صواب

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صواب

/sˤa.waːb/

Where it comes from

From the root ص و ب (ṣ w b), see also صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba).

noun صَوَاب · ṣawāb · الصَّوَاب · صَوَابٌ

correctness, right
Opposite: خَطَأ
accuracy, rightness, truth سَلُوا قَلْبِي غَدَاةَ سَلَا وَثَابَا لَعَلَّ عَلَى ٱلْجَمَالِ لَهُ عِتَابًا وَيُسْأَلُ فِي ٱلْحَوَادِثِ ذُو صَوَابٍ فَهَلْ تَرَكَ ٱلْجَمَالُ لَهُ صَوَابًا
reason, consciousness, sanity

adjective صَوَاب · ṣawāb · الصَّوَاب

right, correct
Opposite: خَطَأ
just

In English

right complying with justice, correct — see also be right
correct free from error

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"صواب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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صواب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8

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"صواب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صواب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}