صواب
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ص و ب (ṣ-w-b), see also صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤa.waːb/
Noun
صَوَاب • (ṣawāb) m
- correctness, right
- Antonym: خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ)
- accuracy, rightness, truth
- reason, consciousness, sanity
Declension
Declension of noun صَوَاب (ṣawāb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَوَاب ṣawāb |
الصَّوَاب aṣ-ṣawāb |
صَوَاب ṣawāb |
| Nominative | صَوَابٌ ṣawābun |
الصَّوَابُ aṣ-ṣawābu |
صَوَابُ ṣawābu |
| Accusative | صَوَابًا ṣawāban |
الصَّوَابَ aṣ-ṣawāba |
صَوَابَ ṣawāba |
| Genitive | صَوَابٍ ṣawābin |
الصَّوَابِ aṣ-ṣawābi |
صَوَابِ ṣawābi |
Declension
Declension of adjective صَوَاب (ṣawāb)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | basic singular triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | صَوَاب ṣawāb |
الصَّوَاب aṣ-ṣawāb |
صَوَاب ṣawāb |
الصَّوَاب aṣ-ṣawāb |
| Nominative | صَوَابٌ ṣawābun |
الصَّوَابُ aṣ-ṣawābu |
صَوَابٌ ṣawābun |
الصَّوَابُ aṣ-ṣawābu |
| Accusative | صَوَابًا ṣawāban |
الصَّوَابَ aṣ-ṣawāba |
صَوَابًا ṣawāban |
الصَّوَابَ aṣ-ṣawāba |
| Genitive | صَوَابٍ ṣawābin |
الصَّوَابِ aṣ-ṣawābi |
صَوَابٍ ṣawābin |
الصَّوَابِ aṣ-ṣawābi |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | صَوَاب ṣawāb |
الصَّوَاب aṣ-ṣawāb |
صَوَاب ṣawāb |
الصَّوَاب aṣ-ṣawāb |
| Nominative | صَوَابٌ ṣawābun |
الصَّوَابُ aṣ-ṣawābu |
صَوَابٌ ṣawābun |
الصَّوَابُ aṣ-ṣawābu |
| Accusative | صَوَابًا ṣawāban |
الصَّوَابَ aṣ-ṣawāba |
صَوَابًا ṣawāban |
الصَّوَابَ aṣ-ṣawāba |
| Genitive | صَوَابٍ ṣawābin |
الصَّوَابِ aṣ-ṣawābi |
صَوَابٍ ṣawābin |
الصَّوَابِ aṣ-ṣawābi |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | صَوَاب ṣawāb |
الصَّوَاب aṣ-ṣawāb |
صَوَاب ṣawāb |
الصَّوَاب aṣ-ṣawāb |
| Nominative | صَوَابٌ ṣawābun |
الصَّوَابُ aṣ-ṣawābu |
صَوَابٌ ṣawābun |
الصَّوَابُ aṣ-ṣawābu |
| Accusative | صَوَابًا ṣawāban |
الصَّوَابَ aṣ-ṣawāba |
صَوَابًا ṣawāban |
الصَّوَابَ aṣ-ṣawāba |
| Genitive | صَوَابٍ ṣawābin |
الصَّوَابِ aṣ-ṣawābi |
صَوَابٍ ṣawābin |
الصَّوَابِ aṣ-ṣawābi |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “صواب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “صواب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Arts, Tressy (2014) Oxford Arabic Dictionary, 2014 edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- Solotareff, Gregoire (2014), “صواب”, in Langenscheidt Universal-Wörterbuch Arabisch, 2014 edition, München: Langenscheidt, →ISBN
Ottoman Turkish
Descendants
- Turkish: savab
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “savab”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4090
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “صواب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 770
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “صواب”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2997
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صواب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1189
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