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صحبه

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of companionship, association, and following. It extends to meanings of accompanying, adhering to, and even being led or controlled. Derived terms also touch upon states of being, such as being covered or becoming like someone else, and specific tribal or personal names.

Derived headwords

صَحِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to accompanyboth

    To be a companion to someone, to associate with them.

  2. 2.
    to live withboth

    To associate closely with someone, to live alongside them.

صُحْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    companionshipboth

    The state of being a companion or associate; fellowship.

  2. 2.
    companyboth

    A group of people who are together; a retinue.

صَحَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    companionshipboth

    The act or state of accompanying or associating with someone.

  2. 2.
    companionsboth

    A group of companions, often referring to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad.

أَصْحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    companionsboth

    Plural of sahib; those who accompany or associate with someone.

  2. 2.
    followersboth

    People who follow or support a leader or cause.

أَصَاحِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    companionsclassical

    A plural form of sahib, indicating companions or associates.

صَحْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    companionsclassical

    A plural form of sahib, denoting companions.

صِحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    companionsclassical

    A plural form of sahib, referring to companions.

صَحْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    companionshipboth

    The state of being a companion or associate.

اسْتَصْحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to invite to companionshipboth

    To invite someone to be a companion or associate.

  2. 2.
    to keep company withboth

    To associate closely with someone; to adhere to them.

مُصْحِبadjective
  1. 1.
    submissiveclassical

    Humble and obedient after difficulty; easily led.

  2. 2.
    swiftclassical

    Going quickly and without delay.

  3. 3.
    algae-coveredclassical

    Describing water whose surface is covered with algae or scum.

  4. 4.
    like one's fatherclassical

    A man whose son has grown up to be like him.

  5. 5.
    self-conversingclassical

    A person who talks to themselves.

  6. 6.
    madclassical

    Possessed or insane (with open 'h').

  7. 7.
    hairyclassical

    Describing leather that still has its wool, hair, or fur.

مُصَاحِبadjective
  1. 1.
    submissiveclassical

    Humble and obedient after difficulty; easily led.

صَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to skinclassical

    To skin a slaughtered animal.

أَصْحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a companionboth

    To make something a companion to someone.

  2. 2.
    to preserveclassical

    To preserve something for someone.

  3. 3.
    to have a companionboth

    For a man to acquire a companion or associate.

صَحْب بِن سَعْدname
  1. 1.
    Qubaylah tribeclassical

    A tribe, from which came Al-A'sha the poet.

بَنُو صَحْبname
  1. 1.
    Two clansclassical

    Two clans or lineages.

صَحْبَانname
  1. 1.
    A man's nameclassical

    A proper name for a man.

أَصْحَبadjective
  1. 1.
    reddish-yellowclassical

    Describing a color similar to 'as-sahra', a reddish-yellow hue.

اصْطَحَبُواverb
  1. 1.
    to accompany each otherboth

    They accompanied one another; they kept company together.

تَصَحَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be shyclassical

    To feel shy or modest towards us.

صَاحِبnoun
  1. 1.
    companionboth

    A friend, associate, or companion.

  2. 2.
    ownerboth

    One who possesses or owns something.

صَاحِبname
  1. 1.
    A horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse from the lineage of Al-Hurun.

مُصْحَابِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    A water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the Qushayr tribe.

مِصْحَابadjective
  1. 1.
    obedientclassical

    Compliant and easily led, like a companion.

Parallel reading

عاشره.
He associated with him.
دعاه إلى الصحبة، ولازمه.
He invited him to companionship and adhered to him.
الذليل المنقاد بعد صعوبة، كالمصاحب
The humble and obedient one after difficulty, like the submissive one.
المستقيم الذاهب لا يتلبث
The one who goes straight without delay.
الماء علاه الطحلب
The water whose surface is covered with algae.
الرجل بلغ ابنه فصار مثله
The man whose son has grown up to be like him.
الرجل الذي يحدث نفسه
The man who talks to himself.
المجنون
The madman.
أديم بقي عليه صوفه وشعره ووبره
Leather that still has its wool, hair, or fur on it.
قربة مصحبة
A waterskin that is hairy.
سلخه.
He skinned it.
جعلته له صاحبا
I made it a companion for him.
حفظه، كاصطحبه، ومنعه
He preserved it, like keeping it with him, and prevented it.
صار ذا صاحب.
He became one who has a companion.
قبيلة، منها: الأشعث الصحبي الشاعر.
A tribe, from which is Al-A'sha Al-Sahbi the poet.
بطنان.
Two clans.
رجل.
A man.
الأصحر.
The reddish-yellow.
صحب بعضهم بعضا.
They accompanied each other.
يستحي.
He feels shy.
فرس من نسل الحرون.
A horse from the lineage of Al-Hurun.
ماء لقشير، وهو مصحاب لنا بما نحب، بالكسر كمحراب: منقاد.
Water belonging to Qushayr, and it is agreeable to us with what we love, compliant like a mihrab.