صَبَاحٌ morning in Arabic
صَبَاحٌ is how you say “morning” in Arabic.
Root ص ب ح ṣ-b-ḥ. noun (time of day). ṣabāḥ.
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Meaning of morning in Arabic
- morning spans the time from daybreak through the forenoon
- a morning greeting used in set phrases wishing someone a good morning
Example sentence
فدنا، ثم قال أنعموا صباحا،
So he came closer and said: Good morning,
صَبَاحًا morning
sabah means 'morning'; the '-an' ending — 'in the morning' (the greeting 'good morning').
The English is machine-translated.

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How it is used
صَبَاحٌ names the morning span itself (dawn to forenoon) and appears in greeting formulas, such as the recorded phrase عِمْ صَبَاحًا, wishing someone a good morning; the related verb صَبَّحَكَ اللّٰهُ بِخَيْرٍ, "may God grant you a good morning," shows the same idea used as a blessing.
Words from the same root
- أَصْبَحَ to enter the morning; to become
- صُبْحٌ dawn, daybreak
- صَبَّحَ to come to someone in the morning
- صَبَاحَةٌ beauty, comeliness
- صَبُوحٌ a morning drink
More example sentences
باب مفتوح من السماء من أبواب الجنة ينزل من الجنات الرحمة على بيت المقدس كل صباح حتى تقوم الساعة
A gate from the gates of Paradise is open in the heavens, from which mercy descends upon Bayt al-Maqdis every morning until the Hour is established.
صَبَاحٍ morning
sabah means 'morning'; the '-in' ending — 'every morning'.
Common questions
- How do you say "morning" in Arabic?
- صَبَاحٌ (ṣabāḥ).
- How was "good morning" expressed in classical Arabic?
- One recorded greeting formula is عِمْ صَبَاحًا, built on صَبَاحٌ, "morning."
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).