صَائِبٌ
Root: صوب
Full Definition
صَائِبٌ
: see صَوْبٌ.
def.2 Also, and مُصِيبٌ and صَيُوبٌ and صَوِيبٌ , An arrow going right, or hitting the mark: ↓ the last of these is the only epithet, known to IJ, of the measure فَعِيلٌ having the ف and ل sound and having و for its ع, except طَوِيلٌ and قَوِيمٌ; for عَوِيصٌ is [held by him to be only] used as a subst.: صِيَابٌ is pl. of صَائِبٌ, like صِيَامٌ and قِيَامٌ pls. of صَائِمٌ and قَائِمٌ; either from الصَّوَابُ فِى الرَّمْىِ or from صَابَ السَّهْمُ الهَدَفَ having يَصِيبُ for its Present.T [See also صَيُوبٌ in art. صيب.] One says, إِنَّهُ لَسَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ Verily it is an arrow that goes right. مَعَ الخَوَاطِئِ سَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ is a prov. [expl. in art. خطأ].
2 [Hence,] one says also رَأْىٌ صَائِبٌ and مُصِيبٌ
def.2 Also, and مُصِيبٌ and صَيُوبٌ and صَوِيبٌ , An arrow going right, or hitting the mark: ↓ the last of these is the only epithet, known to IJ, of the measure فَعِيلٌ having the ف and ل sound and having و for its ع, except طَوِيلٌ and قَوِيمٌ; for عَوِيصٌ is [held by him to be only] used as a subst.: صِيَابٌ is pl. of صَائِبٌ, like صِيَامٌ and قِيَامٌ pls. of صَائِمٌ and قَائِمٌ; either from الصَّوَابُ فِى الرَّمْىِ or from صَابَ السَّهْمُ الهَدَفَ having يَصِيبُ for its Present.T [See also صَيُوبٌ in art. صيب.] One says, إِنَّهُ لَسَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ Verily it is an arrow that goes right. مَعَ الخَوَاطِئِ سَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ is a prov. [expl. in art. خطأ].
2 [Hence,] one says also رَأْىٌ صَائِبٌ and مُصِيبٌ
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