سحاب

See also: شحات

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ح ب (s ḥ b)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ħaːb/
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Noun

سَحَاب • (saḥāb) m sg or f sg or f pl (collective, singulative سَحَابَة (saḥāba), plural سُحُب (suḥub))

clouds
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:12:
  هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنْشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
  huwa llaḏī yurīkumu l-barqa ḵawfan waṭamaʕan wayunšiʔu as-saḥāba aṯ-ṯiqāla
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:88:
  وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِنَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ
  watarā l-jibāla taḥsabuhā jāmidatan wahiya tamurru marra l-ssaḥābi ṣunʕa l-lahi llaḏī ʔatqana kulla šayʔin ʔinnahu ḵabīrun bimā tafʕalūna
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun **سَحَاب** (saḥāb)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَحَاب saḥāb	السَّحَاب as-saḥāb	سَحَاب saḥāb
nominative	سَحَابٌ saḥābun	السَّحَابُ as-saḥābu	سَحَابُ saḥābu
accusative	سَحَابًا saḥāban	السَّحَابَ as-saḥāba	سَحَابَ saḥāba
genitive	سَحَابٍ saḥābin	السَّحَابِ as-saḥābi	سَحَابِ saḥābi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَحَابَة saḥāba	السَّحَابَة as-saḥāba	سَحَابَة saḥābat
nominative	سَحَابَةٌ saḥābatun	السَّحَابَةُ as-saḥābatu	سَحَابَةُ saḥābatu
accusative	سَحَابَةً saḥābatan	السَّحَابَةَ as-saḥābata	سَحَابَةَ saḥābata
genitive	سَحَابَةٍ saḥābatin	السَّحَابَةِ as-saḥābati	سَحَابَةِ saḥābati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَحَابَتَيْن saḥābatayn	السَّحَابَتَيْن as-saḥābatayn	سَحَابَتَيْ saḥābatay
nominative	سَحَابَتَانِ saḥābatāni	السَّحَابَتَانِ as-saḥābatāni	سَحَابَتَا saḥābatā
accusative	سَحَابَتَيْنِ saḥābatayni	السَّحَابَتَيْنِ as-saḥābatayni	سَحَابَتَيْ saḥābatay
genitive	سَحَابَتَيْنِ saḥābatayni	السَّحَابَتَيْنِ as-saḥābatayni	سَحَابَتَيْ saḥābatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَحَابَات saḥābāt	السَّحَابَات as-saḥābāt	سَحَابَات saḥābāt
nominative	سَحَابَاتٌ saḥābātun	السَّحَابَاتُ as-saḥābātu	سَحَابَاتُ saḥābātu
accusative	سَحَابَاتٍ saḥābātin	السَّحَابَاتِ as-saḥābāti	سَحَابَاتِ saḥābāti
genitive	سَحَابَاتٍ saḥābātin	السَّحَابَاتِ as-saḥābāti	سَحَابَاتِ saḥābāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سُحُب suḥub	السُّحُب as-suḥub	سُحُب suḥub
nominative	سُحُبٌ suḥubun	السُّحُبُ as-suḥubu	سُحُبُ suḥubu
accusative	سُحُبًا suḥuban	السُّحُبَ as-suḥuba	سُحُبَ suḥuba
genitive	سُحُبٍ suḥubin	السُّحُبِ as-suḥubi	سُحُبِ suḥubi

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابَات (saḥḥābāt))

zip fastener

Declension

Declension of noun **سَحَّاب** (saḥḥāb)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَحَّاب saḥḥāb	السَّحَّاب as-saḥḥāb	سَحَّاب saḥḥāb
nominative	سَحَّابٌ saḥḥābun	السَّحَّابُ as-saḥḥābu	سَحَّابُ saḥḥābu
accusative	سَحَّابًا saḥḥāban	السَّحَّابَ as-saḥḥāba	سَحَّابَ saḥḥāba
genitive	سَحَّابٍ saḥḥābin	السَّحَّابِ as-saḥḥābi	سَحَّابِ saḥḥābi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَحَّابَيْن saḥḥābayn	السَّحَّابَيْن as-saḥḥābayn	سَحَّابَيْ saḥḥābay
nominative	سَحَّابَانِ saḥḥābāni	السَّحَّابَانِ as-saḥḥābāni	سَحَّابَا saḥḥābā
accusative	سَحَّابَيْنِ saḥḥābayni	السَّحَّابَيْنِ as-saḥḥābayni	سَحَّابَيْ saḥḥābay
genitive	سَحَّابَيْنِ saḥḥābayni	السَّحَّابَيْنِ as-saḥḥābayni	سَحَّابَيْ saḥḥābay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَحَّابَات saḥḥābāt	السَّحَّابَات as-saḥḥābāt	سَحَّابَات saḥḥābāt
nominative	سَحَّابَاتٌ saḥḥābātun	السَّحَّابَاتُ as-saḥḥābātu	سَحَّابَاتُ saḥḥābātu
accusative	سَحَّابَاتٍ saḥḥābātin	السَّحَّابَاتِ as-saḥḥābāti	سَحَّابَاتِ saḥḥābāti
genitive	سَحَّابَاتٍ saḥḥābātin	السَّحَّابَاتِ as-saḥḥābāti	سَحَّابَاتِ saḥḥābāti

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ح ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

سَحَّاب

From Arabic سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saħ.ħaːb/

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابات (saḥḥābāt))

zipper
Synonym: سُسْتَة (susta)

Etymology 2

سَحَاب

From Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ħaːb/

Noun

سحاب • (saḥāb) m (collective, singulative سحابة f (saḥāba), paucal سحابات (saḥābāt), plural سحب (suḥub))

clouds

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sa.ˈhaːb/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɦɑ́ːb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑːɑ́ːb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔːɔ́ːb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.ɦɒ́ːb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɦɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sahāb
Dari reading^?	sahāb
Iranian reading^?	sahâb
Tajik reading^?	sahob

Noun

سحاب • (sahâb) (collective)

clouds
Synonym: ابر (abr)
- c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 83:
  اشکی از گردون به صحن خاک میریزد سحاب
  رنگی از گلها بروی باغ می‌آرد جهان
  aškē az gardūn ba sahn-i xāk mē-rēzad sahāb
  rangē az gulhā ba-rō-yi bāġ mē-ārad jahān
  The clouds are spilling a tear from the heavens to the dusty court,
  The world is bringing a hue from the roses to the garden's face.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)