صبيان
Arabic
Noun
صِبْيَان • (ṣibyān) m pl
Noun
صُبْيَان • (ṣubyān) m pl
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Noun
صبيان • (ṣibyān, ṣubyān)
Usage notes
- In all three cases of sense #2, صبيان is not the main plural, but serves chiefly to explicitly specify the masculine. The use as plural of شب (šabb) is less common, but compare related صبيه (ṣabīye).