صَٰحِبَة

SuHobapN * an inf. n. of SaHibahu [q. v.]. (S, A, Msb, K, &c.) ― -b2- [As a simple subst., Companionship. Hence, lahu SuHobapN , often occurring in biographies as meaning He had companionship with the Prophet; i. e. he was one of the Companions of the Prophet. And xarajotu SuHobapa Alr~asuwli , frequently occurring in trads., meaning I went forth in the companionship of the Apostle, or in company with the Apostle. Hence also] one says, Hamalotu AlkitaAba SuHobatiY (assumed tropical:) [ I carried the book with me ]. (Msb.) SuHobapu Als~afiynapi [ The companionship of the ship ] is a post-classical phrase, denoting, by way of comparison, that which has no permanence. (Har p. 258.) ― -b3- See also SaAHibN , of which it is a quasipl. n.