صوب

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See also: ضؤت, صوت, and ص و ت

Arabic

Root
ص و ب (ṣ-w-b)

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /sˤaw.wa.ba/
  • (noun) IPA(key): /sˤawb/
  • (preposition) IPA(key): /sˤaw.ba/

Verb

صَوَّبَ • (ṣawwaba) II, non-past يُصَوِّبُ‎ (yuṣawwibu)

  1. (transitive) to aim, point, or direct (something, such as a ranged weapon, like an arrow)
  2. (transitive) to amend (something deemed to be a mistake or an error), to correct, to rectify, to right, to remedy; to straighten
    Synonyms: صَحَّحَ (ṣaḥḥaḥa), قَوَّمَ (qawwama)
  3. (transitive) to inform (someone) that he or she is correct; to deem (someone or something, such as an opinion) acceptable, correct, or conforming
    1. (transitive, often of an authority figure, dated) to agree with, to concur with; to consent to
      Synonyms: وَافَقَ (wāfaqa), رَضِيَ (raḍiya)
    2. (transitive) to approve; to sanction; to validate; to confirm; to verify
      Synonym: أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra)

Conjugation

Conjugation of
صَوَّبَ
(form-II sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
taṣwīb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muṣawwib
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muṣawwab
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ṣawwabtu
ṣawwabta
صَوَّبَ

ṣawwaba
ṣawwabtumā
ṣawwabā
ṣawwabnā
ṣawwabtum
ṣawwabū
f
ṣawwabti
ṣawwabat
ṣawwabatā
ṣawwabtunna
ṣawwabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuṣawwibu
tuṣawwibu
yuṣawwibu
tuṣawwibāni
yuṣawwibāni
nuṣawwibu
tuṣawwibūna
yuṣawwibūna
f
tuṣawwibīna
tuṣawwibu
tuṣawwibāni
tuṣawwibna
yuṣawwibna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuṣawwiba
tuṣawwiba
yuṣawwiba
tuṣawwibā
yuṣawwibā
nuṣawwiba
tuṣawwibū
yuṣawwibū
f
tuṣawwibī
tuṣawwiba
tuṣawwibā
tuṣawwibna
yuṣawwibna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuṣawwib
tuṣawwib
yuṣawwib
tuṣawwibā
yuṣawwibā
nuṣawwib
tuṣawwibū
yuṣawwibū
f
tuṣawwibī
tuṣawwib
tuṣawwibā
tuṣawwibna
yuṣawwibna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
صَوِّبْ

ṣawwib
ṣawwibā
ṣawwibū
f
ṣawwibī
ṣawwibna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ṣuwwibtu
ṣuwwibta
صُوِّبَ

ṣuwwiba
ṣuwwibtumā
ṣuwwibā
ṣuwwibnā
ṣuwwibtum
ṣuwwibū
f
ṣuwwibti
ṣuwwibat
ṣuwwibatā
ṣuwwibtunna
ṣuwwibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuṣawwabu
tuṣawwabu
yuṣawwabu
tuṣawwabāni
yuṣawwabāni
nuṣawwabu
tuṣawwabūna
yuṣawwabūna
f
tuṣawwabīna
tuṣawwabu
tuṣawwabāni
tuṣawwabna
yuṣawwabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuṣawwaba
tuṣawwaba
yuṣawwaba
tuṣawwabā
yuṣawwabā
nuṣawwaba
tuṣawwabū
yuṣawwabū
f
tuṣawwabī
tuṣawwaba
tuṣawwabā
tuṣawwabna
yuṣawwabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuṣawwab
tuṣawwab
yuṣawwab
tuṣawwabā
yuṣawwabā
nuṣawwab
tuṣawwabū
yuṣawwabū
f
tuṣawwabī
tuṣawwab
tuṣawwabā
tuṣawwabna
yuṣawwabna

Noun

صَوْب • (ṣawb) m

  1. side, direction

Declension

Declension of noun صَوْب (ṣawb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَوْب
ṣawb 		الصَّوْب
aṣ-ṣawb 		صَوْب
ṣawb
Nominative صَوْبٌ
ṣawbun 		الصَّوْبُ
aṣ-ṣawbu 		صَوْبُ
ṣawbu
Accusative صَوْبًا
ṣawban 		الصَّوْبَ
aṣ-ṣawba 		صَوْبَ
ṣawba
Genitive صَوْبٍ
ṣawbin 		الصَّوْبِ
aṣ-ṣawbi 		صَوْبِ
ṣawbi

Preposition

صَوْبَ • (ṣawba)

  1. in the direction of, towards
    • 2017 December 15, “صور – 4 شهداء في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة”, in Al-Quds‎, archived from the original on 15 December 2017:
      أطلقت قوات الاحتلال النيران بكثافة صوب الشاب ما أدى إلى إصابته بجروح بالغة الخطورة.
      The occupation forces launched the fire densely towards the young man which lead to serious wounds being inflicted on him.

Inflection

    Inflected forms
Base form صَوْبَ (ṣawba)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms 		Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person صَوْبِي (ṣawbī) صَوْبَنَا (ṣawbanā)
Second person صَوْبَكَ (ṣawbaka) صَوْبَكِ (ṣawbaki) صَوْبَكُمَا (ṣawbakumā) صَوْبَكُمْ (ṣawbakum) صَوْبَكُنَّ (ṣawbakunna)
Third person صَوْبَهُ (ṣawbahu) صَوْبَهَا (ṣawbahā) صَوْبَهُمَا (ṣawbahumā) صَوْبَهُمْ (ṣawbahum) صَوْبَهُنَّ (ṣawbahunna)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صوب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص و ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaw.wab/
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Verb

صوب • (ṣawwab) II (non-past يصوب (yṣawwab))

  1. (intransitive) to move aside
    Synonyms: تكاحز (tkāḥez), كحز (kaḥḥaz)
    صوب لي شوية باش نخرج من هاد البيت.
    ṣawwbi li šwiyya bāš naḵruj men hād el-bīt
    Move aside a little bit so I can exit this room.
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