صباح
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ص ب ح (ṣ-b-ḥ); compare صَبُحَ (ṣabuḥa, “to be beautiful, to beam radiantly”). Cognate with Ge'ez ጽበሕ (ṣəbäḥ).
Pronunciation
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Noun
صَبَاح • (ṣabāḥ) m
- morning
- Antonym: مَسَاء (masāʾ)
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
- صَبَاحَ مَسَاءَ (ṣabāḥa masāʾa)
- صَبَاحِيّ (ṣabāḥiyy)
- صَبَاحِيَّة (ṣabāḥiyya)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: sabah
- → Middle Armenian: սապահ (sapah), սաբան (saban), սէպահ (sēpah), սաբախ (sabax)
- → Ottoman Turkish: صباح (sabâh)
- Turkish: sabah
- → Macedonian: сабајле (sabajle)
- → Serbo-Croatian: sàbāh / са̀ба̄х
Etymology 2
From the root ص ب ح (ṣ-b-ḥ).
Adjective
صُبَاح • (ṣubāḥ) (feminine صَبْحَى (ṣabḥā), common plural صِبَاح (ṣibāḥ))
- pretty, comely, handsome, graceful
Declension
Declension of adjective صُبَاح (ṣubāḥ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | صُبَاح ṣubāḥ | الصُّبَاح aṣ-ṣubāḥ | صَبْحَى ṣabḥā | الصَّبْحَى aṣ-ṣabḥā |
| Nominative | صُبَاحٌ ṣubāḥun | الصُّبَاحُ aṣ-ṣubāḥu | صَبْحَى ṣabḥā | الصَّبْحَى aṣ-ṣabḥā |
| Accusative | صُبَاحًا ṣubāḥan | الصُّبَاحَ aṣ-ṣubāḥa | صَبْحَى ṣabḥā | الصَّبْحَى aṣ-ṣabḥā |
| Genitive | صُبَاحٍ ṣubāḥin | الصُّبَاحِ aṣ-ṣubāḥi | صَبْحَى ṣabḥā | الصَّبْحَى aṣ-ṣabḥā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | صُبَاحَيْن ṣubāḥayn | الصُّبَاحَيْن aṣ-ṣubāḥayn | صَبْحَيَيْن ṣabḥayayn | الصَّبْحَيَيْن aṣ-ṣabḥayayn |
| Nominative | صُبَاحَانِ ṣubāḥāni | الصُّبَاحَانِ aṣ-ṣubāḥāni | صَبْحَيَانِ ṣabḥayāni | الصَّبْحَيَانِ aṣ-ṣabḥayāni |
| Accusative | صُبَاحَيْنِ ṣubāḥayni | الصُّبَاحَيْنِ aṣ-ṣubāḥayni | صَبْحَيَيْنِ ṣabḥayayni | الصَّبْحَيَيْنِ aṣ-ṣabḥayayni |
| Genitive | صُبَاحَيْنِ ṣubāḥayni | الصُّبَاحَيْنِ aṣ-ṣubāḥayni | صَبْحَيَيْنِ ṣabḥayayni | الصَّبْحَيَيْنِ aṣ-ṣabḥayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | صِبَاح ṣibāḥ | الصِّبَاح aṣ-ṣibāḥ | صِبَاح ṣibāḥ | الصِّبَاح aṣ-ṣibāḥ |
| Nominative | صِبَاحٌ ṣibāḥun | الصِّبَاحُ aṣ-ṣibāḥu | صِبَاحٌ ṣibāḥun | الصِّبَاحُ aṣ-ṣibāḥu |
| Accusative | صِبَاحًا ṣibāḥan | الصِّبَاحَ aṣ-ṣibāḥa | صِبَاحًا ṣibāḥan | الصِّبَاحَ aṣ-ṣibāḥa |
| Genitive | صِبَاحٍ ṣibāḥin | الصِّبَاحِ aṣ-ṣibāḥi | صِبَاحٍ ṣibāḥin | الصِّبَاحِ aṣ-ṣibāḥi |
Synonyms
- صَبْحَان (ṣabḥān)
- صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ)
- صَبُوح (ṣabūḥ)
Related terms
- صَبَاحَة (ṣabāḥa, “beauty, grace”)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
صِبَاح • (ṣibāḥ) m pl
- masculine plural of صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic صَبَاح (ṣabāḥ).
Noun
صباح • (sabâh)
- morning