Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

الصَّابِيَةُ

Root: صبو

Full Definition

الصَّابِيَةُ The oblique wind (النُّكَيْبَآءُ, dim. of النَّكْبَآءُ,) that blows in a direction between that of the east or easterly wind (الصَّبَا) and that of the north or northerly wind (الشَّمَال): it is very cold, (S and TA voce نَكْبَآءُ,) and very boisterous, and unattended by rain or by any good.


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