سالب

Arabic

Root
س ل ب (s-l-b)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle from سَلَبَ (salaba, “to rob, to deprive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saː.lib/
• Rhymes: -ib

Adjective

سَالِب • (sālib)

1. negative
2. (physics, chemistry) negative, electronegative (of electrical charge)

   Antonym: مُوجَب (mūjab)

   شُحْنَة سَالِبَة ― šuḥna(t) sāliba ― a negative charge

3. (photography) negative (reversed colors)

   صُورَة سَالِبَة ― ṣūra(t) sāliba ― a negative image

4. (medicine, pathology) negative (result of a test)

   نَتِيجَة سَالِبَة ― natīja(t) sāliba ― a negative result

5. (mathematics) negative, less than zero (of a number)

   سَالِب وَاحِد ― sālib wāḥid ― minus one

Declension

Declension of adjective سَالِب (sālib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَالِب sālib	السَّالِب as-sālib	سَالِبَة sāliba	السَّالِبَة as-sāliba
Nominative	سَالِبٌ sālibun	السَّالِبُ as-sālibu	سَالِبَةٌ sālibatun	السَّالِبَةُ as-sālibatu
Accusative	سَالِبًا sāliban	السَّالِبَ as-sāliba	سَالِبَةً sālibatan	السَّالِبَةَ as-sālibata
Genitive	سَالِبٍ sālibin	السَّالِبِ as-sālibi	سَالِبَةٍ sālibatin	السَّالِبَةِ as-sālibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَالِبَيْن sālibayn	السَّالِبَيْن as-sālibayn	سَالِبَتَيْن sālibatayn	السَّالِبَتَيْن as-sālibatayn
Nominative	سَالِبَانِ sālibāni	السَّالِبَانِ as-sālibāni	سَالِبَتَانِ sālibatāni	السَّالِبَتَانِ as-sālibatāni
Accusative	سَالِبَيْنِ sālibayni	السَّالِبَيْنِ as-sālibayni	سَالِبَتَيْنِ sālibatayni	السَّالِبَتَيْنِ as-sālibatayni
Genitive	سَالِبَيْنِ sālibayni	السَّالِبَيْنِ as-sālibayni	سَالِبَتَيْنِ sālibatayni	السَّالِبَتَيْنِ as-sālibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	سَالِبَات sālibāt	السَّالِبَات as-sālibāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	سَالِبَاتٌ sālibātun	السَّالِبَاتُ as-sālibātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	سَالِبَاتٍ sālibātin	السَّالِبَاتِ as-sālibāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	سَالِبَاتٍ sālibātin	السَّالِبَاتِ as-sālibāti

Noun

سَالِب • (sālib) m (plural سَالِبُون (sālibūn))

1. robber

Declension

Declension of noun سَالِب (sālib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَالِب sālib	السَّالِب as-sālib	سَالِب sālib
Nominative	سَالِبٌ sālibun	السَّالِبُ as-sālibu	سَالِبُ sālibu
Accusative	سَالِبًا sāliban	السَّالِبَ as-sāliba	سَالِبَ sāliba
Genitive	سَالِبٍ sālibin	السَّالِبِ as-sālibi	سَالِبِ sālibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَالِبَيْن sālibayn	السَّالِبَيْن as-sālibayn	سَالِبَيْ sālibay
Nominative	سَالِبَانِ sālibāni	السَّالِبَانِ as-sālibāni	سَالِبَا sālibā
Accusative	سَالِبَيْنِ sālibayni	السَّالِبَيْنِ as-sālibayni	سَالِبَيْ sālibay
Genitive	سَالِبَيْنِ sālibayni	السَّالِبَيْنِ as-sālibayni	سَالِبَيْ sālibay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَالِبِين sālibīn	السَّالِبِين as-sālibīn	سَالِبِي sālibī
Nominative	سَالِبُونَ sālibūna	السَّالِبُونَ as-sālibūna	سَالِبُو sālibū
Accusative	سَالِبِينَ sālibīna	السَّالِبِينَ as-sālibīna	سَالِبِي sālibī
Genitive	سَالِبِينَ sālibīna	السَّالِبِينَ as-sālibīna	سَالِبِي sālibī

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑː.lɪb/

Noun

سالب • (sālib) m (plural سوالب (suwālib))

1. (LGBT, slang) bottom

   Synonym: بوتوم

   Antonym: موجب