صَبَاحَة
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Plural
مَصَابِيح
Most common words from the same root
مِصْبَاح in English
Noun · masculine
- lamp
مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌThe likeness of his light is like a niche with a lamp in it.7th century CE, The Quran
- headlight (of a car)
Word origin
Tool noun from the root ص ب ح (ṣ b ḥ); compare صَبْح (ṣabḥ, “dawn”).
Words from the root ص-ب-ح
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
صَبُحَ
· present يَصْبُحُ
Form I · The plain action
to be beautiful, to be handsome, to be pretty; to be graceful; to beam, to be radiant
صَبِيح
pretty
صَبُوح
morning draught
صَبُوح
cheerful
صَبَحَ
· present يَصْبَحُ
Form I · The plain action
to offer a morning draught to (someone)
صَبْح
صَابِح
مَصْبُوح
صَبِحَ
· present يَصْبَحُ
Form I · The plain action
to be reddish, have reddish locks among grey hair
صَبَح
صُبْحَة
forenoon
أَصْبَح
reddish
مَصْبُوح
صَبَّحَ
· present يُصَبِّحُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to offer a morning draught; to come in the morning; to wish a good morning
تَصْبِيح
مُصَبِّح
مُصَبَّح
صَابَحَ
· present يُصَابِحُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to attend mornings and evenings to, to be incessantly occupied with
مُصَابَحَة
مُصَابِح
مُصَابَح
to enter upon morning; to wake up, to awake; to become
إِصْبَاح
مُصْبِح
تَصَبَّحَ
· present يَتَصَبَّحُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to sleep in the morning
تَصَبُّح
مُتَصَبِّح
مُتَصَبَّح
اِصْطَبَحَ
· present يَصْطَبِحُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to have a morning draught; to illuminate, to light
اِصْطِبَاح
مُصْطَبِح
مُصْطَبَح
اِسْتَصْبَحَ
· present يَسْتَصْبِحُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to begin the day; to employ for illumination, to use for lighting
اِسْتِصْبَاح
مُسْتَصْبِح
مُسْتَصْبَح
اِصْبَاحَّ
· present يَصْبَاحُّ
Form XI
to turn reddish, to get reddish locks among grey hair
اِصْبِيحَاح
مُصْبَاحّ
مِصْبَاح: plural and other forms
| Singular | مِصْبَاح |
|---|---|
| Plural | مَصَابِيح |
مِصْبَاح in a sentence
Dictionary examples
lamp
مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌThe likeness of his light is like a niche with a lamp in it.7th century CE, The Quran
From a fully vowelled text
فَقَامَتْ جَمِيعُ أُولئِكَ الْعَذَارَى وَأَصْلَحْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ.Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.Matthew 25:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَمَّا الْحَكِيمَاتُ فَأَخَذْنَ زَيْتًا فِي آنِيَتِهِنَّ مَعَ مَصَابِيحِهِنَّ.But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.Matthew 25:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَمَّا الْجَاهِلاَتُ فَأَخَذْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْنَ مَعَهُنَّ زَيْتًا،They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:Matthew 25:3, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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