Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

صُوَّابَةٌ

Root: صوب

Full Definition

صُوَّابَةٌ The choice, or best, class of a people; as also صُيَّابَةٌ and صُيَّابٌ . And قَوْمٌ صُيَّابٌ A choice, or an excellent, people. And صُيَّابَةٌ signifies The choice, or best, of anything. [See also art. صيب.]
2 Also, صُوَّابَةٌ, The collective body of a people; and so صُيَّابَةٌ . (Kr, M in art. صيب.)


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