صيحة

Arabic

Root
ص ي ح (ṣ y ḥ)
4 terms

Etymology

Instance noun from the verb صَاح (ṣāḥ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaj.ħa/

Noun

صَيْحَة • (ṣayḥa) f (plural صَيْحَات (ṣayḥāt))

1. instance noun of صَاح (ṣāḥ): an instance of yelling; a yell, a shout, a scream
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 63:4:

     يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ هُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَاحْذَرْهُمْ

     yaḥsabūna kulla ṣayḥatin ʕalayhim humu l-ʕaduwwu fāḥḏarhum

     They think every cry is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them.

2. fashion, mode
3. (Islam) a type of punishment mentioned in the Quran.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 54:31:

     إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ

     ʔinnā ʔarsalnā ʕalayhim ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan fakānū kahašīmi l-muḥtaẓiri

     Indeed, We sent against them ˹only˺ one ˹mighty˺ blast, leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders.

Declension

Declension of noun صَيْحَة (ṣayḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَيْحَة ṣayḥa	الصَّيْحَة aṣ-ṣayḥa	صَيْحَة ṣayḥat
Nominative	صَيْحَةٌ ṣayḥatun	الصَّيْحَةُ aṣ-ṣayḥatu	صَيْحَةُ ṣayḥatu
Accusative	صَيْحَةً ṣayḥatan	الصَّيْحَةَ aṣ-ṣayḥata	صَيْحَةَ ṣayḥata
Genitive	صَيْحَةٍ ṣayḥatin	الصَّيْحَةِ aṣ-ṣayḥati	صَيْحَةِ ṣayḥati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَيْحَتَيْن ṣayḥatayn	الصَّيْحَتَيْن aṣ-ṣayḥatayn	صَيْحَتَيْ ṣayḥatay
Nominative	صَيْحَتَانِ ṣayḥatāni	الصَّيْحَتَانِ aṣ-ṣayḥatāni	صَيْحَتَا ṣayḥatā
Accusative	صَيْحَتَيْنِ ṣayḥatayni	الصَّيْحَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayḥatayni	صَيْحَتَيْ ṣayḥatay
Genitive	صَيْحَتَيْنِ ṣayḥatayni	الصَّيْحَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣayḥatayni	صَيْحَتَيْ ṣayḥatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَيْحَات ṣayḥāt	الصَّيْحَات aṣ-ṣayḥāt	صَيْحَات ṣayḥāt
Nominative	صَيْحَاتٌ ṣayḥātun	الصَّيْحَاتُ aṣ-ṣayḥātu	صَيْحَاتُ ṣayḥātu
Accusative	صَيْحَاتٍ ṣayḥātin	الصَّيْحَاتِ aṣ-ṣayḥāti	صَيْحَاتِ ṣayḥāti
Genitive	صَيْحَاتٍ ṣayḥātin	الصَّيْحَاتِ aṣ-ṣayḥāti	صَيْحَاتِ ṣayḥāti

Descendants

• Maltese: sejħa