صبيان
Arabic
editNoun
editصِبْيَان • (ṣibyān) m pl
Noun
editصُبْيَان • (ṣubyān) m pl
North Levantine Arabic
editEtymology
editNoun
editصِبيان or صُبيان • (ṣibyān or ṣubyān) m pl
Usage notes
edit- In all three cases of sense #2, صبيان is not the main plural, but serves chiefly to explicitly specify the masculine. The use as plural of شب (šabb) is less common, but compare related صبيه (ṣabīye).