The triliteral root ṣād bā wāw (ص ب و) occurs three times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form I verb aṣbu (أَصْبُ)
- twice as the noun ṣabiyy (صَبِيّ)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to incline
| (12:33:13) aṣbu | I might incline | وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُنْ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ |
Noun
| (19:12:7) ṣabiyyan | (when he was) a child | يَا يَحْيَىٰ خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا |
| (19:29:10) ṣabiyyan | a child | فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
