صعب

See also: صغت

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص ع ب (ṣ-ʿ-b).

Verb

صَعُبَ (ṣaʿuba) I, non-past يَصْعُبُ‎ (yaṣʿubu)

  1. to be hard, difficult
Conjugation


Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /sˁaʕb/
  • (file)

Adjective

صَعْب (ṣaʿb) (feminine صَعْبَة (ṣaʿba), common plural صِعَاب (ṣiʿāb), elative أَصْعَب (ʾaṣʿab))

  1. laborious, trying, awkward, difficult, complex
Declension

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /sˁaʕ.ʕa.ba/

Verb

صَعَّبَ (ṣaʿʿaba) II, non-past يُصَعِّبُ‎ (yuṣaʿʿibu)

  1. to complicate
Conjugation

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), صعب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صَعْب (ṣaʿb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sæʔb], [sæːb]

Adjective

صعب (sa'b) (comparative صعب‌تر, superlative صعب‌ترین)

  1. (archaic) difficult
Synonyms
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