سحاب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ح ب (s-ḥ-b)

سَحَّابٌ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ħaːb/
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Noun

سَحَاب • (saḥāb) m sg or f sg or f pl (collective, singulative سَحَابَة (saḥāba), plural سُحُب (suḥub))

clouds
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:12:
  هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنْشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
  huwa allaḏī yurīkumu l-barqa ḵawfan waṭamaʕan wayunšiʔu as-saḥāba aṯ-ṯiqāla
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:88:
  وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِنَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ
  watarā l-jibāla taḥsabuhā jāmidatan wahiya tamurru marra l-ssaḥābi ṣunʕa l-lahi allaḏī ʔatqana kulla šayʔin ʔinnahu ḵabīrun bimā tafʕalūna
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun سَحَاب (saḥāb)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَحَاب saḥāb	السَّحَاب as-saḥāb	سَحَاب saḥāb
Nominative	سَحَابٌ saḥābun	السَّحَابُ as-saḥābu	سَحَابُ saḥābu
Accusative	سَحَابًا saḥāban	السَّحَابَ as-saḥāba	سَحَابَ saḥāba
Genitive	سَحَابٍ saḥābin	السَّحَابِ as-saḥābi	سَحَابِ saḥābi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَحَابَة saḥāba	السَّحَابَة as-saḥāba	سَحَابَة saḥābat
Nominative	سَحَابَةٌ saḥābatun	السَّحَابَةُ as-saḥābatu	سَحَابَةُ saḥābatu
Accusative	سَحَابَةً saḥābatan	السَّحَابَةَ as-saḥābata	سَحَابَةَ saḥābata
Genitive	سَحَابَةٍ saḥābatin	السَّحَابَةِ as-saḥābati	سَحَابَةِ saḥābati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَحَابَتَيْن saḥābatayn	السَّحَابَتَيْن as-saḥābatayn	سَحَابَتَيْ saḥābatay
Nominative	سَحَابَتَانِ saḥābatāni	السَّحَابَتَانِ as-saḥābatāni	سَحَابَتَا saḥābatā
Accusative	سَحَابَتَيْنِ saḥābatayni	السَّحَابَتَيْنِ as-saḥābatayni	سَحَابَتَيْ saḥābatay
Genitive	سَحَابَتَيْنِ saḥābatayni	السَّحَابَتَيْنِ as-saḥābatayni	سَحَابَتَيْ saḥābatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَحَابَات saḥābāt	السَّحَابَات as-saḥābāt	سَحَابَات saḥābāt
Nominative	سَحَابَاتٌ saḥābātun	السَّحَابَاتُ as-saḥābātu	سَحَابَاتُ saḥābātu
Accusative	سَحَابَاتٍ saḥābātin	السَّحَابَاتِ as-saḥābāti	سَحَابَاتِ saḥābāti
Genitive	سَحَابَاتٍ saḥābātin	السَّحَابَاتِ as-saḥābāti	سَحَابَاتِ saḥābāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُحُب suḥub	السُّحُب as-suḥub	سُحُب suḥub
Nominative	سُحُبٌ suḥubun	السُّحُبُ as-suḥubu	سُحُبُ suḥubu
Accusative	سُحُبًا suḥuban	السُّحُبَ as-suḥuba	سُحُبَ suḥuba
Genitive	سُحُبٍ suḥubin	السُّحُبِ as-suḥubi	سُحُبِ suḥubi

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابَات (saḥḥābāt))

zip fastener

Declension

Declension of noun سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَحَّاب saḥḥāb	السَّحَّاب as-saḥḥāb	سَحَّاب saḥḥāb
Nominative	سَحَّابٌ saḥḥābun	السَّحَّابُ as-saḥḥābu	سَحَّابُ saḥḥābu
Accusative	سَحَّابًا saḥḥāban	السَّحَّابَ as-saḥḥāba	سَحَّابَ saḥḥāba
Genitive	سَحَّابٍ saḥḥābin	السَّحَّابِ as-saḥḥābi	سَحَّابِ saḥḥābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَحَّابَيْن saḥḥābayn	السَّحَّابَيْن as-saḥḥābayn	سَحَّابَيْ saḥḥābay
Nominative	سَحَّابَانِ saḥḥābāni	السَّحَّابَانِ as-saḥḥābāni	سَحَّابَا saḥḥābā
Accusative	سَحَّابَيْنِ saḥḥābayni	السَّحَّابَيْنِ as-saḥḥābayni	سَحَّابَيْ saḥḥābay
Genitive	سَحَّابَيْنِ saḥḥābayni	السَّحَّابَيْنِ as-saḥḥābayni	سَحَّابَيْ saḥḥābay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَحَّابَات saḥḥābāt	السَّحَّابَات as-saḥḥābāt	سَحَّابَات saḥḥābāt
Nominative	سَحَّابَاتٌ saḥḥābātun	السَّحَّابَاتُ as-saḥḥābātu	سَحَّابَاتُ saḥḥābātu
Accusative	سَحَّابَاتٍ saḥḥābātin	السَّحَّابَاتِ as-saḥḥābāti	سَحَّابَاتِ saḥḥābāti
Genitive	سَحَّابَاتٍ saḥḥābātin	السَّحَّابَاتِ as-saḥḥābāti	سَحَّابَاتِ saḥḥābāti

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ح ب
1 term

Etymology 1

سَحَّاب

From Arabic سَحَّاب (saḥḥāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saħ.ħaːb/

Noun

سَحَّاب • (saḥḥāb) m (plural سَحَّابات (saḥḥābāt))

zipper
Synonym: سُسْتَة (susta)

Etymology 2

سَحَاب

From Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ħaːb/

Noun

سَحَاب • (saḥāb) pl

plural of سَحَابَة (saḥāba, “cloud”)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحَاب (saḥāb).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.ˈhɑːβ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɦɑ́ːb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑːɑ́ːb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔːɔ́ːb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.ɦɒ́ːb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɦɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sahāḇ
Dari reading^?	sahāb
Iranian reading^?	sahâb
Tajik reading^?	sahob

Noun

سحاب • (sahâb) (collective)

clouds
Synonym: ابر (abr)
- c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 83:
  اشکی از گردون به صحن خاک میریزد سحاب
  رنگی از گلها بروی باغ می‌آرد جهان
  aškē az gardūn ba sahn-i xāk mē-rēzad sahāb
  rangē az gulhā ba-rō-yi bāğ mē-ārad jahān
  The clouds are spilling a tear from the heavens to the dusty court,
  The world is bringing a hue from the roses to the garden's face.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)