صاحب

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See also: صاحت‎

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

صَاحِب • (ṣāḥib) m (plural أَصْحَاب‎ (ʾaṣḥāb) or صُحْبَان‎ (ṣuḥbān) or صِحَاب‎ (ṣiḥāb) or صَحْب‎ (ṣaḥb), 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)
  4. inhabitant, dweller
    • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 9:70:
      ‏أَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَأَصْحَابِ مَدْيَنَ وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتِ ۚ أَتَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ‎
      ʾalam yaʾtihim nabaʾu allaḏīna min qablihim qawmi nūḥin waʿādin waṯamūda waqawmi ʾibrāhīma waʾaṣḥābi madyana wālmuʾtafikāti ʾatathum rusuluhum bi-l-bayyināti famā kāna l-lahu liyaẓlimahum walākin kānū ʾanfusahum yaẓlimūna
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  5. warden
    • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 74:31:
      ‏وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً […] ‎
      wamā jaʿalnā ʾaṣḥāba n-nāri ʾillā malāʾikatan […]
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension[edit]

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; صِحَاب‎‎; صَحْب‎
ʾaṣḥāb‎; ṣuḥbān‎; ṣiḥāb‎; ṣaḥb 		الْأَصْحَاب‎‎; الصُّحْبَان‎‎; الصِّحَاب‎‎; الصَّحْب‎
al-ʾaṣḥāb‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbān‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāb‎; aṣ-ṣaḥb 		أَصْحَاب‎‎; صُحْبَان‎‎; صِحَاب‎‎; صَحْب‎
ʾaṣḥāb‎; ṣuḥbān‎; ṣiḥāb‎; ṣaḥb 		صَاحِبَات‎‎; صَوَاحِب‎
ṣāḥibāt‎; ṣawāḥib 		الصَّاحِبَات‎‎; الصَّوَاحِب‎
aṣ-ṣāḥibāt‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥib 		صَاحِبَات‎‎; صَوَاحِب‎
ṣāḥibāt‎; ṣawāḥib
Nominative أَصْحَابٌ‎‎; صُحْبَانٌ‎‎; صِحَابٌ‎‎; صَحْبٌ‎
ʾaṣḥābun‎; ṣuḥbānun‎; ṣiḥābun‎; ṣaḥbun 		الْأَصْحَابُ‎‎; الصُّحْبَانُ‎‎; الصِّحَابُ‎‎; الصَّحْبُ‎
al-ʾaṣḥābu‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbānu‎; aṣ-ṣiḥābu‎; aṣ-ṣaḥbu 		أَصْحَابُ‎‎; صُحْبَانُ‎‎; صِحَابُ‎‎; صَحْبُ‎
ʾaṣḥābu‎; ṣuḥbānu‎; ṣiḥābu‎; ṣaḥbu 		صَاحِبَاتٌ‎‎; صَوَاحِبُ‎
ṣāḥibātun‎; ṣawāḥibu 		الصَّاحِبَاتُ‎‎; الصَّوَاحِبُ‎
aṣ-ṣāḥibātu‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥibu 		صَاحِبَاتُ‎‎; صَوَاحِبُ‎
ṣāḥibātu‎; ṣawāḥibu
Accusative أَصْحَابًا‎‎; صُحْبَانًا‎‎; صِحَابًا‎‎; صَحْبًا‎
ʾaṣḥāban‎; ṣuḥbānan‎; ṣiḥāban‎; ṣaḥban 		الْأَصْحَابَ‎‎; الصُّحْبَانَ‎‎; الصِّحَابَ‎‎; الصَّحْبَ‎
al-ʾaṣḥāba‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbāna‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāba‎; aṣ-ṣaḥba 		أَصْحَابَ‎‎; صُحْبَانَ‎‎; صِحَابَ‎‎; صَحْبَ‎
ʾaṣḥāba‎; ṣuḥbāna‎; ṣiḥāba‎; ṣaḥba 		صَاحِبَاتٍ‎‎; صَوَاحِبَ‎
ṣāḥibātin‎; ṣawāḥiba 		الصَّاحِبَاتِ‎‎; الصَّوَاحِبَ‎
aṣ-ṣāḥibāti‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥiba 		صَاحِبَاتِ‎‎; صَوَاحِبَ‎
ṣāḥibāti‎; ṣawāḥiba
Genitive أَصْحَابٍ‎‎; صُحْبَانٍ‎‎; صِحَابٍ‎‎; صَحْبٍ‎
ʾaṣḥābin‎; ṣuḥbānin‎; ṣiḥābin‎; ṣaḥbin 		الْأَصْحَابِ‎‎; الصُّحْبَانِ‎‎; الصِّحَابِ‎‎; الصَّحْبِ‎
al-ʾaṣḥābi‎; aṣ-ṣuḥbāni‎; aṣ-ṣiḥābi‎; aṣ-ṣaḥbi 		أَصْحَابِ‎‎; صُحْبَانِ‎‎; صِحَابِ‎‎; صَحْبِ‎
ʾaṣḥābi‎; ṣuḥbāni‎; ṣiḥābi‎; ṣaḥbi 		صَاحِبَاتٍ‎‎; صَوَاحِبَ‎
ṣāḥibātin‎; ṣawāḥiba 		الصَّاحِبَاتِ‎‎; الصَّوَاحِبِ‎
aṣ-ṣāḥibāti‎; aṣ-ṣawāḥibi 		صَاحِبَاتِ‎‎; صَوَاحِبِ‎
ṣāḥibāti‎; ṣawāḥibi

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

See also[edit]

Verb[edit]

صَاحَبَ • (ṣāḥaba) III, non-past يُصَاحِبُ‎‎ (yuṣāḥibu)

  1. To accompany, to go with

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of
صَاحَبَ
(form-III sound)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
muṣāḥaba or ṣiḥāb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muṣāḥib
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muṣāḥab
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ṣāḥabtu
ṣāḥabta
صَاحَبَ

ṣāḥaba
ṣāḥabtumā
ṣāḥabā
ṣāḥabnā
ṣāḥabtum
ṣāḥabū
f
ṣāḥabti
ṣāḥabat
ṣāḥabatā
ṣāḥabtunna
ṣāḥabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
ʾuṣāḥibu
tuṣāḥibu
yuṣāḥibu
tuṣāḥibāni
yuṣāḥibāni
nuṣāḥibu
tuṣāḥibūna
yuṣāḥibūna
f
tuṣāḥibīna
tuṣāḥibu
tuṣāḥibāni
tuṣāḥibna
yuṣāḥibna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʾuṣāḥiba
tuṣāḥiba
yuṣāḥiba
tuṣāḥibā
yuṣāḥibā
nuṣāḥiba
tuṣāḥibū
yuṣāḥibū
f
tuṣāḥibī
tuṣāḥiba
tuṣāḥibā
tuṣāḥibna
yuṣāḥibna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʾuṣāḥib
tuṣāḥib
yuṣāḥib
tuṣāḥibā
yuṣāḥibā
nuṣāḥib
tuṣāḥibū
yuṣāḥibū
f
tuṣāḥibī
tuṣāḥib
tuṣāḥibā
tuṣāḥibna
yuṣāḥibna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
صَاحِبْ

ṣāḥib
ṣāḥibā
ṣāḥibū
f
ṣāḥibī
ṣāḥibna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ṣūḥibtu
ṣūḥibta
ṣūḥiba
ṣūḥibtumā
ṣūḥibā
ṣūḥibnā
ṣūḥibtum
ṣūḥibū
f
ṣūḥibti
ṣūḥibat
ṣūḥibatā
ṣūḥibtunna
ṣūḥibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
ʾuṣāḥabu
tuṣāḥabu
yuṣāḥabu
tuṣāḥabāni
yuṣāḥabāni
nuṣāḥabu
tuṣāḥabūna
yuṣāḥabūna
f
tuṣāḥabīna
tuṣāḥabu
tuṣāḥabāni
tuṣāḥabna
yuṣāḥabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʾuṣāḥaba
tuṣāḥaba
yuṣāḥaba
tuṣāḥabā
yuṣāḥabā
nuṣāḥaba
tuṣāḥabū
yuṣāḥabū
f
tuṣāḥabī
tuṣāḥaba
tuṣāḥabā
tuṣāḥabna
yuṣāḥabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʾuṣāḥab
tuṣāḥab
yuṣāḥab
tuṣāḥabā
yuṣāḥabā
nuṣāḥab
tuṣāḥabū
yuṣāḥabū
f
tuṣāḥabī
tuṣāḥab
tuṣāḥabā
tuṣāḥabna
yuṣāḥabna

References[edit]

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

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sˤaːħɪb/
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Noun[edit]

صاحب • (ṣāḥeb) m (plural صحاب‎ (ṣḥāb), feminine صاحبة‎ (ṣāḥba), diminutive صحيب‎ (ṣḥiyyab))

  1. friend
    Synonym: عشير‎ (ʕšīr)

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Noun[edit]

صاحب • (sahib)

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Descendants[edit]

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Dari Persian صاحب
Iranian Persian
Tajik соҳиб (sohib)

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

  1. master
  2. owner
    Synonym: مالک‎ (mâlek)
  3. lord

Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

صاحب • (sāhab) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਹਿਬ)

  1. master
  2. owner
  3. lord
    Synonym: مالک‎ (mālak)

Proper noun[edit]

صاحب • (sāhab) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਹਿਬ)

  1. (Sikhism) God
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:
      ‏توں سچا صاحب صفت سوالیؤ جن کیتی سو پار پئیا‎
      tū̃ sachā sāhib sift suāliu jin kītī so pār peā
      You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.
    Synonyms: ربّ‎ (rab), واہےگُرو‎ (wāhegurū)

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

صاحب • (sāhib) m (Hindi spelling साहिब)

  1. sir
  2. mister
  3. lord
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