صائب

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb صَابَ‎ (ṣāba), from the root ص و ب‎ (ṣ-w-b).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˤaː.ʔib/

Adjective

صَائِب • (ṣāʔib) (feminine صَائِبَة‎ (ṣāʔiba), masculine plural صَائِبُونَ‎ (ṣāʔibūna), feminine plural صَائِبَات‎ (ṣāʔibāt))

  1. right, correct; pertinent, relevant

Descendants
Declension of adjective صَائِب (ṣāʔib)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صَائِب
ṣāʔib		 الصَّائِب‎
aṣ-ṣāʔib		 صَائِبَة‎
ṣāʔiba		 الصَّائِبَة‎
aṣ-ṣāʔiba
Nominative صَائِبٌ
ṣāʔibun		 الصَّائِبُ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibu		 صَائِبَةٌ‎
ṣāʔibatun		 الصَّائِبَةُ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibatu
Accusative صَائِبًا‎
ṣāʔiban		 الصَّائِبَ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔiba		 صَائِبَةً‎
ṣāʔibatan		 الصَّائِبَةَ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibata
Genitive صَائِبٍ
ṣāʔibin		 الصَّائِبِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibi		 صَائِبَةٍ‎
ṣāʔibatin		 الصَّائِبَةِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صَائِبَيْن‎
ṣāʔibayn		 الصَّائِبَيْن‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibayn		 صَائِبَتَيْن‎
ṣāʔibatayn		 الصَّائِبَتَيْن‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibatayn
Nominative صَائِبَانِ‎
ṣāʔibāni		 الصَّائِبَانِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibāni		 صَائِبَتَانِ‎
ṣāʔibatāni		 الصَّائِبَتَانِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibatāni
Accusative صَائِبَيْنِ‎
ṣāʔibayni		 الصَّائِبَيْنِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibayni		 صَائِبَتَيْنِ‎
ṣāʔibatayni		 الصَّائِبَتَيْنِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibatayni
Genitive صَائِبَيْنِ‎
ṣāʔibayni		 الصَّائِبَيْنِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibayni		 صَائِبَتَيْنِ‎
ṣāʔibatayni		 الصَّائِبَتَيْنِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صَائِبِين‎
ṣāʔibīn		 الصَّائِبِين‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibīn		 صَائِبَات‎
ṣāʔibāt		 الصَّائِبَات‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibāt
Nominative صَائِبُونَ‎
ṣāʔibūna		 الصَّائِبُونَ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibūna		 صَائِبَاتٌ‎
ṣāʔibātun		 الصَّائِبَاتُ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibātu
Accusative صَائِبِينَ‎
ṣāʔibīna		 الصَّائِبِينَ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibīna		 صَائِبَاتٍ‎
ṣāʔibātin		 الصَّائِبَاتِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibāti
Genitive صَائِبِينَ‎
ṣāʔibīna		 الصَّائِبِينَ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibīna		 صَائِبَاتٍ‎
ṣāʔibātin		 الصَّائِبَاتِ‎
aṣ-ṣāʔibāti

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صائب‎ (sâ'eb), from Arabic صَائِب‎ (ṣāʔib).

Pronunciation

Adjective

صائِب • (transliteration needed) (Hindi spelling साइब)

  1. right, going straight to the point
  2. well-aimed, to the point, right sound in judgement

Further reading
  • “صائب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “صائب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “صائب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “صائب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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