Arabic vocabulary
صَبَاحٌmorning in Arabic
صَبَاحٌ is how you say “morning” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ص ب ح (ṣ-b-ḥ)noun (time of day)Pronounced ṣabāḥ
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
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
- أَصْبَحَto enter the morning; to become
- صُبْحٌdawn, daybreak
- صَبَّحَto come to someone in the morning
- صَبَاحَةٌbeauty, comeliness
- صَبُوحٌa morning drink
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."
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
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').
From: Early Converts to Islam →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'.
From: Angels at al-Aqsa →
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