صوب

صَائِبٌ ذ : see صَوْبٌ. -A2- Also, (S, M, A, K,) and ↓ مُصِيبٌ (A) and ↓ صَيُوبٌ and ↓ صَوِيبٌ, (M, K,) An arrow going right, or hitting the mark: (S, M, A, * K, * TA:) ↓ the last of these is the only epithet, known to IJ, of the measure فَعِيلٌ having the ف and ل sound and having و for its ع, except طَوِيلٌ and قَوِيمٌ; for عَوِيصٌ is [held by him to be only] used as a subst.: صِيَابٌ is pl. of صَائِبٌ, like صِيَامٌ and قِيَامٌ pls. of صَائِمٌ and قَائِمٌ; either from الصَّوَابُ فِى الرَّمْىِ or from صَابَ السَّهْمُ الهَدَفَ having يَصِيبُ for its aor. (M.) [See also صَيُوبٌ in art. صيب.] One says, اـِنَّهُ لَسَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ Verily it is an arrow that goes right. (TA.) مَعَ الخَوَاطِئِ سَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ is a prov. [expl. in art. خطأ]. (S.) ― -b2- [Hence,] one says also رَأْىٌ صَائِبٌ and ↓ مُصِيبٌ (tropical:) [ A right opinion ]: (A, TA:) [Mtr says,] ↓ رَأْىٌ صَيِّبٌ meaning صَائِبٌ I have not found. (Mgh.)