سبيل

See also: سبیل‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ب ل‎ (s-b-l). Given the frequent religious usage of the word, there is some semantic interference of the Classical Syriac ܫܒܝܠܐ‎ (šəbīlā).

Noun

سَبِيل • (sabīl) m, f (plural سُبُل‎ (subul))

  1. way, path, road
    ‏اِبْن السَّبِيل‎ ― ibn as-sabīl ― wanderer
    ‏فِي سَبِيلِ اللّٰهِ‎ ― fī sabīli llāhi ― in the cause of God, in holy warfare
  2. manner, method
  3. ways and means
  4. kinship
  5. necessary connection
  6. distribution of water
  7. public fountain

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