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صَواب
correctness /sˤaˈwaːb/
nounA2#1383 most common
Also: the right thing, rightness, accuracy
Example sentences
أنتَ على صَواب.
You are right.
هٰذا هو الصَّواب.
This is the right thing.
يَجِبُ أن نَفعَلَ الصَّوابَ دائماً.
We must always do the right thing.
الفَرقُ بين الصَّوابِ والخَطَأِ ليس واضِحاً دائماً.
The difference between right and wrong is not always clear.
ليس كُلُّ ما يَظُنُّه الناسُ صَواباً.
Not everything people think is correct.
الصَّوابُ أن نَزِنَ الأمورَ بميزانِ العَقلِ لا بأهوائِنا.
The right course is to weigh things by the measure of reason, not by our desires.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَوابٌ | None |
| Genitive | صَوابٍ | None |
| Accusative | صَواباً | None |
| Vocative | يا صَوابُ | None |
Word family
صائبcorrect, accurate, on target
أصابَto hit the mark, to be right
صَوَّبَto correct, to aim
إصابةa hit, injury, infection
صَوبdirection, towards
Etymology
صَواب comes from the Semitic root ṣ-w-b, whose core sense is hitting a target. From striking the mark came the idea of being correct. The noun names the right answer or the right course, the opposite of خطأ, error.
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