A1phrase
صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ
ṣabāḥu al-khayri
good morning
Example
صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ، كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟
ṣabāḥu al-khayri, kayfa ḥāluka?
Good morning, how are you?
Grammar
The response is 'ṣabāḥu an-nūr' (صَبَاحُ النُّورِ) meaning 'morning of light'.
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Arabic root
ص-ب-ح
4 words from this root family
A1phrase
تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْرٍ
tuṣbiḥu ʿalā khayrin
good night
Example
تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْرٍ، نَرَاكَ غَدًا.
tuṣbiḥu ʿalā khayrin, narāka ghadan.
Good night, see you tomorrow.
Grammar
Literally 'may you wake up to goodness'. Response: 'wa anta min ahlihi' (وَأَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ).
A1noun
صَبَاح
ṣabāḥ
morning
Example
صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ
ṣabāḥu al-khayri
Good morning
A1verb
أَصْبَحَ
aṣbaḥa
to become / to start the morning
Example
أصبحَ الطقسُ بارداً
aṣbaḥa aṭ-ṭaqsu bāridan
The weather became cold
Grammar
Form IV verb (أَفْعَلَ). Past: aṣbaḥa, Present: yuṣbiḥu. A sister of kāna (incomplete verb).