صَاحْبِة
ṣāḥbe
Noun
Meaning
friend
Usage
Feminine of صَاحِب, meaning 'female friend' or 'female owner.' Very commonly used in Lebanese Arabic for a close female friend. Can also mean 'girlfriend' depending on context. Plural: صَاحْبَات.
Morphology
Genderfeminine
Plural (sound)صَاحِبَات
Examples
أَحْمَد تَلْفَن لِصَاحِبْتُو نَادْيَة لِأَنُّو سِمِع إِنَّا مَرِيضَة.
Ahmad called his friend Nadia because he heard she was sick.
اِتَّصَلِت بْصَاحِبْتَا سَارَة وْ قَالِتِلَّا: "يَلَّا نْرُوح عَالْمَحَلّ!"
She called her friend Sara and said: "Let's go to the store!"
هِيِّ صَاحْبِتِي مِن زْمَان.
She's been my friend for a long time.
Root
ص ح ب
