سَبّ
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Also written سبب: سَبَّبَ (to cause)
Highlights
Plural
أَسْبَاب
Most common words from the same root
سَبَب in English
Noun · masculine
- cable, rope Classical Arabic
- cause, grounds, aetiological reason
بِسَبَب ذٰلِكَbecause of thatوَكَانَ سَبَبُ قَتْلِهِ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ عَلَى الْأَنْدَلُسِ، كَمَا ذَكَرْنَا، عِنْدَ عَوْدِهِ إِلَى الشَّامِ، فَضَبَطَهَا وَسَدَّدَ أُمُورَهَا، وَحَمَى ثُغُورَهَا، وَافْتَتَحَ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ مَدَائِنَ بَقِيَتْ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ،"And the reason for his killing was that his father had appointed him over Al-Andalus, as we have mentioned, upon his return to Ash-Sham, so he brought it under control and set its affairs in order, and protected its frontiers, and opened during his emirate cities that remained after his father,"a. 1233 CE, Ibn al-Athīr, الكامل في التاريخ, 1st edition, volume 4, Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, published 1997, page 81
- alibi
Word origin
Compare Hebrew סיבה (sibá, “cause, reason”).
Words from the root س-ب-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَبَّ
· present يَسُبُّ
Form I · The plain action
to revile, to abuse
سَابّ
مَسْبُوب
سَبَّاب
calumniator
سَبَّبَ
· present يُسَبِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to cause, to effect, to trigger, to generate
تَسْبِيب
مُسَبِّب
cause
مُسَبَّب
تَسَبَّبَ
· present يَتَسَبَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be caused by, to be the result of; to be the cause of, to be to blame for; to give reasons
تَسَبُّب
مُتَسَبِّب
cable
سَبَّابَة
index finger
سَبِيب
the tail of a horse
سِبَاب
verbal noun of سَابَّ
مَسَبَّة
insult
سَبَبِيَّة
causality
سَبَب: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَبَب |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَسْبَاب |
سَبَب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
cause
بِسَبَب ذٰلِكَbecause of that
cause
وَكَانَ سَبَبُ قَتْلِهِ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ عَلَى الْأَنْدَلُسِ، كَمَا ذَكَرْنَا، عِنْدَ عَوْدِهِ إِلَى الشَّامِ، فَضَبَطَهَا وَسَدَّدَ أُمُورَهَا، وَحَمَى ثُغُورَهَا، وَافْتَتَحَ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ مَدَائِنَ بَقِيَتْ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ،"And the reason for his killing was that his father had appointed him over Al-Andalus, as we have mentioned, upon his return to Ash-Sham, so he brought it under control and set its affairs in order, and protected its frontiers, and opened during his emirate cities that remained after his father,"a. 1233 CE, Ibn al-Athīr, الكامل في التاريخ, 1st edition, volume 4, Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, published 1997, page 81
From a fully vowelled text
فَحَدَثَ انْشِقَاقٌ فِي الْجَمْعِ لِسَبَبِهِ.So there was a division among the people because of him.John 7:43, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَآمَنَ بِهِ أَكْثَرُ جِدًّا بِسَبَبِ كَلاَمِهِ.And many more believed because of his own word;John 4:41, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَلَمَّا قَرَأُوهَا فَرِحُوا لِسَبَبِ التَّعْزِيَةِ.Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.Acts 15:31, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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