صبيان

Arabic

Noun

صِبْيَان • (ṣibyān) m pl

1. plural of صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy)

Noun

صُبْيَان • (ṣubyān) m pl

1. plural of صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صِبْيان (ṣibyān).

Noun

صِبيان or صُبيان • (ṣibyān or ṣubyān) m pl

1. plural of صبي (ṣabi)
2. boys; sons; guys
   1. plural of ولد (walad, “boy”)
   2. plural of ابن (ibin, “son”)
   3. plural of شب (šabb, “teenager, young man”)

Usage notes

• In all three cases of sense #2, صبيان is not the main plural, but serves chiefly to explicitly specify the masculine. The use as plural of شب (šabb) is less common, but compare related صبيه (ṣabīye).