative صباحی (sabahı), plural صباحلر (sabahlar))

  1. morning, forenoon, the part of the day between sunrise and noon
    Synonym: بام (bam)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَاح (ṣabāḥ).

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? saḇāh
Dari reading? sabāh
Iranian reading? sabâh
Tajik reading? saboh

Adverb

Dari صباح, فردا
Iranian Persian فردا
Tajik пагоҳ

صباح • (sabâh) (chiefly Dari or Eastern Iran)

  1. (typically colloquial) tomorrow

Noun

صباح • (sabâh)

  1. morning
    Synonyms: صبح (sobh), پگاه (pagâh), بامداد (bâmdâd)
  2. (chiefly Dari or Eastern Iran, typically colloquial) tomorrow

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “صباح”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 240
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “صباح”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “صباح”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • “صباح”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
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