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Form 1صَبَا7 senses · 2 main

maṣdarصَبْوَةٌ صَبَآءٌ صُبُوٌّmuḍāriʿيَصْبُو يَصْبَى تَصْبُو

Core sense — he was a youth; he inclined to youthful folly; he yearned towards hergenerated

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maṣdar صَبْوَةٌ or صَبْوٌ and صُبُوٌّ and صِبًا (also written صِبًى, and in the CK, erroneously, صَبًى) and صَبَآءٌ.

Apparently, in its primary sense: he was a youth, boy, or child. This agrees with the explanation of a phrase given below, and with the explanations of صِبًا and صَبَآءٌ given below.

1.1.1he inclined to ignorant, foolish, or silly, and youthful conduct—تصابى

And hence: he was, or became, youthfully ignorant, or foolish, or silly. The TA seems also to indicate: he indulged in amorous dalliance — a sense in which the verb is very frequently used, especially with صِبًا as its maṣdar.

From الصِّبَا, which is from الشَّوْق [i. e. “ desire ”].

For an example of the maṣdar of this verb, see a verse cited under شَابَ in art. شيب.

Or صِبًا and صَبَآءٌ, as maṣdars, mean the inclining of the heart to any one; and they have other meanings explained below.

the manifesting of passionate love, and desire—تَصَابٍ

But صِبًا and صَبَآءٌ are often used in different senses.

Et-Tebreezee says that in the following hemistich of a poem by Dureyd Ibn-Es-Simmeh

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صَبَا مَا صَبَا حَتَّى عَلَا الشَّيْبُ رَأْسَهُ

the first صبا may be from الصِّبَى [or الصِّبَا], and the second صبا from الصَّبَآءُ, which means الفَتَآءُ.

So the meaning may be: he engaged in play, or sport, and الصِّبَى [or amorous dalliance, etc.] as long as he was a youth, until hoariness came upon his head; or the meaning may be: he engaged in الصِّبِى as long as he engaged in it.

he played, or sported, with youths, or boys, or children—صَبِىَ

maṣdar صَبَآءٌ or صِبًا. The صِبْيَان are youths, or boys, or children.

Or he acted in the manner of the صِبْيَان.

Both صِبًا and صَبَآءٌ, as maṣdars, mean acting as a youth, boy, or child, and playing, or sporting, with youths, boys, or children.

تصبّى and تصابى, said of an old man: he acted in a youthful, boyish, or childish manner.

1.1.2he inclined—صَبَا

he inclined to her, namely, a woman—صَبَا إِلَيْهَا

Also صَبِىَ; and in the same way صَبَتْ إِلَيْهِ and صَبِيَتْ [She inclined to him].

Derived nouns 13

Nounصَبًا1 sense

Core sense — the east wind, an easterly wind blowing from the place of sunrisegenerated

1the east wind, or an easterly wind; the wind that blows from the place of sunrise—رِيحٌ صَبًا

The word is feminine, and is both a substantive and an adjective, so that one says صَبًا alone, and رِيحُ الصَّبَا.

Or the wind whose mean point of blowing is the place where the sun rises when the night and the day are equal; the opposite wind is the دَبُور.

Or the wind that faces the House [of God, i. e. the Kaabeh; apparently meaning that it blows from the point opposite to that corner of the Kaabeh which is between the Black Stone and the door], as though yearning towards the House.

Or, according to IAar, the wind whose place of blowing extends from the rising-place of الثُّرَيَّا [or the Pleiades] to that of بَنَات نَعْش [meaning the tail of Ursa Major].

It is often praised by poets as a gentle and pleasant breeze, like the Zephyr with us.

The dual is صَبَوَانِ and صَبَيَانِ, and the plural صَبَوَاتٌ and أَصْبَآءٌ.

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[is of the fem. gender, and] is a subst. and an epithet, [so that one says رِيحٌ صَبًا , as well as صَبًا alone and رِيحُ الصَّبَا ,] (M, TA,) [and signifies The east wind: or an easterly wind:] the wind that blows from the place of sunrise: (Msb:) or the wind of which the mean place whence it blows is the place where the sun rises when the night and day are equal; the opposite wind of which is the دَبُور : (S:) or the wind that faces the House [of God, i. e. the Kaabeh; app. meaning that blows from the point opposite to the corner, of the Kaabeh, that is between the Black Stone and the door]; as though yearning towards the House: (M, TA:) or, accord. to IAar, (M,) the wind of which the place whence it blows extends from the place of rising of الثُّرَيَّا [or the Pleiades] to [the place of] بَنَات نَعْش [meaning the tail of Ursa Major]: (M, K:) [it is often commended by poets as a gentle and pleasant gale, like the Zephyr with us:] the dual is صَبَوَانِ and صَبَيَانِ : (Lh, M, K:) and pl. صَبَوَاتٌ and أَصْبَآءٌ . (M, K.)

Nounصِبًا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — youth, boyhood, childhood; youthful folly, amorous dalliancegenerated

1that was in his youth, or boyhood, or in his childhood—كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى صِبَاهُ

Also written صِبًى; and صَبَآءٌ: the first with kesr and the short alif, the second with fet-h and the long alif; both are mentioned above as maṣdars.

Youth, or boyhood; the state of the صَبِىّ: or childhood.

One also says صَبَائِهِ.

See also an example in a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. شفع.

1.1the ignorance, foolishness, or silliness, of youth; amorous dalliance—صَبْوَةٌ

The former — or each of the two, as is shown at the beginning of this article — also has a meaning derived from الشَّوْقُ [or “ desire ”]: each signifies an inclining to ignorant, foolish, or silly, and youthful conduct, and amorous dalliance.

This is the same meaning, like صِبًا and صَبَآءٌ.

See an example of the first in a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. ادى, and another in a verse cited under عَارَضَ.

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[also written صِبًى ] and صَبَآءٌ , the former with kesr and the short alif, and the latter with fet-h and the long alif, (S, Msb,) [both mentioned before as inf. ns.,] Youth, or boyhood; the state of the صَبِىّ [q. v.]: (S:) or childhood. (Msb.) One says, كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى صِبَاهُ and صَبَائِهِ [That was in his youth or boyhood: or in his childhood]. (Msb.) [See also an ex. in a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. شفع .] And the former [or each, as is shown in the first sentence of this art.,] has also a signification derived from الشَّوْقُ [or “ desire; ” i. e., each signifies also An inclining to ignorant, or foolish, or silly, and youthful, conduct; and amorous dalliance]: (S:) and صَبْوَةٌ signifies [the same, as is also shown in the first sentence of this art., or, like صِبًا and صَبَآءٌ ,] the ignorance, or foolishness, or silliness, of youth; (Lth, M, K;) and amorous dalliance. (Lth, TA.) [See an ex. of the first in a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. ادى ; and another in a verse cited voce عَارَضَ .]

Nounصَبْوَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the foolishness of youth; amorous dalliancegenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounصَبَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — youth, boyhoodgenerated

See صَبًا.

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: see صَبًا .

Nounصَبِىٌّ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a boy, or male child; the extremity of a jaw-bone; a sword's edgegenerated

1a young woman, girl, or female child—صَبِيَّةٌ

A youth, boy, or male child; synonym غُلَامٌ. Or a young male child, before he is called غُلَام. Or one that has not yet been weaned, so called from the time of his birth.

صَابٍ means the same as صَبِىٌّ, these two words being like قَادِرٌ and قَدِيرٌ.

The plural of the former is صِبْيَةٌ [a plural of paucity, in which the و is changed into ى because of the kesreh before it, as is said in the M respecting another of the plurals], and صِبْوَةٌ, and صُبْيَةٌ and صَبْيَةٌ [or rather these last two are ism jamʿ], and أَصْبٍ [another plural of paucity], and أَصْبِيَةٌ — though J says this last was unused, because the use of صِبْيَةٌ made it needless — and صِبْيَانٌ, in which the و is changed into ى because of the kesreh before it, and صُبْيَانٌ, as some say, keeping the ى in spite of the dammeh, and صِبْوَانٌ and صُبْوَانٌ.

ISd says that, according to Sb, the diminutive of صِبْيَةٌ is أُصَيْبِيَةٌ, and that of أَصْبِيَةٌ is صُبَيَّةٌ, each irregular; but in my opinion صُبَيَّةٌ is the diminutive of صِبْيَةٌ, and أُصَيْبِيَةٌ that of أَصْبِيَةٌ.

J says that أُصَيْبِيَةٌ occurs in poetry as the diminutive of أَصْبِيَةٌ.

Sometimes صَبِىٌّ is used in the same sense; the plural is صَبَايَا.

1.1the wind, or flatulence, that children are subject to—أُمُّ الصِّبْيَانِ

Golius, in that article, explains it as meaning Larva, terriculamentum puerorum, on the authority of Meyd., and also as meaning epilepsy, on the authority of Ibn-Beytár.

The word used is الرِّيحُ; mentioned in the TA under art. ام.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredthe pupil of the eye—صَبِىٌّ

Kr ascribes this meaning to the vulgar.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredthe extremity of each of the jaw-bones, of the camel and of other animals—الصَّبِيَّانِ

Or, as some say, the two edges curving outwards from the middle of the two jaw-bones; or, according to the A, the thin portions of the two extremities. It is [said to be] figurative.

Also a bone below the lobe, or lobule, of each of the two ears; or, as some say, the head of the bone that is below the lobe of each of the two ears by the space of about three fingers put together.

1.4figurative · مجاز

The edge of the sword; or its ridge, which rises along its middle; and likewise that of a spear-head.

In the copies of the K, أَوْ غَيْرِهِ is erroneously put for أَوْ عَيْرُهُ.

Or, according to the A, that part of a sword below, or exclusive of, its ظُبَة.

1.5figurative · مجاز — inferredthe two sides of the camel's saddle—الصَّبِيَّانِ

The head of the human foot.

In the copies of the K, رَأْسُ القَوْمِ is erroneously put for رَأْسُ القَدَمِ.

That is, the part between its حِمَارَة and the toes.

The saddle meant is that called رَحْل.

1.6figurative · مجازthe grains of hoar-frost that resemble pearls—صِبْيَانُ الجَلِيدِ

the small drops of rain—صِبْيَانُ المَطَرِ

These two meanings are only said to belong to the words.

But according to the author of the “ Khasáïl ” the word is صِئْبَان [plural of صُؤَابَةٌ], with ء and then ب.

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A youth, boy, or male child; syn. غُلَامٌ : (S:) or a young male child; (Mgh, Msb;) before he is called غُلَام : (Mgh:) or one that has not yet been weaned, (M, K,) so called from the time of his birth: (M:) and صَابٍ signifies the same as صَبِىٌّ ; these two words being like قَادِرٌ and قَدِيرٌ : (TA:) the pl. of the former is صِبْيَةٌ [a pl. of pauc., in which the و is changed into ى because of the kesreh before it, like as is said in the M respecting another of the pls.,] (S, M, Msb, K, but not in the CK,) and صِبْوَةٌ (M, K, TA, in the CK صَبْوَةٌ ,) and صُبْيَةٌ (M, K) and صَبْيَةٌ , (K, TA, but not in the CK,) [or rather the last two are quasi-pl. ns.,] and أَصْبٍ [another pl. of pauc.] (K) and أَصْبِيَةٌ [also a pl. of pauc.], (M, K,) but this last is said by J to have been unused, because the usage of صِبْيَةٌ rendered it needless, (TA,) and صِبْيَانٌ , (S, M, Msb, K, but not in the CK,) in which the و is changed into ى because of the kesreh before it, (M,) and صُبْيَانٌ , (M, K,) as some say, preserving the ى notwithstanding the dammeh, (M,) and صِبْوَانٌ (M, K, but not in the CK,) and صُبْوَانٌ : (M, K:) and [ISd says,] accord. to Sb, the dim. of صِبْيَةٌ is أُصَيْبِيَةٌ , and that of أَصْبِيَةٌ is صُبَيَّةٌ , each irreg.; but in my opinion, صُبَيَّةٌ is the dim. of صِبْيَةٌ , and أُصَيْبِيَةٌ is that of أَصْبِيَةٌ : (M:) [J says,] أُصَيْبِيَةٌ occurs in poetry as being the dim. of أَصْبِيَةٌ . (S.) صَبِيَّةٌ signifies A young woman, girl, or female child; (S, TA;) and so too, [sometimes,] صَبِىٌّ : (TA:) and the pl. is صَبَايَا . (S TA.) أُمُّ الصِّبْيَانِ is a term applied to The flatus, or flatulence, ( الرِّيحُ ,) that is incident to children. (TA in art. ام .) [Golius, in that art., explains it as meaning Larva, terriculamentum puerorum; on the authority of Meyd.: and also as meaning Epilepsy; on the authority of Ibn-Beytár.] صَبِىٌّ also signifies The pupil of the eye: (M, K:) but Kr ascribes this meaning to the vulgar. (M.) And The extremity of each of the jaw-bones: (K, TA:) i. e. (TA) الصَّبِيَّانِ signifies the two extremities of the two jaw-bones (S, M, TA) of the camel and of other animals: or, as some say, the two edges curving outwards from the middle of the two jaw-bones: (M, TA:) or, accord. to the A, the thin portions of the two extremities thereof: and it is [said to be] tropical. (TA.) And A bone below the lobe, or lobule, of each of the two ears: (K:) or, as some say, the head of the bone that is below the lobe, or lobule, of each of the two ears by the space of about three fingers put together. (M.) And The edge ( حَدّ ) of the sword: (M, K, TA:) or the ridge thereof, (M, TA, in the copies of the K أَوْ غَيْرِهِ is erroneously put for أَوْ عَيْرُهُ , TA,) which rises in [i. e. along] its middle; (M, K, TA;) and likewise of a spear-head: (M, TA:) or, accord. to the A, that part of a sword below, or exclusive of, ( دُونَ ,) its ظُبَة [q. v.]. (TA.) And The head of the human foot; (M, A, TA; in the copies of the K رَأْسُ القَوْمِ is erroneously put for رَأْسُ القَدَمِ ; TA;) i. e. the part [thereof] between its حِمَارَة [q. v.] and the toes. (A, TA.) And الصَّبِيَّانِ signifies also The two sides of the [camel's saddle called] رَحْل . (M.) It is also said that صِبْيَانُ الجَلِيدِ signifies The grains of hoar-frost that resemble pearls: and صِبْيَانُ المَطَرِ the small drops of rain: but accord. to the author of the “ Khasáïl, ” it is صِئْبَان [pl. of صُؤَابَةٌ , q. v.], with ء and then ب . (TA.)

Nounصَبِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a girl, a young woman, a female childgenerated

Feminine of صَبِىٌّ.

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fem. of صَبِىٌّ , q. v.

Nounصُبَيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — boys, young childrengenerated

See صَبِىٌّ, former half.

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: see صَبِىٌّ , former half.

Nounصَابٍ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — inclining; one who indulges in youthful folly and amorous dalliancegenerated

See صَبِىٌّ, first sentence.

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Also the same as صَاحِبُ صَبْوَةٍ [i. e. one who indulges in youthful folly, and amorous dalliance].

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Kureysh, or the Jews, used to call the Companions of the Prophet صُبَاةٌ.

See صَابِئٌ in art. صبأ.

And Náfi' read, in the Kur 2:59 and 22:17, الصَّابِينَ instead of الصَّابِئِينَ, and in 5:73 الصَّابِيُونَ instead of الصَّابِئُونَ; mentioned in the TA under صَابِئٌ.

Qur’ān 2:62 approximate — somewhere between 2:61 and 2:71 Lane cites “Kur ii. 59”

1.3those who incline to conflicts and factions, and love to be foremost in them—صُبَّى

A plural of صَابٍ.

See صُبٌّ in art. صب.

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: see صَبِىٌّ , first sentence. Also i. q. صَاحِبُ صَبْوَةٍ [i. e. One who indulges in youthful folly, and amorous dalliance]. (TA.) Kureysh, (M,) or the Jews, (TA,) used to call the Companions of the Prophet صُبَاةٌ . (M, TA. [See صَابِئٌ , in art. صبأ .]) And Náfi' read [in the Kur ii. 59 and xxii. 17] الصَّابِينَ instead of الصَّابِئِينَ ; (TA;) and [in v. 73] الصَّابِيُونَ instead of الصَّابِئُونَ . (TA voce صَابِئٌ .) صُبَّى , a pl. of صَابٍ , is expl. as meaning Those who incline to conflicts and factions, seditions, or the like, and love to be foremost therein. (TA. [See صُبٌّ , in art. صب .])

Nounالصَّابِيَةُ1 sense

Core sense — the very cold slanting wind blowing between the east and north windsgenerated

The slanting wind (النُّكَيْبَآءُ, diminutive of النَّكْبَآءُ) that blows in a direction between that of the east or easterly wind and that of the north or northerly wind.

It is very cold, very boisterous, and brings no rain or any good; mentioned in the S and TA under نَكْبَآءُ.

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The oblique wind ( النُّكَيْبَآءُ , dim. of النَّكْبَآءُ ,) that blows in a direction between that of the east or easterly wind ( الصَّبَا ) and that of the north or northerly wind ( الشَّمَال ): (S, K:) it is very cold, (S and TA voce نَكْبَآءُ ,) and very boisterous, and unattended by rain or by any good. (TA ibid.)

Nounأُصَيْبِيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — little boys, young childrengenerated

See صَبِىٌّ.

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: see صَبِىٌّ .

Nounمُصْبٍ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — having children, or having a young child, said of a womangenerated

Er-Rāghib: this word, or مُصْبِيَةٌ, or both, is applied to a woman, and the first also to a man, meaning having صِبْيَة [i. e. children, or young children, or young unweaned children].

Or having a child such as is termed صَبِىّ.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Hence the latter word is applied figuratively by El-Hareeree to wine whose sealed cover has been broken.

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