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صَبّ
to pour /ˈsˤabba/
verbB2#3669 most common
Also: to pour out, to spill (a liquid deliberately)
Example sentences
هُوَ يَصُبُّ الْمَاءَ فِي الْكَأْسِ.
He pours the water into the glass.
صَبَّتِ الْأُمُّ الْحَلِيبَ لِطِفْلِهَا.
The mother poured milk for her child.
صَبَبْتُ الشَّايَ لِضُيُوفِي أَمْسِ.
I poured tea for my guests yesterday.
لَا تَصُبَّ الْمَاءَ عَلَى الْأَسْلَاكِ الْكَهْرَبَائِيَّةِ.
Don't pour water on the electrical wires.
صَبَّ الْمَطَرُ بِغَزَارَةٍ طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى غَرِقَتِ الشَّوَارِعُ.
The rain poured down heavily all night until the streets flooded.
يَصُبُّ النَّهْرُ مِيَاهَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عِنْدَ الْمَصَبِّ الَّذِي يَشْتَهِرُ بِتَنَوُّعِهِ الْبِيئِيِّ.
The river pours its waters into the sea at the estuary, which is known for its ecological diversity.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَصُبُّ | صَبَبْتُ | سَأَصُبُّ |
| 2sg | تَصُبُّ | صَبَبْتَ | سَتَصُبُّ |
| 3sg | يَصُبُّ | صَبَّ | سَيَصُبُّ |
| 1pl | نَصُبُّ | صَبَبْنَا | سَنَصُبُّ |
| 2pl | تَصُبُّونَ | صَبَبْتُمْ | سَتَصُبُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَصُبُّونَ | صَبُّوا | سَيَصُبُّونَ |
Word family
مَصَبّestuary, mouth of a river
انْصَبَّto pour out, gush, or be devoted to
صَابّone who pours (active participle)
صَبِيبpoured liquid, gush
Etymology
The root ص-ب-ب is a native Semitic triliteral root tied to the sense of pouring or flowing downward. Arabic grammarians class it as a doubled root, because its second and third radicals are identical, which is why the citation form carries a shadda. It shows up across the Arabic verbal system in forms about liquids moving, gushing, or being emptied out.
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