سحاب

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See also: شحات

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ح ب (s-ḥ-b)

سَحَّابٌ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ħaːb/
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Noun

سَحَاب • (saḥāb) m sg or f sg or f pl (collective, singulative سَحَابَة (saḥāba), plural سُحُب (suḥub))

  1. clouds
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:12:
      هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنْشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
      huwa llaḏī yurīkumu l-barqa ḵawfan waṭamaʕan wayunšiʔu as-saḥāba aṯ-ṯiqāla
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    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:88:
      وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِنَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ
      watarā l-jibāla taḥsabuhā jāmidatan wahiya tamurru marra l-ssaḥābi ṣunʕa l-lahi llaḏī ʔatqana kulla šayʔin ʔinnahu ḵabīrun bimā tafʕalūna
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Declension

Declension of noun سَحَاب (saḥāb)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَاب
saḥāb 		السَّحَاب
as-saḥāb 		سَحَاب
saḥāb
Nominative سَحَابٌ
saḥābun 		السَّحَابُ
as-saḥābu 		سَحَابُ
saḥābu
Accusative سَحَابًا
saḥāban 		السَّحَابَ
as-saḥāba 		سَحَابَ
saḥāba
Genitive سَحَابٍ
saḥābin 		السَّحَابِ
as-saḥābi 		سَحَابِ
saḥābi
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَابَة
saḥāba 		السَّحَابَة
as-saḥāba 		سَحَابَة
saḥābat
Nominative سَحَابَةٌ
saḥābatun 		السَّحَابَةُ
as-saḥābatu 		سَحَابَةُ
saḥābatu
Accusative سَحَابَةً
saḥābatan 		السَّحَابَةَ
as-saḥābata 		سَحَابَةَ
saḥābata
Genitive سَحَابَةٍ
saḥābatin 		السَّحَابَةِ
as-saḥābati 		سَحَابَةِ
saḥābati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَابَتَيْن
saḥābatayn 		السَّحَابَتَيْن
as-saḥābatayn 		سَحَابَتَيْ
saḥābatay
Nominative سَحَابَتَانِ
saḥābatāni 		السَّحَابَتَانِ
as-saḥābatāni 		سَحَابَتَا
saḥābatā
Accusative سَحَابَتَيْنِ
saḥābatayni 		السَّحَابَتَيْنِ
as-saḥābatayni 		سَحَابَتَيْ
saḥābatay
Genitive سَحَابَتَيْنِ
saḥābatayni 		السَّحَابَتَيْنِ
as-saḥābatayni 		سَحَابَتَيْ
saḥābatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَابَات
saḥābāt 		السَّحَابَات
as-saḥābāt 		سَحَابَات
saḥābāt
Nominative سَحَابَاتٌ
saḥābātun 		السَّحَابَاتُ
as-saḥābātu 		سَحَابَاتُ
saḥābātu
Accusative سَحَابَاتٍ
saḥābātin 		السَّحَابَاتِ
as-saḥābāti 		سَحَابَاتِ
saḥābāti
Genitive سَحَابَاتٍ
saḥābātin 		السَّحَابَاتِ
as-saḥābāti 		سَحَابَاتِ
saḥābāti
Plural of variety basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُحُب
suḥub 		السُّحُب
as-suḥub 		سُحُب
suḥub
Nominative سُحُبٌ
suḥubun 		السُّحُبُ
as-suḥubu 		سُحُبُ
suḥubu
Accusative سُحُبًا
suḥuban 		السُّحُبَ
as-suḥuba 		سُحُبَ
suḥuba
Genitive سُحُبٍ
suḥubin 		السُّحُبِ
as-suḥubi 		سُحُبِ
suḥubi

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابَات (saḥḥābāt))

  1. zip fastener

Declension

Declension of noun سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَّاب
saḥḥāb 		السَّحَّاب
as-saḥḥāb 		سَحَّاب
saḥḥāb
Nominative سَحَّابٌ
saḥḥābun 		السَّحَّابُ
as-saḥḥābu 		سَحَّابُ
saḥḥābu
Accusative سَحَّابًا
saḥḥāban 		السَّحَّابَ
as-saḥḥāba 		سَحَّابَ
saḥḥāba
Genitive سَحَّابٍ
saḥḥābin 		السَّحَّابِ
as-saḥḥābi 		سَحَّابِ
saḥḥābi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَّابَيْن
saḥḥābayn 		السَّحَّابَيْن
as-saḥḥābayn 		سَحَّابَيْ
saḥḥābay
Nominative سَحَّابَانِ
saḥḥābāni 		السَّحَّابَانِ
as-saḥḥābāni 		سَحَّابَا
saḥḥābā
Accusative سَحَّابَيْنِ
saḥḥābayni 		السَّحَّابَيْنِ
as-saḥḥābayni 		سَحَّابَيْ
saḥḥābay
Genitive سَحَّابَيْنِ
saḥḥābayni 		السَّحَّابَيْنِ
as-saḥḥābayni 		سَحَّابَيْ
saḥḥābay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَحَّابَات
saḥḥābāt 		السَّحَّابَات
as-saḥḥābāt 		سَحَّابَات
saḥḥābāt
Nominative سَحَّابَاتٌ
saḥḥābātun 		السَّحَّابَاتُ
as-saḥḥābātu 		سَحَّابَاتُ
saḥḥābātu
Accusative سَحَّابَاتٍ
saḥḥābātin 		السَّحَّابَاتِ
as-saḥḥābāti 		سَحَّابَاتِ
saḥḥābāti
Genitive سَحَّابَاتٍ
saḥḥābātin 		السَّحَّابَاتِ
as-saḥḥābāti 		سَحَّابَاتِ
saḥḥābāti

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ح ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

سَحَّاب

From Arabic سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابات (saḥḥābāt))

  1. zipper
    Synonym: سُسْتَة (susta)

Etymology 2

سَحَاب

From Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

سحاب • (saḥāb) m (collective, singulative سحابة f (saḥāba), paucal سحابات (saḥābāt), plural سحب (suḥub))

  1. clouds

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sahāḇ
Dari reading? sahāb
Iranian reading? sahâb
Tajik reading? sahob

Noun

سحاب • (sahâb) (collective)

  1. clouds
    Synonym: ابر (abr)
    • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 83:
      اشکی از گردون به صحن خاک میریزد سحاب
      رنگی از گلها بروی باغ می‌آرد جهان
      aškē az gardūn ba sahn-i xāk mē-rēzad sahāb
      rangē az gulhā ba-rō-yi bāğ mē-ārad jahān
      The clouds are spilling a tear from the heavens to the dusty court,
      The world is bringing a hue from the roses to the garden's face.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ح ب
3 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb).

Noun

سحّاب • (saḥḥāb) m

  1. zip, zipper, zip fastener
    Synonym: جرار (jarrār)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb, “clouds”).

Proper noun

سحاب • (saḥāb) f

  1. Sahab (a city in Jordan)
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