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صَبِيّ
boy /sˤaˈbijj/
nounA2#982 most common
Also: young boy, lad, youth
Example sentences
الصَّبِيُّ صَغِيرٌ.
The boy is small.
يَلْعَبُ الصَّبِيُّ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.
The boy plays in the garden.
ذَهَبَ الصَّبِيُّ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ مَعَ أَخِيهِ.
The boy went to school with his brother.
كانَ الصَّبِيُّ يَحْلُمُ بِأَنْ يُصْبِحَ طَبِيبًا.
The boy dreamed of becoming a doctor.
لَمْ يُدْرِكِ الصَّبِيُّ خَطَرَ ما أَقْدَمَ عَلَيْهِ.
The boy did not realize the danger of what he had undertaken.
تَحَلَّقَ الصِّبْيانُ حَوْلَ الحَكَواتِيِّ يُنْصِتُونَ إِلى حِكاياتِهِ بِشَغَفٍ.
The boys gathered around the storyteller, listening to his tales eagerly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَبِيٌّ | صِبْيانٌ |
| Genitive | صَبِيٍّ | صِبْيانٍ |
| Accusative | صَبِيًّا | صِبْياناً |
| Vocative | يا صَبِيُّ | يا صِبْيانُ |
Word family
صَبِيَّةgirl, young female
صِباchildhood, youth
صَبَاto be childish; to yearn for
صَبْوَةyouthful passion, infatuation
صِبْيانboys (plural of صَبِيّ)
Etymology
صَبِيّ comes from the Semitic root ص-ب-و, which carries the ideas of childhood and youthful longing. The related verb صَبَا means to be young or to lean toward youthful desire. On the faʿīl pattern the root names the young male, the boy.
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