صاحب

See also: صاحت

Arabic

Etymology

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

Noun

صَاحِب • (ṣāḥib) m (plural أَصْحَاب‏ (ʾaṣḥāb) or صَحْب‏ (ṣaḥb) or صَحَابَة‏ (ṣaḥāba) or صُحْبَان‏ (ṣuḥbān) or صُحْبَة‏ (ṣuḥba), 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

Declension

Declension of noun صَاحِب (ṣāḥib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَاحِب ṣāḥib	الصَّاحِب‏ aṣ-ṣāḥib	صَاحِب ṣāḥib
Nominative	صَاحِبٌ ṣāḥibun	الصَّاحِبُ‏ aṣ-ṣāḥibu	صَاحِبُ ṣāḥibu
Accusative	صَاحِبًا‏ ṣāḥiban	الصَّاحِبَ‏ aṣ-ṣāḥiba	صَاحِبَ ṣāḥiba
Genitive	صَاحِبٍ ṣāḥibin	الصَّاحِبِ‏ aṣ-ṣāḥibi	صَاحِبِ ṣāḥibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَاحِبَيْن‏ ṣāḥibayn	الصَّاحِبَيْن‏ aṣ-ṣāḥibayn	صَاحِبَيْ‏ ṣāḥibay
Nominative	صَاحِبَانِ‏ ṣāḥibāni	الصَّاحِبَانِ‏ aṣ-ṣāḥibāni	صَاحِبَا‏ ṣāḥibā
Accusative	صَاحِبَيْنِ‏ ṣāḥibayni	الصَّاحِبَيْنِ‏ aṣ-ṣāḥibayni	صَاحِبَيْ‏ ṣāḥibay
Genitive	صَاحِبَيْنِ‏ ṣāḥibayni	الصَّاحِبَيْنِ‏ aṣ-ṣāḥibayni	صَاحِبَيْ‏ ṣāḥibay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَصْحَاب‏‎; صَحْب‏‎; صَحَابَة‏‎; صُحْبَان‏‎; صُحْبَة‏ ʾaṣḥāb‎; ṣaḥb‎; ṣaḥāba‎; ṣuḥbān‎; ṣuḥba	الْأَصْحَاب‏‎; الصَّحْب‏‎; الصَّحَابَة‏‎; الصُّحْبَان‏‎; الصُّحْبَة‏ al-ʾaṣḥāb‎; aṣ-ṣaḥb‎; aṣ-ṣaḥāba‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbān‎; aṣ-ṣuḥba	أَصْحَاب‏‎; صَحْب‏‎; صَحَابَة‏‎; صُحْبَان‏‎; صُحْبَة‏ ʾaṣḥāb‎; ṣaḥb‎; ṣaḥābat‎; ṣuḥbān‎; ṣuḥbat
Nominative	أَصْحَابٌ‏‎; صَحْبٌ‏‎; صَحَابَةٌ‏‎; صُحْبَانٌ‏‎; صُحْبَةٌ‏ ʾaṣḥābun‎; ṣaḥbun‎; ṣaḥābatun‎; ṣuḥbānun‎; ṣuḥbatun	الْأَصْحَابُ‏‎; الصَّحْبُ‏‎; الصَّحَابَةُ‏‎; الصُّحْبَانُ‏‎; الصُّحْبَةُ‏ al-ʾaṣḥābu‎; aṣ-ṣaḥbu‎; aṣ-ṣaḥābatu‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbānu‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbatu	أَصْحَابُ‏‎; صَحْبُ‏‎; صَحَابَةُ‏‎; صُحْبَانُ‏‎; صُحْبَةُ‏ ʾaṣḥābu‎; ṣaḥbu‎; ṣaḥābatu‎; ṣuḥbānu‎; ṣuḥbatu
Accusative	أَصْحَابًا‏‎; صَحْبًا‏‎; صَحَابَةً‏‎; صُحْبَانًا‏‎; صُحْبَةً‏ ʾaṣḥāban‎; ṣaḥban‎; ṣaḥābatan‎; ṣuḥbānan‎; ṣuḥbatan	الْأَصْحَابَ‏‎; الصَّحْبَ‏‎; الصَّحَابَةَ‏‎; الصُّحْبَانَ‏‎; الصُّحْبَةَ‏ al-ʾaṣḥāba‎; aṣ-ṣaḥba‎; aṣ-ṣaḥābata‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbāna‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbata	أَصْحَابَ‏‎; صَحْبَ‏‎; صَحَابَةَ‏‎; صُحْبَانَ‏‎; صُحْبَةَ‏ ʾaṣḥāba‎; ṣaḥba‎; ṣaḥābata‎; ṣuḥbāna‎; ṣuḥbata
Genitive	أَصْحَابٍ‏‎; صَحْبٍ‏‎; صَحَابَةٍ‏‎; صُحْبَانٍ‏‎; صُحْبَةٍ‏ ʾaṣḥābin‎; ṣaḥbin‎; ṣaḥābatin‎; ṣuḥbānin‎; ṣuḥbatin	الْأَصْحَابِ‏‎; الصَّحْبِ‏‎; الصَّحَابَةِ‏‎; الصُّحْبَانِ‏‎; الصُّحْبَةِ‏ al-ʾaṣḥābi‎; aṣ-ṣaḥbi‎; aṣ-ṣaḥābati‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbāni‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbati	أَصْحَابِ‏‎; صَحْبِ‏‎; صَحَابَةِ‏‎; صُحْبَانِ‏‎; صُحْبَةِ‏ ʾaṣḥābi‎; ṣaḥbi‎; ṣaḥābati‎; ṣuḥbāni‎; ṣuḥbati

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

   ‏أنا مَع صَاحْبي‎

   ana maʿ ṣāḥbi

   I'm with my friend

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صَاحِب‏ (ṣāḥib).

Noun

Dari	صاحب‏
Iranian Persian	صاحب‏
Tajik	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