صَاحِب
ṣāḥib
Noun
Meaning
owner
friend
Usage
Means 'owner' or 'companion/friend.' In Lebanese Arabic, صَاحِب الْبَيْت means 'the landlord' and صَاحِب الْمَحَلّ means 'the shop owner.' Can also mean 'boyfriend' in colloquial contexts. Feminine: صَاحْبِة.
Morphology
Gendermasculine
Plural (broken)أَصْحَاب
Examples
صَاحْبِي سَاعَدْنِي وْ أَخَدْنِي عَالْمُسْتَشْفَى.
My friend helped me and took me to the hospital.
نَادْيَا قَرَّرِت تْطَبِّخ عَشَا لِأَصْحَابَا.
Nadia decided to cook dinner for her friends.
صَاحِب الْمَرْكَز خَاوَل سِنِين يِفْتَحُه، وْ أَخِيرًا نَجَح.
The center's owner tried for years to open it, and he finally succeeded.
Root
ص ح ب
