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صَبِيّ

a young male human

Noun · masculineRoot ص-ب-و

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Most common words from the same root

Noun
صِبًا
childhood

صَبِيّ in English

Noun · masculine

  1. a young male human, a boy-child
    1. a boy-servant; a slave-boy
  2. an unweaned male human child, a suckling obsolete
  3. a protrusion; a projection rare
  4. the pupil of an eye rare

Words from the root ص-ب-و

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صَبِيَ · present يَصْبَى

to act childish, to behave like a child

صِبًا
Verbal noun
childhood
صَبَاء
Verbal noun
صَبَا · present يَصْبُو

to be a child, be childish

صَبْو
Verbal noun
صُبُوّ
Verbal noun
صِبًا
Verbal noun
صَبَاء
Verbal noun
صَابٍ
Active participle
مَصْبُوّ
Passive participle
صَبَا · present يَصْبُو

to bend, incline: followed by لِـ (li-); to feel sensual desire (for), desire: followed by إِلَى (ʔilā); to strive (for), aspire (to): followed by إِلَى (ʔilā)

صُبُوّ
Verbal noun
صَبْوَة
Verbal noun
صَابٍ
Active participle
مَصْبُوّ
Passive participle
Noun · m.
a young male human
صَبَا
Noun · m.
saba

صَبِيّ in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

فَذَبَحُوا الثَّوْرَ وَجَاءُوا بِالصَّبِيِّ إِلَى عَالِي.And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.1 Samuel 1:25, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَامَ وَأَخَذَ الصَّبِيَّ وَأُمَّهُ لَيْلاً وَانْصَرَفَ إِلَى مِصْرَ.When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:Matthew 2:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَامَ وَأَخَذَ الصَّبِيَّ وَأُمَّهُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.Matthew 2:21, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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