صيب

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of origin, essence, and the best or purest part of something. It extends to notions of lineage, selection, and hitting a target, particularly in the context of archery.

Derived headwords

الصيابnoun

1.
origin of a peopleclassical
Refers to the original stock or lineage of a group of people.
2.
purest partclassical
The unadulterated or choicest part of anything.

الصيابةnoun

1.
origin of a peopleclassical
The original stock or lineage of a group of people.
2.
purest partclassical
The unadulterated, choicest, or best part of anything.
3.
eliteclassical
The best or choicest individuals from a group.
4.
gatheringclassical
A group or assembly of people.
5.
leaderclassical
A chief or prominent figure within a group.

صيابةnoun

1.
coreclassical
The innermost part or essence of something, particularly people.

صوابةnoun

1.
coreclassical
The innermost part or essence of something, particularly people.
2.
eliteclassical
The best or choicest individuals from a group.

صيابةnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
A group or assembly of people.

صيابadjective

1.
excellentclassical
Describing people as excellent, noble, or of good lineage.

صائبadjective

1.
hitting the markboth
Accurate, correct, or successful in hitting a target.

صابverb

1.
to hitboth
To strike or reach a target.

يصيبverb

1.
to hitboth
He hits or strikes.

كيصوبverb

1.
to hitclassical
To hit or strike.

صيوبadjective

1.
hitting the markclassical
A projectile, like an arrow, that is accurate and hits its target.

صيبnoun

1.
what is hitclassical
The target or object that is struck by a projectile.

Parallel reading

أصل القوم.

The origin of the people.

الخالص من كل شيء؛

The pure part of everything;

إني وسطت مالكا وحنظلا، ... صيابها، والعدد المحجلا

Indeed, I mediated between Malik and Hanzala, ... their choicest, and the well-marked steeds.

هو في صيابة قومه وصوابة قومه أي في صميم قومه.

He is among the core of his people, meaning in the very heart of his people.

الخيار من كل شيء؛

The best of everything;

ومستشحجات للفراق، كأنها ... مثاكيل، من صيابة النوب، نوح

And grieving mourners, as if they were ... bereaved women, from the elite of the Nubians, crying.

فلان من صيابة قومه وصوابة قومه أي من مصاصهم وأخلصهم نسبا.

So-and-so is from the elite of his people, meaning from their noblest and purest lineage.

يولد في صيابة قومه ؛ يريد النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أي صميمهم وخالصهم وخيارهم.

He is born among the elite of his people; meaning the Prophet, peace be upon him, meaning their core, their purest, and their best.

صوابة القوم وصيابتهم، بالضم والتشديد فيهما.

The core of the people and their elite, with damma and shadda on both.

صيابة القوم: جماعتهم؛ عن كراع.

The gathering of the people: their assembly; according to Kra'a.

وقوم صياب أي خيار؛

And people are 'siyab' meaning excellent;

قَـفِـدُ الأكُـفِّ، لِئَـامٌ، غَـيْـرُ صِـيَـابٍ

With bent hands, ignoble, not excellent.

الصيابة: السيد.

The leader: the chief.

صاب السهم يصيب كيصوب: أصاب.

The arrow struck, it hits, it strikes: it hit.

وسهم صيوب، والجمع صيب؛

And an arrow is 'sayub' (accurate), and the plural is 'sayb' (those hit);

أسهمها الصائدات والصيب

Their arrows, the hunting ones and those hit.