Core sense — a companion, an associate, a friend; an owner, a possessor, a mastergenerated
1figurative · مجازyou are the female companions, or the mistresses, of Joseph—أَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ
A companion, an associate, a comrade, a fellow, or a friend; a fellow-traveller: [an accomplice: an accompanier, or attendant, as applied to a thing:] and a lord, or master; a possessor, an owner, an occupant, or a proprietor, of anything.
It is not transitive like the verb, so one may not say زَيْدٌ صَاحِبٌ عَمْرًا; that is, it is not used as an ism fāʿil, but as a noun, like وَالِدٌ.
The plural, or the term applied to a plural number, is صَحْبٌ, a plural like رَكْبٌ of رَاكِبٌ, or rather an ism jamʿ; and أَصْحَابٌ, the most common of all, a plural like أَشْهَادٌ of شَاهِدٌ, or a plural of صَحْبٌ like أَفْرَاخٌ of فَرْخٌ; and أَصَاحِيبُ, plural of أَصْحَابٌ; and صُحْبَانٌ, a plural like شُبَّانٌ of شَابٌّ; and صِحَابٌ, a plural like جِيَاعٌ of جَائِعٌ; and صِحَابَةٌ, in which the ة may be regarded, in accordance with analogy, as an affix to the plural صِحَابٌ marking the feminine gender; and صَحَابَةٌ, which is more common than صِحَابَةٌ, but the only instance of فَعَالَةٌ as the plural measure of a word of the measure فَاعِلٌ, whether originally a maṣdar or not, but rather an ism jamʿ, though written like the maṣdar [said to be its original]; and صُحْبَةٌ, a plural like فُرْهَةٌ of فَارِهٌ, or rather an ism jamʿ.
The feminine is صَاحِبَةٌ, and its plural is صَوَاحِبُ and صَوَاحِبَاتٌ, the latter mentioned by AAF on the authority of Abu-l-Hasan.
From a tradition of ʿÁïsheh; meaning enticers to lewdness. Some relate it as صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ.
The diminutive of صَاحِبٌ is صُوَيْحِبٌ [and that of صَاحِبَهٌ is صُوَيْحِبَةٌ].
O my companion—يَاصَاحِ
It stands for يَاصَاحِبِى, and is the only allowable instance of such shortening of a prefixed noun reported as heard from the Arabs.
such a one is a good companion—فُلَانٌ صَاحِبُ صِدْقٍ
the commander of an army—صَاحِبُ جَيْشِ
And صَاحِبُ البَرِيدِ and صَاحِبُ الشُّرْطَةِ and the like: see the articles برد and شرط and so on.
the Wezeer—الصَّاحِبُ
the companion of the right hand—صَاحِبُ اليَمِينِ
the companion of the left hand—صَاحِبُ الشِّمَالِ
the angel who is the possessor of the horn—صَاحِبُ الصُّورِ
the owner, or master, of a house or tent—صَاحِبُ بَيْتٍ
the inmates, or occupants, of Paradise—أَصْحَابُ الجَنَّةِ
the inmates of the fire of Hell—أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ
an inmate of a prison—صَاحِبُ سِجْنٍ
he who keeps to praying in the first rank and to the Friday prayer—صَاحِبُ الصَّفِّ وَالجُمْعَةِ
the followers of the school of Esh-Sháfiʿee—أَصْجَابُ الشَّافِعِىِّ
the author of a book—صَاحِبُ كِتَابٍ
a possessor of science and of wealth—صَاحِبُ عِلْمٍ وَمَالٍ
one who has a claim for blood-revenge—صَاحِبُ وِتْرٍ
Used alone in post-classical times for the Wezeer, when he was an officer of the pen.
Names of each man's recording angels, who write down his good and evil actions; from a tradition beginning in this way.
Qur'ān 2:76 and elsewhere.
Qur'ān 2:37 and elsewhere.
El-Munáwee, on a tradition beginning in this way.
The same is said of the followers of other schools.
[See an example in a verse cited under دَرَّاكٌ.] Keys Ibn-Rifáʿah; in the article درك.
one who has authority to command and to forbid—صَاحِبُ أَمْرٍ وَنَهْىٍ
the author of an affair, event, or action; the doer of a thing; its manager—صَاحِبُ أَمْرٍ
a debtor—صَاحِبُ دَيْنٍ
he went forth, the sword and the spear being his companions—خَرَجَ وَصَاحِبَاهُ السَّيْفُ وَالرُّمْحُ
Qur’ān 2:81 approximate — somewhere between 2:78 and 2:90 Lane cites “Kur ii. 76”
Qur’ān 2:39 approximate — somewhere between 2:29 and 2:55 Lane cites “Kur ii. 37”
Lane cites “Jel in xii. 39” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Qur’ān 2:81 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
بَلَىٰ مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحَـٰطَتْ بِهِۦ خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَNay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins,- they are companions of the Fire: Therein shall they abide (For ever).Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
Qur’ānic occurrences صَاحِب 1 shown of 10
81:22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍAnd (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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A companion, an associate, a comrade, a fellow, or a friend; (A, MA, KL, TA;) a fellow-traveller: (MA:) [an accomplice: an accompanier, or attendant, as applied to a thing:] and a lord, or master; a possessor, an owner, an occupant, a haver, or a proprietor; of anything: (A, TA:) it is not trans. like the verb, therefore you may not say, زَيْدٌ صَاحِبٌ عَمْرًا ; (TA;) [i. e.] it is not used as an act. part. n., but as a subst., like وَالِدٌ ; (Ham p. 32:) the pl., (S, Msb,) or term applied to a pl. number, (A, K, TA,) is صَحْبٌ , (S, A, Msb, K,) a pl. like رَكْبٌ of رَاكِبٌ , (S,) or [rather] a quasi-pl. n., (TA,) and أَصْحَابٌ , [the most common of all,] (A, Msb,) a pl. like أَشْهَادٌ of شَاهِدٌ , (TA,) or pl. of صَحْبٌ , like أَفْرَاخٌ of فَرْخٌ , (S,) and أَصَاحِيبُ , (S, K,) pl. of أَصْحَابٌ , (S,) and صُحْبَانٌ , (S, K,) a pl. like شُبَّانٌ of شَابٌّ , (S,) and صِحَابٌ , (S, A, K,) a pl. like جِيَاعٌ of جَائِعٌ , (S,) and صِحَابَةٌ , (A, K,) in which the ة may be regarded, agreeably with analogy, as an affix to the pl. صِحَابٌ characteristic of the fem. gender, (TA,) and صَحَابَةٌ , (S, A, Msb, K,) which is more common than صِحَابَةٌ , (TA,) but the only instance of فَعَالَةٌ as the pl. measure of a word of the measure فَاعِلٌ , (L, TA,) or originally an inf. n., (S,) or not so, but a quasi-pl. n., though written like the inf. n. [that is said to be its original], (from a marginal note in a copy of the S,) and صُحْبَةٌ , (S, A,) a pl. like فُرْهَةٌ of فَارِهٌ , (S, TA,) or [rather] a quasi-pl. n.: (TA:) the fem. is صَاحِبَةٌ , and its pl. is صَوَاحِبُ and صَوَاحِبَاتٌ , (Mgh, Msb,) the latter mentioned by AAF on the authority of Abu-l- Hasan: (TA:) hence, in a trad. of 'Áïsheh, أَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ [Ye are the female companions, or the mistresses, of Joseph; meaning, enticers to lewdness]; or, as some relate it, صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ : (Mgh:) the dim. of صَاحِبٌ is صُوَيْحِبٌ (A) [and that of صَاحِبَهٌ is صُوَيْحِبَةٌ ]. يَاصَاحِ for يَاصَاحِبِى [O my companion, &c.,] is the only allowable instance of such curtailing of a prefixed noun, related as heard from the Arabs. (S, TA.) One says, فُلَانٌ صَاحِبُ صِدْقٍ [Such a one is a good companion, &c.]. (A, * TA.) [And صَاحِبُ جَيْشِ The commander of an army. And صَاحِبُ البَرِيدِ and صَاحِبُ الشُّرْطَةِ &c.: see arts. برد and شرط &c. And الصَّاحِبُ , alone, in post-classical times applied to The Wezeer, when an officer of the pen: see De Sacy's Chrest. Ar., sec. ed., ii. 59.] And صَاحِبُ اليَمِينِ [The companion of the right hand] and صَاحِبُ الشِّمَالِ [The companion of the left hand]; appellations of each man's recording angels, who write down his good and evil actions. (A trad. thus commencing in the Jámi' es-Sagheer.) And صَاحِبُ الصُّورِ The angel who is the possessor of the horn. (Idem.) [And صَاحِبُ بَيْتٍ The owner, or master, of a house or tent.] And أَصْحَابُ الجَنَّةِ [The inmates, or occupants, of Paradise]: (Kur ii. 76, &c.:) and أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ [The inmates, &c., of the fire of Hell]. (Kur ii. 37, &c.) And صَاحِبُ سِجْنٍ An inmate of a prison. (Bd and Jel in xii. 39.) And صَاحِبُ الصَّفِّ وَالجُمْعَةِ He who keeps to praying in the first rank and to the prayer of Friday. (El-Munáwee on a trad. thus commencing in the Jámi' es-Sagheer.) And أَصْجَابُ الشَّافِعِىِّ The followers of the persuasion of EshSháfi'ee: and in like manner one says of the followers of other persuasions. (Msb.) [And صَاحِبُ كِتَابٍ The author of a book.] And صَاحِبُ عِلْمٍ وَمَالٍ A possessor of science and of wealth. (A, TA.) And صَاحِبُ وِتْرٍ [One who has a claim for blood-revenge: see an ex. in a verse cited voce دَرَّاكٌ ]. (Keys Ibn-Rifá'ah, TA in art. درك .) [And صَاحِبُ أَمْرٍ وَنَهْىٍ One who possesses authority to command and to forbid. And صَاحِبُ أَمْرٍ also signifies The author of an affair or event or action; the doer of a thing; the manager, or disposer, thereof: and one who keeps, or adheres, to a thing. And صَاحِبُ دَيْنٍ A debtor.] And one says, خَرَجَ وَصَاحِبَاهُ السَّيْفُ وَالرُّمْحُ [He went forth, the sword and the spear being his companions]. (A, TA.)