صوب

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See also: ضؤت, صوت, and ص و ت

Arabic

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Root
ص و ب (ṣ w b)
8 terms

Pronunciation

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  • (verb) IPA(key): /sˤaw.wa.ba/
  • (noun) IPA(key): /sˤawb/
  • (preposition) IPA(key): /sˤaw.ba/

Verb

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صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba) II (non-past يُصَوِّبُ (yuṣawwibu), verbal noun تَصْوِيب (taṣwīb))

  1. (transitive) to aim, point, or direct (something, such as a ranged weapon, like an arrow)
  2. (transitive) to amend (something deemed to be a mistake or an error), to correct, to rectify, to right, to remedy; to straighten
    Synonyms: صَحَّحَ (ṣaḥḥaḥa), قَوَّمَ (qawwama)
  3. (transitive) to inform (someone) that he or she is correct; to deem (someone or something, such as an opinion) acceptable, correct, or conforming
    1. (transitive, often of an authority figure, dated) to agree with, to concur with; to consent to
      Synonyms: وَافَقَ (wāfaqa), رَضِيَ (raḍiya)
    2. (transitive) to approve; to sanction; to validate; to confirm; to verify
      Synonym: أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra)

Conjugation

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Noun

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صَوْب (ṣawbm

  1. side, direction

Declension

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Preposition

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صَوْبَ (ṣawba)

  1. in the direction of, towards
    • 2017 December 15, “صور – 4 شهداء في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة”, in Al-Quds[1], archived from the original on 15 December 2017:
      أطلقت قوات الاحتلال النيران بكثافة صوب الشاب ما أدى إلى إصابته بجروح بالغة الخطورة.
      The occupation forces launched the fire densely towards the young man which lead to serious wounds being inflicted on him.

Inflection

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    Inflected forms
Base form صَوْبَ (ṣawba)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person صَوْبِي (ṣawbī) صَوْبَنَا (ṣawbanā)
Second person صَوْبَكَ (ṣawbaka) صَوْبَكِ (ṣawbaki) صَوْبَكُمَا (ṣawbakumā) صَوْبَكُمْ (ṣawbakum) صَوْبَكُنَّ (ṣawbakunna)
Third person صَوْبَهُ (ṣawbahu) صَوْبَهَا (ṣawbahā) صَوْبَهُمَا (ṣawbahumā) صَوْبَهُمْ (ṣawbahum) صَوْبَهُنَّ (ṣawbahunna)

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صوب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ص و ب
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sˤaw.wab/
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Verb

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صوب (ṣawwab) II (non-past يصوب (yṣawwab))

  1. (intransitive) to move aside
    Synonyms: تكاحز (tkāḥez), كحز (kaḥḥaz)
    صوب لي شوية باش نخرج من هاد البيت.
    ṣawwbi li šwiyya bāš naḵruj men hād el-bīt
    Move aside a little bit so I can exit this room.