ص ح و

Arabic

Root

ص ح و • (ṣ-ḥ-w)

1. Related to purity and clearing. Compare Hebrew צַח (“pure, clear”) and Classical Syriac ܨܚܘܐ (“good weather, clear sky; (figuratively) serenity, peace”)

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: صَحَا (ṣaḥā, “to be clear, serene, to awake or regain consciousness, to open the eyes”)
  • Verbal noun: صَحْو (ṣaḥw, “awareness, calm, a clear sky, nice weather”)
  • Active participle: صَاحٍ (ṣāḥin, “clear, serene, conscious, awake, beautiful”)
  • Passive participle: مَصْحُوّ (maṣḥuww)
• Form I: صَحِيَ (ṣaḥiya, “to be clear, bright, sunny”)
  • Verbal noun: صَحًا (ṣaḥan)
  • Active participle: ?
  • Passive participle: مَصْحُوّ (maṣḥuww)
• Form II: صَحَّى (ṣaḥḥā, “to awake, to rouse”)
  • Verbal noun: تَصْحِيَة (taṣḥiya)
  • Active participle: مُصَحٍّ (muṣaḥḥin)
  • Passive participle: مُصَحًّى (muṣaḥḥan)
• Form IV: أَصْحَى (ʔaṣḥā, “(said of the sky) to become clear, to have good weather”)
  • Verbal noun: إِصْحَاء (ʔiṣḥāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُصْحٍ (muṣḥin)
  • Passive participle: مُصْحًى (muṣḥan)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005) “ص ح و”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 643