Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ص و غ (ṣ-w-ḡ)

active participle of صَاغَ (ṣāḡa, to shape; to mold).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

صَائِغ (ṣāʔiḡm (plural صُيَّاغ (ṣuyyāḡ) or صَاغَة (ṣāḡa) or صُوَّاغ (ṣuwwāḡ), feminine صَائِغَة (ṣāʔiḡa))

  1. goldsmith; jeweler

Declension edit

References edit

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