صُحْبَة
companionship
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Highlights
Plural
أَصْحَاب
Other plurals
صُحْبَان، صِحَاب، صَحْب
Feminine
صَاحِبَة
Most common words from the same root
Noun
صُحْبَة
companionship
Verb · Form VIII
اِصْطَحَبَ
to accompany
Verb · Form I
صَحِبَ
to be one's companion
Noun
صُحْبَة
companions
Noun
اِصْطِحَاب
accompanying
صَاحِب in English
Noun · masculine
- associate, companion, comrade, friend
صَاحِبِي فِي الْعَمَلِ مُسَاعِدٌ جَيِّدٌ وَنَتَعَاوَنُ مَعًا بِشَكْلٍ مُمْتَازٍ.My colleague at work is a helpful and cooperative person, and we work together in a harmonious manner.
- adherent, follower
- man, owner, possessor, holder, master, lord, commander, representative, author
- inhabitant, dweller
- warden
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of صَحِبَ (ṣaḥiba, “to accompany”)
Words from the root ص-ح-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
صَحِبَ
· present يَصْحَبُ
Form I · The plain action
to be one's companion, to accompany; to carry with oneself
صَاحَبَ
· present يُصَاحِبُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to accompany, to go with
مُصَاحَبَة
accompanying
صِحَاب
مُصَاحِب
مُصَاحَب
أَصْحَبَ
· present يُصْحِبُ
Form IV · Causative
to accompany or get accompanied
إِصْحَاب
مُصْحِب
مُصْحَب
اِصْطَحَبَ
· present يَصْطَحِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to accompany, to chaperone, to take along
اِصْطِحَاب
accompanying
مُصْطَحِب
مُصْطَحَب
اِسْتَصْحَبَ
· present يَسْتَصْحِبُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to accompany, escort, take along, be or become a companion, mate, comrade, associate of
اِسْتِصْحَاب
مُسْتَصْحِب
مُسْتَصْحَب
صَحْب
companions
صاحِبَة
wife
صَاحِب: plural and other forms
| Singular | صَاحِب |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَصْحَاب |
| Alternative plurals | صُحْبَان، صِحَاب، صَحْب |
| Feminine | صَاحِبَة |
صَاحِب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
associate
صَاحِبِي فِي الْعَمَلِ مُسَاعِدٌ جَيِّدٌ وَنَتَعَاوَنُ مَعًا بِشَكْلٍ مُمْتَازٍ.My colleague at work is a helpful and cooperative person, and we work together in a harmonious manner.
From a fully vowelled text
وَالآنَ أَرْسَلْتُ رَجُلاً حَكِيمًا صَاحِبَ فَهْمٍ «حُورَامَ أَبِي»،And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,2 Chronicles 2:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «هُوَذَا هذَا صَاحِبُ الأَحْلاَمِ قَادِمٌ.And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.Genesis 37:19, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَانَ لِمَشَلَمْيَا بَنُونَ وَإِخْوَةٌ أَصْحَابُ بَأْسٍ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ.And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.1 Chronicles 26:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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