صوب

See also: ضؤت, صوت, and ص و ت

Arabic

Root
ص و ب (ṣ-w-b)

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wa.ba/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /sˤawb/
• (preposition) IPA^(key): /sˤaw.ba/

Verb

صَوَّبَ • (ṣawwaba) II, non-past يُصَوِّبُ‎ (yuṣawwibu)

1. (transitive) to aim, point, or direct (something, such as a ranged weapon, like an arrow)
2. (transitive) to amend (something deemed to be a mistake or an error), to correct, to rectify, to right, to remedy; to straighten

   Synonyms: صَحَّحَ (ṣaḥḥaḥa), قَوَّمَ (qawwama)

3. (transitive) to inform (someone) that he or she is correct; to deem (someone or something, such as an opinion) acceptable, correct, or conforming
   1. (transitive, often of an authority figure, dated) to agree with, to concur with; to consent to

      Synonyms: وَافَقَ (wāfaqa), رَضِيَ (raḍiya)

   2. (transitive) to approve; to sanction; to validate; to confirm; to verify

      Synonym: أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَوَّبَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَصْوِيب taṣwīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُصَوِّب muṣawwib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُصَوَّب muṣawwab
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	صَوَّبْتُ ṣawwabtu	صَوَّبْتَ ṣawwabta	صَوَّبَ ṣawwaba		صَوَّبْتُمَا ṣawwabtumā	صَوَّبَا ṣawwabā		صَوَّبْنَا ṣawwabnā	صَوَّبْتُمْ ṣawwabtum	صَوَّبُوا ṣawwabū
	f		صَوَّبْتِ ṣawwabti	صَوَّبَتْ ṣawwabat			صَوَّبَتَا ṣawwabatā			صَوَّبْتُنَّ ṣawwabtunna	صَوَّبْنَ ṣawwabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوِّبُ ʔuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبُ tuṣawwibu	يُصَوِّبُ yuṣawwibu		تُصَوِّبَانِ tuṣawwibāni	يُصَوِّبَانِ yuṣawwibāni		نُصَوِّبُ nuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبُونَ tuṣawwibūna	يُصَوِّبُونَ yuṣawwibūna
	f		تُصَوِّبِينَ tuṣawwibīna	تُصَوِّبُ tuṣawwibu			تُصَوِّبَانِ tuṣawwibāni			تُصَوِّبْنَ tuṣawwibna	يُصَوِّبْنَ yuṣawwibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوِّبَ ʔuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبَ tuṣawwiba	يُصَوِّبَ yuṣawwiba		تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	يُصَوِّبَا yuṣawwibā		نُصَوِّبَ nuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبُوا tuṣawwibū	يُصَوِّبُوا yuṣawwibū
	f		تُصَوِّبِي tuṣawwibī	تُصَوِّبَ tuṣawwiba			تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā			تُصَوِّبْنَ tuṣawwibna	يُصَوِّبْنَ yuṣawwibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوِّبْ ʔuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبْ tuṣawwib	يُصَوِّبْ yuṣawwib		تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	يُصَوِّبَا yuṣawwibā		نُصَوِّبْ nuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبُوا tuṣawwibū	يُصَوِّبُوا yuṣawwibū
	f		تُصَوِّبِي tuṣawwibī	تُصَوِّبْ tuṣawwib			تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā			تُصَوِّبْنَ tuṣawwibna	يُصَوِّبْنَ yuṣawwibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صَوِّبْ ṣawwib			صَوِّبَا ṣawwibā				صَوِّبُوا ṣawwibū
	f		صَوِّبِي ṣawwibī							صَوِّبْنَ ṣawwibna
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	صُوِّبْتُ ṣuwwibtu	صُوِّبْتَ ṣuwwibta	صُوِّبَ ṣuwwiba		صُوِّبْتُمَا ṣuwwibtumā	صُوِّبَا ṣuwwibā		صُوِّبْنَا ṣuwwibnā	صُوِّبْتُمْ ṣuwwibtum	صُوِّبُوا ṣuwwibū
	f		صُوِّبْتِ ṣuwwibti	صُوِّبَتْ ṣuwwibat			صُوِّبَتَا ṣuwwibatā			صُوِّبْتُنَّ ṣuwwibtunna	صُوِّبْنَ ṣuwwibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوَّبُ ʔuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبُ tuṣawwabu	يُصَوَّبُ yuṣawwabu		تُصَوَّبَانِ tuṣawwabāni	يُصَوَّبَانِ yuṣawwabāni		نُصَوَّبُ nuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبُونَ tuṣawwabūna	يُصَوَّبُونَ yuṣawwabūna
	f		تُصَوَّبِينَ tuṣawwabīna	تُصَوَّبُ tuṣawwabu			تُصَوَّبَانِ tuṣawwabāni			تُصَوَّبْنَ tuṣawwabna	يُصَوَّبْنَ yuṣawwabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوَّبَ ʔuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبَ tuṣawwaba	يُصَوَّبَ yuṣawwaba		تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	يُصَوَّبَا yuṣawwabā		نُصَوَّبَ nuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبُوا tuṣawwabū	يُصَوَّبُوا yuṣawwabū
	f		تُصَوَّبِي tuṣawwabī	تُصَوَّبَ tuṣawwaba			تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā			تُصَوَّبْنَ tuṣawwabna	يُصَوَّبْنَ yuṣawwabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوَّبْ ʔuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبْ tuṣawwab	يُصَوَّبْ yuṣawwab		تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	يُصَوَّبَا yuṣawwabā		نُصَوَّبْ nuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبُوا tuṣawwabū	يُصَوَّبُوا yuṣawwabū
	f		تُصَوَّبِي tuṣawwabī	تُصَوَّبْ tuṣawwab			تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā			تُصَوَّبْنَ tuṣawwabna	يُصَوَّبْنَ yuṣawwabna

Noun

صَوْب • (ṣawb) m

1. side, direction

Declension

Declension of noun صَوْب (ṣawb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَوْب ṣawb	الصَّوْب aṣ-ṣawb	صَوْب ṣawb
Nominative	صَوْبٌ ṣawbun	الصَّوْبُ aṣ-ṣawbu	صَوْبُ ṣawbu
Accusative	صَوْبًا ṣawban	الصَّوْبَ aṣ-ṣawba	صَوْبَ ṣawba
Genitive	صَوْبٍ ṣawbin	الصَّوْبِ aṣ-ṣawbi	صَوْبِ ṣawbi

Preposition

صَوْبَ • (ṣawba)

1. in the direction of, towards
   • 2017 December 15, “صور – 4 شهداء في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة”, in Al-Quds‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 December 2017:

     أطلقت قوات الاحتلال النيران بكثافة صوب الشاب ما أدى إلى إصابته بجروح بالغة الخطورة.

     The occupation forces launched the fire densely towards the young man which lead to serious wounds being inflicted on him.

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					صَوْبَ (ṣawba)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	صَوْبِي (ṣawbī)			صَوْبَنَا (ṣawbanā)
Second person	صَوْبَكَ (ṣawbaka)	صَوْبَكِ (ṣawbaki)	صَوْبَكُمَا (ṣawbakumā)	صَوْبَكُمْ (ṣawbakum)	صَوْبَكُنَّ (ṣawbakunna)
Third person	صَوْبَهُ (ṣawbahu)	صَوْبَهَا (ṣawbahā)	صَوْبَهُمَا (ṣawbahumā)	صَوْبَهُمْ (ṣawbahum)	صَوْبَهُنَّ (ṣawbahunna)

References

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

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص و ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wab/

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Verb

صوب • (ṣawwab) II (non-past يصوب (yṣawwab))

1. (intransitive) to move aside

   Synonyms: تكاحز (tkāḥez), كحز (kaḥḥaz)

   صوب لي شوية باش نخرج من هاد البيت.

   ṣawwbi li šwiyya bāš naḵruj men hād el-bīt

   Move aside a little bit so I can exit this room.