صاحب

See also: صاحت‎

Arabic

Etymology

Active participle of صَحِبَ‎ (ṣaḥiba, “to be a companion”), from the root ص ح ب‎ (ṣ-ḥ-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˁaː.ħib/

Noun

صَاحِب • (ṣāḥib) m (plural أَصْحَاب‎ (ʾaṣḥāb) or صُحْبَان‎ (ṣuḥbān), feminine صَاحِبَة‎ (ṣāḥiba))

1. associate, companion, comrade, friend
2. adherent, follower
3. (with a following genitive) man, owner, possessor, holder, master, lord, commander, representative, author

   Synonym: ذُو‎ (ḏū)

   Hyponym: مَالِك‎ (mālik)

Declension

Declension of noun صَاحِب (ṣāḥib)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَاحِب ṣāḥib	الصَّاحِب‎ aṣ-ṣāḥib	صَاحِب ṣāḥib	صَاحِبَة‎ ṣāḥiba	الصَّاحِبَة‎ aṣ-ṣāḥiba	صَاحِبَة‎ ṣāḥibat
Nominative	صَاحِبٌ ṣāḥibun	الصَّاحِبُ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibu	صَاحِبُ ṣāḥibu	صَاحِبَةٌ‎ ṣāḥibatun	الصَّاحِبَةُ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibatu	صَاحِبَةُ‎ ṣāḥibatu
Accusative	صَاحِبًا‎ ṣāḥiban	الصَّاحِبَ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥiba	صَاحِبَ ṣāḥiba	صَاحِبَةً‎ ṣāḥibatan	الصَّاحِبَةَ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibata	صَاحِبَةَ‎ ṣāḥibata
Genitive	صَاحِبٍ ṣāḥibin	الصَّاحِبِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibi	صَاحِبِ ṣāḥibi	صَاحِبَةٍ‎ ṣāḥibatin	الصَّاحِبَةِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibati	صَاحِبَةِ‎ ṣāḥibati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَاحِبَيْن‎ ṣāḥibayn	الصَّاحِبَيْن‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibayn	صَاحِبَيْ‎ ṣāḥibay	صَاحِبَتَيْن‎ ṣāḥibatayn	الصَّاحِبَتَيْن‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibatayn	صَاحِبَتَيْ‎ ṣāḥibatay
Nominative	صَاحِبَانِ‎ ṣāḥibāni	الصَّاحِبَانِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibāni	صَاحِبَا‎ ṣāḥibā	صَاحِبَتَانِ‎ ṣāḥibatāni	الصَّاحِبَتَانِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibatāni	صَاحِبَتَا‎ ṣāḥibatā
Accusative	صَاحِبَيْنِ‎ ṣāḥibayni	الصَّاحِبَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibayni	صَاحِبَيْ‎ ṣāḥibay	صَاحِبَتَيْنِ‎ ṣāḥibatayni	الصَّاحِبَتَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibatayni	صَاحِبَتَيْ‎ ṣāḥibatay
Genitive	صَاحِبَيْنِ‎ ṣāḥibayni	الصَّاحِبَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibayni	صَاحِبَيْ‎ ṣāḥibay	صَاحِبَتَيْنِ‎ ṣāḥibatayni	الصَّاحِبَتَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibatayni	صَاحِبَتَيْ‎ ṣāḥibatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote			sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَصْحَاب‎‎; صُحْبَان‎ ʾaṣḥāb‎; ṣuḥbān	الْأَصْحَاب‎‎; الصُّحْبَان‎ al-ʾaṣḥāb‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbān	أَصْحَاب‎‎; صُحْبَان‎ ʾaṣḥāb‎; ṣuḥbān	صَاحِبَات‎‎; صَوَاحِب‎ ṣāḥibāt‎; ṣawāḥib	الصَّاحِبَات‎‎; الصَّوَاحِب‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibāt‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥib	صَاحِبَات‎‎; صَوَاحِب‎ ṣāḥibāt‎; ṣawāḥib
Nominative	أَصْحَابٌ‎‎; صُحْبَانٌ‎ ʾaṣḥābun‎; ṣuḥbānun	الْأَصْحَابُ‎‎; الصُّحْبَانُ‎ al-ʾaṣḥābu‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbānu	أَصْحَابُ‎‎; صُحْبَانُ‎ ʾaṣḥābu‎; ṣuḥbānu	صَاحِبَاتٌ‎‎; صَوَاحِبُ‎ ṣāḥibātun‎; ṣawāḥibu	الصَّاحِبَاتُ‎‎; الصَّوَاحِبُ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibātu‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥibu	صَاحِبَاتُ‎‎; صَوَاحِبُ‎ ṣāḥibātu‎; ṣawāḥibu
Accusative	أَصْحَابًا‎‎; صُحْبَانًا‎ ʾaṣḥāban‎; ṣuḥbānan	الْأَصْحَابَ‎‎; الصُّحْبَانَ‎ al-ʾaṣḥāba‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbāna	أَصْحَابَ‎‎; صُحْبَانَ‎ ʾaṣḥāba‎; ṣuḥbāna	صَاحِبَاتٍ‎‎; صَوَاحِبَ‎ ṣāḥibātin‎; ṣawāḥiba	الصَّاحِبَاتِ‎‎; الصَّوَاحِبَ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibāti‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥiba	صَاحِبَاتِ‎‎; صَوَاحِبَ‎ ṣāḥibāti‎; ṣawāḥiba
Genitive	أَصْحَابٍ‎‎; صُحْبَانٍ‎ ʾaṣḥābin‎; ṣuḥbānin	الْأَصْحَابِ‎‎; الصُّحْبَانِ‎ al-ʾaṣḥābi‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbāni	أَصْحَابِ‎‎; صُحْبَانِ‎ ʾaṣḥābi‎; ṣuḥbāni	صَاحِبَاتٍ‎‎; صَوَاحِبَ‎ ṣāḥibātin‎; ṣawāḥiba	الصَّاحِبَاتِ‎‎; الصَّوَاحِبِ‎ aṣ-ṣāḥibāti‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥibi	صَاحِبَاتِ‎‎; صَوَاحِبِ‎ ṣāḥibāti‎; ṣawāḥibi

See also

• صَدِيق‎ (ṣadīq)

References

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

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˁaːħib/

Noun

صاحِب • (ṣāḥib) m (feminine singular صاحبة‎ ‎(ṣāḥba), plural أصحاب‎ ‎(ʼaṣḥāb), feminine plural صاحبات‎ ‎(ṣāḥbāt))

1. friend, companion

   ‏أنا مَع صَاحْبي‎

   ana maʿ ṣāḥbi

   I'm with my friend

2. (with a following genitive) owner, possessor, representative

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib).

Noun

Dari Persian	صاحب‎
Iranian Persian	صاحب‎
Tajiki Persian	соҳиб (sohib)

صاحب • (sâheb) (plural صاحبان‎ (sâhebân) or صاحب‌ها‎ (sâheb-hâ))

1. master
2. owner
3. lord

Synonyms

• مالک‎ (mâlek)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian صاحب‎ (sāheb), from Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saːɦɪb]

Noun

صاحب • (sāhib) m (Hindi spelling साहिब)

1. sir
2. mister
3. lord