Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

صَابَ aor. يَصِيبُ, (Ṣ, M, Mṣb, Ḳ,) inf. n. صَيْبٌ, (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ,) said of an arrow, (Ṣ, M, Mṣb,) i. q. أَصَابَ [expl. in art. صوب]; (Ṣ,* M, Mṣb, Ḳ;) like صاب having for its aor. يَصُوبُ. (Ṣ, M, Mṣb.)

صَيُوبٌ An arrow going right, or hitting the mark: pl. صُيُبٌ (M, Ḳ) and صِيَابٌ, (MF, TA,) or the latter is pl. of صَائِبٌ, which signifies the same. (M, in art. صوب.)

صُبَّابَةٌ andصُيَّابٌ↓ (M, A, Ḳ) andصُبَابَةٌ↓ andصُيَابٌ↓ (A, Ḳ) The أَصْل (M, A, Ḳ) [as meaning the original stock] of a people, (M,) or [as meaning the original, or the principal, or most essential, part,] of a thing: (A, Ḳ:) and the purest, or choice, or best, part or portion, (M,* A, Ḳ,) of a thing (M, Ḳ) of any kind, (M,) or of a people. (A.) One says, هُوَ فِى صُيَّابَةِ قَوْمِهِ andصُيَّابِهِمْ↓ He is of the أَصْل [or original stock] of his people: (Fr, TA:) and مِنْ صُيَّابَةِ قَوْمِهِ and صُوَّابَةِ قومه (TA) andمِنْ صُيَّابِهِمْ↓ (A) of the purest in race of his people. (A,* TA.) Andقَوْمٌ صُيَّابٌ↓ A choice, or an excellent, people. (TA.)

Also the first, The collective body of a people; (Kr, M;) and so صُوَّابَةٌ. (M in art. صوب.)

And A lord, master, or chief. (M, Ḳ.)