صبي

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ص ب و (ṣ b w)
2 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

صَبِيّ • (ṣabiyy) m (dual صَبِيَّانِ (ṣabiyyāni), plural صِبْيَة (ṣibya) or صِبْيَان (ṣibyān) or أَصْبٍ (ʔaṣbin) or أَصْبِيَة (ʔaṣbiya), feminine صَبِيَّة (ṣabiyya))

  1. a young male human, a boy-child
    Synonyms: غُلَام (ḡulām), فَتًى (fatan), شَابّ (šābb)
    Coordinate terms: صَبِيَّة (ṣabiyya), فَتَاة (fatāh), شَابَّة (šābba), (archaic) جَارِيَة (jāriya)
    1. a boy-servant; a slave-boy
  2. (obsolete) an unweaned male human child, a suckling
    Synonym: رَضِيع (raḍīʕ, “nursling”)
  3. (rare) a protrusion; a projection
  4. (rare) the pupil of an eye
    Synonyms: بُؤْبُؤ (buʔbuʔ), حَدَقَة (ḥadaqa)
Declension
Declension of noun صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَبِي
ṣabī 		الصَّبِي
aṣ-ṣabī 		صَبِي
ṣabī
Nominative صَبِيٌّ
ṣabiyyun 		الصَّبِيُّ
aṣ-ṣabiyyu 		صَبِيُّ
ṣabiyyu
Accusative صَبِيًّا
ṣabiyyan 		الصَّبِيَّ
aṣ-ṣabiyya 		صَبِيَّ
ṣabiyya
Genitive صَبِيٍّ
ṣabiyyin 		الصَّبِيِّ
aṣ-ṣabiyyi 		صَبِيِّ
ṣabiyyi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَبِيَّيْن
ṣabiyyayn 		الصَّبِيَّيْن
aṣ-ṣabiyyayn 		صَبِيَّيْ
ṣabiyyay
Nominative صَبِيَّانِ
ṣabiyyāni 		الصَّبِيَّانِ
aṣ-ṣabiyyāni 		صَبِيَّا
ṣabiyyā
Accusative صَبِيَّيْنِ
ṣabiyyayni 		الصَّبِيَّيْنِ
aṣ-ṣabiyyayni 		صَبِيَّيْ
ṣabiyyay
Genitive صَبِيَّيْنِ
ṣabiyyayni 		الصَّبِيَّيْنِ
aṣ-ṣabiyyayni 		صَبِيَّيْ
ṣabiyyay
Plural broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صِبْيَة‎; صِبْيَان‎; أَصْبِي‎; أَصْبِيَة
ṣibya‎; ṣibyān‎; ʔaṣbī‎; ʔaṣbiya 		الصِّبْيَة‎; الصِّبْيَان‎; الْأَصْبِي‎; الْأَصْبِيَة
aṣ-ṣibya‎; aṣ-ṣibyān‎; al-ʔaṣbī‎; al-ʔaṣbiya 		صِبْيَة‎; صِبْيَان‎; أَصْبِي‎; أَصْبِيَة
ṣibyat‎; ṣibyān‎; ʔaṣbī‎; ʔaṣbiyat
Nominative صِبْيَةٌ‎; صِبْيَانٌ‎; أَصْبٍ‎; أَصْبِيَةٌ
ṣibyatun‎; ṣibyānun‎; ʔaṣbin‎; ʔaṣbiyatun 		الصِّبْيَةُ‎; الصِّبْيَانُ‎; الْأَصْبِي‎; الْأَصْبِيَةُ
aṣ-ṣibyatu‎; aṣ-ṣibyānu‎; al-ʔaṣbī‎; al-ʔaṣbiyatu 		صِبْيَةُ‎; صِبْيَانُ‎; أَصْبِي‎; أَصْبِيَةُ
ṣibyatu‎; ṣibyānu‎; ʔaṣbī‎; ʔaṣbiyatu
Accusative صِبْيَةً‎; صِبْيَانًا‎; أَصْبِيًا‎; أَصْبِيَةً
ṣibyatan‎; ṣibyānan‎; ʔaṣbiyan‎; ʔaṣbiyatan 		الصِّبْيَةَ‎; الصِّبْيَانَ‎; الْأَصْبِيَ‎; الْأَصْبِيَةَ
aṣ-ṣibyata‎; aṣ-ṣibyāna‎; al-ʔaṣbiya‎; al-ʔaṣbiyata 		صِبْيَةَ‎; صِبْيَانَ‎; أَصْبِيَ‎; أَصْبِيَةَ
ṣibyata‎; ṣibyāna‎; ʔaṣbiya‎; ʔaṣbiyata
Genitive صِبْيَةٍ‎; صِبْيَانٍ‎; أَصْبٍ‎; أَصْبِيَةٍ
ṣibyatin‎; ṣibyānin‎; ʔaṣbin‎; ʔaṣbiyatin 		الصِّبْيَةِ‎; الصِّبْيَانِ‎; الْأَصْبِي‎; الْأَصْبِيَةِ
aṣ-ṣibyati‎; aṣ-ṣibyāni‎; al-ʔaṣbī‎; al-ʔaṣbiyati 		صِبْيَةِ‎; صِبْيَانِ‎; أَصْبِي‎; أَصْبِيَةِ
ṣibyati‎; ṣibyāni‎; ʔaṣbī‎; ʔaṣbiyati
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: صبي (ṣibi)
  • South Levantine Arabic: صبي (ṣabi)
  • Maltese: sabi
  • → Adyghe: сабый (sabəj)
  • → Azerbaijani: səbi
  • → Bashkir: сабый (sabıy, “small child”)
  • → Persian: صبی (sabi)
  • → Kabardian: сабый (sabəj)
  • → Kazakh: сәби (säbi)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: صبی (sabiy)
  • → Ossetian: саби (sabi)
  • → Uzbek: sabiy

Etymology 1.2

Verb

صَبِيَ • (ṣabiya) I (non-past يَصْبَى (yaṣbā), verbal noun صَبَاء (ṣabāʔ) or صِبًا (ṣiban)) (intransitive)

  1. to act childish, to behave like a child
Conjugation
    Conjugation of صَبِيَ (I, final-weak, i ~ a, no passive, verbal nouns صَبَاء, صِبًا)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		صَبَاء, صِبًا
ṣabāʔ, ṣiban
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		?
?
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 صَبِيتُ
ṣabītu 		صَبِيتَ
ṣabīta 		صَبِيَ
ṣabiya 		صَبِيتُمَا
ṣabītumā 		صَبِيَا
ṣabiyā 		صَبِينَا
ṣabīnā 		صَبِيتُمْ
ṣabītum 		صَبُوا
ṣabū
f صَبِيتِ
ṣabīti 		صَبِيَتْ
ṣabiyat 		صَبِيَتَا
ṣabiyatā 		صَبِيتُنَّ
ṣabītunna 		صَبِينَ
ṣabīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَصْبَى
ʔaṣbā 		تَصْبَى
taṣbā 		يَصْبَى
yaṣbā 		تَصْبَيَانِ
taṣbayāni 		يَصْبَيَانِ
yaṣbayāni 		نَصْبَى
naṣbā 		تَصْبَوْنَ
taṣbawna 		يَصْبَوْنَ
yaṣbawna
f تَصْبَيْنَ
taṣbayna 		تَصْبَى
taṣbā 		تَصْبَيَانِ
taṣbayāni 		تَصْبَيْنَ
taṣbayna 		يَصْبَيْنَ
yaṣbayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَصْبَى
ʔaṣbā 		تَصْبَى
taṣbā 		يَصْبَى
yaṣbā 		تَصْبَيَا
taṣbayā 		يَصْبَيَا
yaṣbayā 		نَصْبَى
naṣbā 		تَصْبَوْا
taṣbaw 		يَصْبَوْا
yaṣbaw
f تَصْبَيْ
taṣbay 		تَصْبَى
taṣbā 		تَصْبَيَا
taṣbayā 		تَصْبَيْنَ
taṣbayna 		يَصْبَيْنَ
yaṣbayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَصْبَ
ʔaṣba 		تَصْبَ
taṣba 		يَصْبَ
yaṣba 		تَصْبَيَا
taṣbayā 		يَصْبَيَا
yaṣbayā 		نَصْبَ
naṣba 		تَصْبَوْا
taṣbaw 		يَصْبَوْا
yaṣbaw
f تَصْبَيْ
taṣbay 		تَصْبَ
taṣba 		تَصْبَيَا
taṣbayā 		تَصْبَيْنَ
taṣbayna 		يَصْبَيْنَ
yaṣbayna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m اِصْبَ
iṣba 		اِصْبَيَا
iṣbayā 		اِصْبَوْا
iṣbaw
f اِصْبَيْ
iṣbay 		اِصْبَيْنَ
iṣbayna

Etymology 2

Verb

صبي (form I)

  1. صُبِّي (ṣubbī) /sˤub.biː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
  2. صَبِّي (ṣabbī) /sˤab.biː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of صَبَّ (ṣabba)

References

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص ب ي
1 term

From the diminutive of Arabic صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

صْبَيْ • (ṣbayy) m (dual صْبَيّين (ṣbayyēn), plural صْبَيّان (ṣbayyān))

  1. boy
    Synonym: ولد (walad)
    Coordinate terms: بنية (bnayya), بنت (bint)

Etymology 2

Root
ص ب ي
1 term

From Arabic صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

صِبي • (ṣibi) m (dual صِبيّين (ṣibīyēn), plural صبيان (ṣibyān))

  1. male servant of any age
    Synonym: دريول (drēwil)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤa.bi/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

صبي • (ṣabi) m (plural صبيان (ṣibyān), feminine صبيّة (ṣabiyye))

  1. boy, young man

See also

  • ولد (walad, “boy; child”)
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