A1adjective
صَبور
ṣabūr
patient
Example
المُعَلِّمُ صَبور
al-muʿallimu ṣabūr
The teacher is patient
Grammar
Feminine form: ṣabūra (صَبورة). Intensive form (faʿūl pattern). From ṣabr (صَبر, patience).
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Arabic root
ص-ب-ر
4 words from this root family
B1noun
صَبْر
ṣabr
patience
Example
الصَّبرُ مِفتاحُ الفَرَج.
aṣ-ṣabru miftāḥu l-faraj.
Patience is the key to relief.
B1verb
صَبَرَ
ṣabara
he was patient / he persevered
Example
وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
wa-lanajziyanna alladhīna ṣabarū ajrahum bi-aḥsani mā kānū yaʿmalūn
And We will surely reward those who were patient with their reward according to the best of what they used to do (16:96)
Grammar
Form I verb. Past: صَبَرَ, Present: يَصْبِرُ. Related: صَبْرٌ (patience), صَابِرٌ (patient one), صَبُورٌ (very patient - divine name). Imperative: اصْبِرْ (be patient).
Culture
The Quran promises that those who are patient will receive their reward without limit (39:10). Patience is consistently linked to ultimate success.
A1noun
صَبْرٌ
ṣabr
patience / perseverance / steadfastness
Example
وَاصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
waṣbir wa-mā ṣabruka illā billāh
And be patient, and your patience is not but through Allah (16:127)
Grammar
Masculine noun (maṣdar). Verb: صَبَرَ (q101). The adjective صَبُورٌ (patient) and the active participle صَابِرٌ are also used in the Quran.
Culture
Ṣabr is mentioned over 100 times in the Quran. 'Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account' (39:10).