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صاح
to shout /ˈsˤaːħ/
verbA2#787 most common
Also: to cry out, to scream, to crow (of a rooster)
Example sentences
صاحَ الوَلَدُ.
The boy shouted.
صاحَ الدِّيكُ في الصَّباحِ.
The rooster crowed in the morning.
صاحَتِ الأُمُّ على ابنِها الصَّغيرِ.
The mother shouted at her little son.
صاحَ الرَّجُلُ طالِباً المُساعَدَةَ مِنَ المارَّةِ.
The man cried out, asking the passers-by for help.
عِندَما رَأى الحَريقَ، صاحَ بِأَعلى صَوتِهِ لِيُحَذِّرَ الجِيرانَ.
When he saw the fire, he shouted at the top of his voice to warn the neighbours.
ما إِنْ سَمِعَ الخَبَرَ المُفجِعَ حتّى صاحَ صَيحَةً مُدَوِّيَةً اهْتَزَّ لَها الحاضِرونَ.
The moment he heard the tragic news, he let out a resounding cry that shook everyone present.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَصيحُ | صِحْتُ | سَأَصيحُ |
| 2sg | تَصيحُ | صِحْتَ | سَتَصيحُ |
| 3sg | يَصيحُ | صاحَ | سَيَصيحُ |
| 1pl | نَصيحُ | صِحْنا | سَنَصيحُ |
| 2pl | تَصيحونَ | صِحْتُمْ | سَتَصيحونَ |
| 3pl | يَصيحونَ | صاحوا | سَيَصيحونَ |
Word family
صِياحshouting, clamour
صَيْحةa cry, scream, shout
صائِحshouter, crier
صَيّاحloud, given to shouting
تَصايُحmutual shouting
Etymology
Arabic صاح comes from the triliteral root ص-ي-ح, a hollow Form I verb. The root is widely held to be imitative, echoing the sound of a sharp cry. Its core sense is to cry out, covering both a person shouting and a rooster crowing.
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