صبا

Verb form I from the root ص ب و‎ (ṣ-b-w).

صَبَا • (ṣabā) I, non-past يَصْبُو‎‎ (yaṣbū)

1. to be a child, be childish

Verb form I from the root ص ب و‎ (ṣ-b-w). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܨܒܐ‎ (ṣāḇe, “to will, desire”).

صَبَا • (ṣabā) I, non-past يَصْبُو‎‎ (yaṣbū)

1. to bend, incline: followed by لِـ‎ (li-)
2. to feel sensual desire (for), desire: followed by إِلِى‎
3. to strive (for), aspire (to): followed by إِلِى‎

Verbal noun from صَبَا‎ (ṣabā, “to be a child”), from the root ص ب و‎ (ṣ-b-w).

صِبًا • (ṣiban) m

1. childhood, boyhood, maidenhood, youth
2. youthfulness

• صِبًى‎ (ṣiban)

Verbal noun from صَبَا‎ (ṣabā, “to desire”).

صِبًا • (ṣiban) m

1. inclination, propensity, bent, longing, desire

• صِبًى‎ (ṣiban)

From ص ب و‎ (ṣ-b-w) derived from its meaning of longing, passionate love, desire; the Ṣabā Maqām for the Arab listener evokes sad, tragic, or lamenting emotions.

صَبَا • (ṣabā) m

1. (music) saba, a maqam (Arabic scale)

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “صبا (صبو)‎”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Touma, Habib Hassan (1996), Laurie Schwartz (trans.). The Music of the Arabs. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. →ISBN, p. 44

From Arabic صَبَا‎ (ṣabā).

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /sabɑː/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /sabɒː/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /sæbɒː/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /sabɔː/

صبا • (sabâ)

1. zephyr; soft breeze; especially, a morning easterly

From Arabic صِبًا‎ (ṣiban).

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /sibɑː/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /sɪbɒː/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /sebɒː/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /sibɔː/

صبا • (sebâ)

1. (literary) childhood; boyhood; maidenhood

   Synonyms: بچگی‎ (baččegi), کودکی‎ (kudaki)