سائح

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb سَاحَ (sāḥa, “to travel”), from the root س ي ح (s-y-ḥ).

Noun

سَائِح • (sāʔiḥ) m (plural سَائِحُونَ (sāʔiḥūna) or سُيَّاح (suyyāḥ), feminine سَائِحَة (sāʔiḥa))

1. traveler, wanderer, tourist
2. visitor
3. someone who fasts in a mosque or mortifies himself
4. hermit
5. wandering dervish

Declension

Declension of noun سَائِح (sāʔiḥ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَائِح sāʔiḥ	السَّائِح as-sāʔiḥ	سَائِح sāʔiḥ	سَائِحَة sāʔiḥa	السَّائِحَة as-sāʔiḥa	سَائِحَة sāʔiḥat
Nominative	سَائِحٌ sāʔiḥun	السَّائِحُ as-sāʔiḥu	سَائِحُ sāʔiḥu	سَائِحَةٌ sāʔiḥatun	السَّائِحَةُ as-sāʔiḥatu	سَائِحَةُ sāʔiḥatu
Accusative	سَائِحًا sāʔiḥan	السَّائِحَ as-sāʔiḥa	سَائِحَ sāʔiḥa	سَائِحَةً sāʔiḥatan	السَّائِحَةَ as-sāʔiḥata	سَائِحَةَ sāʔiḥata
Genitive	سَائِحٍ sāʔiḥin	السَّائِحِ as-sāʔiḥi	سَائِحِ sāʔiḥi	سَائِحَةٍ sāʔiḥatin	السَّائِحَةِ as-sāʔiḥati	سَائِحَةِ sāʔiḥati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَائِحَيْن sāʔiḥayn	السَّائِحَيْن as-sāʔiḥayn	سَائِحَيْ sāʔiḥay	سَائِحَتَيْن sāʔiḥatayn	السَّائِحَتَيْن as-sāʔiḥatayn	سَائِحَتَيْ sāʔiḥatay
Nominative	سَائِحَانِ sāʔiḥāni	السَّائِحَانِ as-sāʔiḥāni	سَائِحَا sāʔiḥā	سَائِحَتَانِ sāʔiḥatāni	السَّائِحَتَانِ as-sāʔiḥatāni	سَائِحَتَا sāʔiḥatā
Accusative	سَائِحَيْنِ sāʔiḥayni	السَّائِحَيْنِ as-sāʔiḥayni	سَائِحَيْ sāʔiḥay	سَائِحَتَيْنِ sāʔiḥatayni	السَّائِحَتَيْنِ as-sāʔiḥatayni	سَائِحَتَيْ sāʔiḥatay
Genitive	سَائِحَيْنِ sāʔiḥayni	السَّائِحَيْنِ as-sāʔiḥayni	سَائِحَيْ sāʔiḥay	سَائِحَتَيْنِ sāʔiḥatayni	السَّائِحَتَيْنِ as-sāʔiḥatayni	سَائِحَتَيْ sāʔiḥatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُيَّاح‎; سَائِحِين suyyāḥ‎; sāʔiḥīn	السُّيَّاح‎; السَّائِحِين as-suyyāḥ‎; as-sāʔiḥīn	سُيَّاح‎; سَائِحِي suyyāḥ‎; sāʔiḥī	سَائِحَات sāʔiḥāt	السَّائِحَات as-sāʔiḥāt	سَائِحَات sāʔiḥāt
Nominative	سُيَّاحٌ‎; سَائِحُونَ suyyāḥun‎; sāʔiḥūna	السُّيَّاحُ‎; السَّائِحُونَ as-suyyāḥu‎; as-sāʔiḥūna	سُيَّاحُ‎; سَائِحُو suyyāḥu‎; sāʔiḥū	سَائِحَاتٌ sāʔiḥātun	السَّائِحَاتُ as-sāʔiḥātu	سَائِحَاتُ sāʔiḥātu
Accusative	سُيَّاحًا‎; سَائِحِينَ suyyāḥan‎; sāʔiḥīna	السُّيَّاحَ‎; السَّائِحِينَ as-suyyāḥa‎; as-sāʔiḥīna	سُيَّاحَ‎; سَائِحِي suyyāḥa‎; sāʔiḥī	سَائِحَاتٍ sāʔiḥātin	السَّائِحَاتِ as-sāʔiḥāti	سَائِحَاتِ sāʔiḥāti
Genitive	سُيَّاحٍ‎; سَائِحِينَ suyyāḥin‎; sāʔiḥīna	السُّيَّاحِ‎; السَّائِحِينَ as-suyyāḥi‎; as-sāʔiḥīna	سُيَّاحِ‎; سَائِحِي suyyāḥi‎; sāʔiḥī	سَائِحَاتٍ sāʔiḥātin	السَّائِحَاتِ as-sāʔiḥāti	سَائِحَاتِ sāʔiḥāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “سائح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سائح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen