ساه

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Arabic[edit]

Root
س ه و (s-h-w)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the active participle of سَهَا (sahā, to become inattentive).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

سَاهٍ (sāhin) (informal سَاهِي (sāhī), feminine سَاهِيَة (sāhiya), masculine plural سَاهُون (sāhūn), feminine plural سَاهِيَات (sāhiyāt) or سَوَاهٍ (sawāhin))

  1. active participle of سَهَا (sahā)
  2. inattentive, incautious, unmindful, distracted, neglectful
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 107:5:
      الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
      allaḏīna hum ʕan ṣalātihim sāhūna
      those who are unmindful of their prayers.

Declension[edit]