ص ح و

ص ح و

Arabic

Root

ص ح و • (ṣ-ḥ-w)

• Related to purity and clearing. Compare Hebrew צַח‎ (“pure, clear”) and Classical Syriac ܨܚܘܐ‎ (“good weather, clear sky; (figuratively) serenity, peace”)

Verbs

• Form I: صَحَا‎ (ṣaḥā, “to be clear, serene, to awake or regain consciousness, too open the eyes”)
  • Verbal noun: صَحْو‎ (ṣaḥw, “awareness, calm, a clear sky, nice weather”)
  • Active participle: صَاحٍ‎ (ṣāḥin, “clear, serene, conscious, awake, beautiful”)
  • Passive participle: مَصْحُوّ‎ (maṣḥuww)
• Form II: صَحَّى‎ (ṣaḥḥā, “to awake, to rouse”)
  • Verbal noun: تَصْحِيَة‎ (taṣḥiya)
  • Active participle: مُصَحٍّ‎ (muṣaḥḥin)
  • Passive participle: مُصَحًّى‎ (muṣaḥḥan)
• Form IV: أَصْحَى‎ (ʾaṣḥā, “(said of the sky) to become clear, to have good weather”)
  • Verbal noun: إِصْحَاء‎ (ʾiṣḥāʾ)
  • Active participle: مُصْحٍ‎ (muṣḥin)
  • Passive participle: مُصْحًى‎ (muṣḥan)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005), “ص ح و”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 643