صبا
العربية
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صبا¹
Where it comes from
Verb form I from the root ص ب و (ṣ b w).
verb صَبَا · ṣabā · يَصْبُو · صَبْو · صُبُوّ · صِبًا
- to be a child, be childish
صبا²
Where it comes from
Verb form I from the root ص ب و (ṣ b w). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܨܒܐ (ṣāḇe, “to will, desire”) and Akkadian [script needed] (ṣabû, “to wish (for), want, request, desire, prefer”).
verb صَبَا · ṣabā · يَصْبُو · صُبُوّ · صَبْوَة
- to bend, incline: followed by لِـ (li-)
- to feel sensual desire (for), desire: followed by إِلَى (ʔilā) مُحِبُّ النَّدَى الصَّابِي إِلَى بَذْلِ مَالِهِ / صُبُوًّا كَمَا يَصْبُو الْمُحِبُّ الْمُتَيَّمُ
- to strive (for), aspire (to): followed by إِلَى (ʔilā)
صبا³
Where it comes from
Verbal noun from صَبَا (ṣabā, “to be a child”).
noun صِبًا · ṣiban · صِبَا · الصِّبَا
- childhood, boyhood, maidenhood, youth
- youthfulness
صبا⁴
Where it comes from
Verbal noun from صَبَا (ṣabā, “to desire”).
noun صِبًا · ṣiban · صِبَا · الصِّبَا
- inclination, propensity, bent, longing, desire
صبا⁵
Where it comes from
From ص ب و (ṣ b w) derived from its meaning of longing, passionate love, desire; the Ṣabā Maqām for the Arab listener evokes sad, tragic, or lamenting emotions.
noun صَبَا · ṣabā
- saba, a maqam (Arabic scale)
In English
- youth part of life following childhood
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