Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb form I from the root ص ب و (ṣ-b-w).

Verb edit

صَبَا (ṣabā) I, non-past يَصْبُو‎ (yaṣbū)

  1. to be a child, be childish
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb form I from the root ص ب و (ṣ-b-w). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܨܒܐ (ṣāḇe, to will, desire).

Verb edit

صَبَا (ṣabā) I, non-past يَصْبُو‎ (yaṣbū)

  1. to bend, incline: followed by لِـ (li-)
  2. to feel sensual desire (for), desire: followed by إِلِى
  3. to strive (for), aspire (to): followed by إِلِى
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Root
ص ب و (ṣ-b-w)

Verbal noun from صَبَا (ṣabā, to be a child).

Noun edit

صِبًا (ṣibanm

  1. childhood, boyhood, maidenhood, youth
  2. youthfulness
Declension edit
Alternative forms edit

Etymology 4 edit

Verbal noun from صَبَا (ṣabā, to desire).

Noun edit

صِبًا (ṣibanm

  1. inclination, propensity, bent, longing, desire
Declension edit
Alternative forms edit

Etymology 5 edit

From ص ب و (ṣ-b-w) derived from its meaning of longing, passionate love, desire; the Ṣabā Maqām for the Arab listener evokes sad, tragic, or lamenting emotions.

Noun edit

صَبَا (ṣabām

  1. (music) saba, a maqam (Arabic scale)

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صبا (صبو)”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • Touma, Habib Hassan (1996), Laurie Schwartz (trans.). The Music of the Arabs. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. →ISBN, p. 44

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَا (ṣabā).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? saḇā
Dari reading? sabā
Iranian reading? sabâ
Tajik reading? sabo

Noun edit

صبا (sabâ)

  1. zephyr; soft breeze; especially, a morning easterly

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic صِبًا (ṣiban).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? siḇā
Dari reading? sibā
Iranian reading? sebâ
Tajik reading? sibo

Noun edit

صبا (sebâ)

  1. (literary) childhood; boyhood; maidenhood
    Synonyms: بچگی (baččegi), کودکی (kudaki)

Etymology 3 edit

See صباح

Noun edit

صبا (sebâ or subā)

  1. Misspelling of صباح.