مصباح
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from the root ص ب ح (ṣ-b-ḥ); compare صَبْح (ṣabḥ, “dawn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
مِصْبَاح • (miṣbāḥ) m (plural مَصَابِيح (maṣābīḥ))
- (literal or figurative) lamp, light, luminary
- 7th century CE, The Quran[1]:
- مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ
- maṯalu nūrihi kamiškātin fīhā miṣbāḥun
- The likeness of his light is like a niche with a lamp in it.
- headlight (of a car)
Declension
Declension of noun مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مِصْبَاح miṣbāḥ |
الْمِصْبَاح al-miṣbāḥ |
مِصْبَاح miṣbāḥ |
Nominative | مِصْبَاحٌ miṣbāḥun |
الْمِصْبَاحُ al-miṣbāḥu |
مِصْبَاحُ miṣbāḥu |
Accusative | مِصْبَاحًا miṣbāḥan |
الْمِصْبَاحَ al-miṣbāḥa |
مِصْبَاحَ miṣbāḥa |
Genitive | مِصْبَاحٍ miṣbāḥin |
الْمِصْبَاحِ al-miṣbāḥi |
مِصْبَاحِ miṣbāḥi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مِصْبَاحَيْن miṣbāḥayn |
الْمِصْبَاحَيْن al-miṣbāḥayn |
مِصْبَاحَيْ miṣbāḥay |
Nominative | مِصْبَاحَانِ miṣbāḥāni |
الْمِصْبَاحَانِ al-miṣbāḥāni |
مِصْبَاحَا miṣbāḥā |
Accusative | مِصْبَاحَيْنِ miṣbāḥayni |
الْمِصْبَاحَيْنِ al-miṣbāḥayni |
مِصْبَاحَيْ miṣbāḥay |
Genitive | مِصْبَاحَيْنِ miṣbāḥayni |
الْمِصْبَاحَيْنِ al-miṣbāḥayni |
مِصْبَاحَيْ miṣbāḥay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَصَابِح maṣābiḥ |
الْمَصَابِح al-maṣābiḥ |
مَصَابِح maṣābiḥ |
Nominative | مَصَابِحُ maṣābiḥu |
الْمَصَابِحُ al-maṣābiḥu |
مَصَابِحُ maṣābiḥu |
Accusative | مَصَابِحَ maṣābiḥa |
الْمَصَابِحَ al-maṣābiḥa |
مَصَابِحَ maṣābiḥa |
Genitive | مَصَابِحَ maṣābiḥa |
الْمَصَابِحِ al-maṣābiḥi |
مَصَابِحِ maṣābiḥi |
Descendants
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “صبح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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