سبب

See also: شبث, شبت, سبت, and س ب ب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ب ب (s-b-b).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /sab.ba.ba/
  • (file)

Verb

سَبَّبَ (sabbaba) II, non-past يُسَبِّبُ‎ (yusabbibu)

  1. to cause
  2. to trigger
  3. to generate
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /sa.bab/

Noun

سَبَب (sabab) m (plural أَسْبَاب (ʾasbāb))

  1. cable
  2. rope
  3. cause; reason
    بِسَبَب ذٰلِكَbisabab ḏālikabecause of that
  4. alibi
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

References

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