صوب

See also: ضؤت, صوت, and ص و ت

Arabic

Root
ص و ب (ṣ-w-b)

Pronunciation

(verb) IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wa.ba/
(noun) IPA^(key): /sˤawb/
(preposition) IPA^(key): /sˤaw.ba/

Verb

صَوَّبَ • (ṣawwaba) II, non-past يُصَوِّبُ‎ (yuṣawwibu)

(transitive) to aim, point, or direct (something, such as a ranged weapon, like an arrow)
(transitive) to amend (something deemed to be a mistake or an error), to correct, to rectify, to right, to remedy; to straighten
Synonyms: صَحَّحَ (ṣaḥḥaḥa), قَوَّمَ (qawwama)
(transitive) to inform (someone) that he or she is correct; to deem (someone or something, such as an opinion) acceptable, correct, or conforming
1. (transitive, often of an authority figure, dated) to agree with, to concur with; to consent to
  Synonyms: وَافَقَ (wāfaqa), رَضِيَ (raḍiya)
2. (transitive) to approve; to sanction; to validate; to confirm; to verify
  Synonym: أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَوَّبَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَصْوِيب taṣwīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُصَوِّب muṣawwib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُصَوَّب muṣawwab
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	صَوَّبْتُ ṣawwabtu	صَوَّبْتَ ṣawwabta	صَوَّبَ ṣawwaba	صَوَّبْتُمَا ṣawwabtumā	صَوَّبَا ṣawwabā	صَوَّبْنَا ṣawwabnā	صَوَّبْتُمْ ṣawwabtum	صَوَّبُوا ṣawwabū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صَوَّبْتُ ṣawwabtu	صَوَّبْتِ ṣawwabti	صَوَّبَتْ ṣawwabat	صَوَّبْتُمَا ṣawwabtumā	صَوَّبَتَا ṣawwabatā	صَوَّبْنَا ṣawwabnā	صَوَّبْتُنَّ ṣawwabtunna	صَوَّبْنَ ṣawwabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوِّبُ ʔuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبُ tuṣawwibu	يُصَوِّبُ yuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبَانِ tuṣawwibāni	يُصَوِّبَانِ yuṣawwibāni	نُصَوِّبُ nuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبُونَ tuṣawwibūna	يُصَوِّبُونَ yuṣawwibūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُصَوِّبُ ʔuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبِينَ tuṣawwibīna	تُصَوِّبُ tuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبَانِ tuṣawwibāni	تُصَوِّبَانِ tuṣawwibāni	نُصَوِّبُ nuṣawwibu	تُصَوِّبْنَ tuṣawwibna	يُصَوِّبْنَ yuṣawwibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوِّبَ ʔuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبَ tuṣawwiba	يُصَوِّبَ yuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	يُصَوِّبَا yuṣawwibā	نُصَوِّبَ nuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبُوا tuṣawwibū	يُصَوِّبُوا yuṣawwibū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُصَوِّبَ ʔuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبِي tuṣawwibī	تُصَوِّبَ tuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	نُصَوِّبَ nuṣawwiba	تُصَوِّبْنَ tuṣawwibna	يُصَوِّبْنَ yuṣawwibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوِّبْ ʔuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبْ tuṣawwib	يُصَوِّبْ yuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	يُصَوِّبَا yuṣawwibā	نُصَوِّبْ nuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبُوا tuṣawwibū	يُصَوِّبُوا yuṣawwibū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُصَوِّبْ ʔuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبِي tuṣawwibī	تُصَوِّبْ tuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	تُصَوِّبَا tuṣawwibā	نُصَوِّبْ nuṣawwib	تُصَوِّبْنَ tuṣawwibna	يُصَوِّبْنَ yuṣawwibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صَوِّبْ ṣawwib		صَوِّبَا ṣawwibā			صَوِّبُوا ṣawwibū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		صَوِّبِي ṣawwibī		صَوِّبَا ṣawwibā			صَوِّبْنَ ṣawwibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	صُوِّبْتُ ṣuwwibtu	صُوِّبْتَ ṣuwwibta	صُوِّبَ ṣuwwiba	صُوِّبْتُمَا ṣuwwibtumā	صُوِّبَا ṣuwwibā	صُوِّبْنَا ṣuwwibnā	صُوِّبْتُمْ ṣuwwibtum	صُوِّبُوا ṣuwwibū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	صُوِّبْتُ ṣuwwibtu	صُوِّبْتِ ṣuwwibti	صُوِّبَتْ ṣuwwibat	صُوِّبْتُمَا ṣuwwibtumā	صُوِّبَتَا ṣuwwibatā	صُوِّبْنَا ṣuwwibnā	صُوِّبْتُنَّ ṣuwwibtunna	صُوِّبْنَ ṣuwwibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوَّبُ ʔuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبُ tuṣawwabu	يُصَوَّبُ yuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبَانِ tuṣawwabāni	يُصَوَّبَانِ yuṣawwabāni	نُصَوَّبُ nuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبُونَ tuṣawwabūna	يُصَوَّبُونَ yuṣawwabūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُصَوَّبُ ʔuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبِينَ tuṣawwabīna	تُصَوَّبُ tuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبَانِ tuṣawwabāni	تُصَوَّبَانِ tuṣawwabāni	نُصَوَّبُ nuṣawwabu	تُصَوَّبْنَ tuṣawwabna	يُصَوَّبْنَ yuṣawwabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوَّبَ ʔuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبَ tuṣawwaba	يُصَوَّبَ yuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	يُصَوَّبَا yuṣawwabā	نُصَوَّبَ nuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبُوا tuṣawwabū	يُصَوَّبُوا yuṣawwabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُصَوَّبَ ʔuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبِي tuṣawwabī	تُصَوَّبَ tuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	نُصَوَّبَ nuṣawwaba	تُصَوَّبْنَ tuṣawwabna	يُصَوَّبْنَ yuṣawwabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوَّبْ ʔuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبْ tuṣawwab	يُصَوَّبْ yuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	يُصَوَّبَا yuṣawwabā	نُصَوَّبْ nuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبُوا tuṣawwabū	يُصَوَّبُوا yuṣawwabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُصَوَّبْ ʔuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبِي tuṣawwabī	تُصَوَّبْ tuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	تُصَوَّبَا tuṣawwabā	نُصَوَّبْ nuṣawwab	تُصَوَّبْنَ tuṣawwabna	يُصَوَّبْنَ yuṣawwabna

Noun

صَوْب • (ṣawb) m

side, direction

Declension

Declension of noun صَوْب (ṣawb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَوْب ṣawb	الصَّوْب aṣ-ṣawb	صَوْب ṣawb
Nominative	صَوْبٌ ṣawbun	الصَّوْبُ aṣ-ṣawbu	صَوْبُ ṣawbu
Accusative	صَوْبًا ṣawban	الصَّوْبَ aṣ-ṣawba	صَوْبَ ṣawba
Genitive	صَوْبٍ ṣawbin	الصَّوْبِ aṣ-ṣawbi	صَوْبِ ṣawbi

Preposition

صَوْبَ • (ṣawba)

in the direction of, towards
- 2017 December 15, “صور – 4 شهداء في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة”, in Al-Quds‎, archived from the original on 15 December 2017:
  أطلقت قوات الاحتلال النيران بكثافة صوب الشاب ما أدى إلى إصابته بجروح بالغة الخطورة.
  The occupation forces launched the fire densely towards the young man which lead to serious wounds being inflicted on him.

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					صَوْبَ (ṣawba)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	صَوْبِي (ṣawbī)			صَوْبَنَا (ṣawbanā)
Second person	صَوْبَكَ (ṣawbaka)	صَوْبَكِ (ṣawbaki)	صَوْبَكُمَا (ṣawbakumā)	صَوْبَكُمْ (ṣawbakum)	صَوْبَكُنَّ (ṣawbakunna)
Third person	صَوْبَهُ (ṣawbahu)	صَوْبَهَا (ṣawbahā)	صَوْبَهُمَا (ṣawbahumā)	صَوْبَهُمْ (ṣawbahum)	صَوْبَهُنَّ (ṣawbahunna)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “صوب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص و ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wab/
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Verb

صوب • (ṣawwab) II (non-past يصوب (yṣawwab))

(intransitive) to move aside
Synonyms: تكاحز (tkāḥez), كحز (kaḥḥaz)

صوب لي شوية باش نخرج من هاد البيت.
ṣawwbi li šwiyya bāš naḵruj men hād el-bīt
Move aside a little bit so I can exit this room.

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