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صبا

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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صَبَا (ṣabā) I (non-past يَصْبُو (yaṣbū), verbal noun صَبْو (ṣabw) or صُبُوّ (ṣubuww) or صِبًا (ṣiban) or صَبَاء (ṣabāʔ))

  1. to be a child, be childish
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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صَبَا (ṣabā) I (non-past يَصْبُو (yaṣbū), verbal noun صُبُوّ (ṣubuww) or صَبْوَة (ṣabwa))

  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
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Etymology 3

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Root
ص ب و (ṣ b w)
2 terms

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

Noun

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صِبًا (ṣibanm

  1. childhood, boyhood, maidenhood, youth
  2. youthfulness
Declension
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Alternative forms
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Etymology 4

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Verbal noun from صَبَا (ṣabā, to desire).

Noun

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صِبًا (ṣibanm

  1. inclination, propensity, bent, longing, desire
Declension
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Etymology 5

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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

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صَبَا (ṣabām

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

References

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  • 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

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic صَبَا (ṣabā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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صبا (sabâ)

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

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic صِبًا (ṣiban).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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صبا (sebâ)

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

Etymology 3

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See صباح

Noun

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صبا (sebâ or subā)

  1. Misspelling of صباح.