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صبء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of emergence, appearance, or rising, particularly in relation to celestial bodies, physical growth, and also the act of changing one's religious affiliation.

Derived headwords

صَبَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he left one religion for anotherboth

    he left one religion for another

  2. 2.
    he became a Sabeanboth

    he became a Sabean

  3. 3.
    he acted childishly between childhood and youth, if opened it is extended, if broken it is shortenedboth

    he acted childishly between childhood and youth, if opened it is extended, if broken it is shortened

  4. 4.
    he inclined, inclining with childishness and youth: meaning he inclined towards ignorance and youthboth

    he inclined, inclining with childishness and youth: meaning he inclined towards ignorance and youth

صَبْءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    emergence, appearanceclassical

    The act or instance of emerging or appearing.

صُبُوءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    emergence, appearanceclassical

    The act or instance of emerging or appearing, often used as a verbal noun.

اِصْطَبَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to emerge, to appearclassical

    To emerge or appear, specifically used for the rising of stars.

الصَّابِئُونَname
  1. 1.
    Sabiansclassical

    A group of people considered to be adherents of a particular religion, often referred to as 'people of the book'.

Parallel reading

صبأت على القوم أصبأ صبأ وصبوءا، إذا طلعت عليهم.
I emerged upon the people, I emerge, emergence and emergence, when it appeared to them.
صبأ ناب البعير صبوءا: طلع حده.
The camel's tooth emerged with emergence: its edge appeared.
صبأت ثنية الغلام: طلعت.
The boy's incisor tooth emerged: it appeared.
واصبأ النجم، أي: طلع الثريا.
And the star emerged, meaning: the Pleiades appeared.
وأصبأ النجم في غبراء مظلمة كأنه بائس مجتاب أخلاق
And the star emerged in a dark, dusty expanse, as if it were a wretched one wearing ragged clothes.
صبأ الرجل صبوءا، إذا خرج من دين إلى دين.
A man emerged with emergence, if he left one religion for another.
صبأ من دينه إلى دين آخر كما تصبأ النجوم، أي تخرج من مطالعها
He departed from his religion to another religion just as the stars depart, meaning they leave their rising places.
وصبأ أيضا، إذا صار صابئا.
And he also emerged, if he became a Sabian.