سَبّ
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Highlights
Present tense
يَسُبُّ
Verbal noun
سَبّ
Active participle
سَابّ
Passive participle
مَسْبُوب
Most common words from the same root
سَبَّ in English
Verb · Form I
- to revile, to abuse
وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍrevile not those unto whom they pray beside God lest they revile God in enmity through ignorance609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:108
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
سَبَّ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَبَبْتُ | أَسُبُّ | أَسُبَّ | أَسُبَّ / أَسُبِّ / أَسْبُبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَبَبْتَ | تَسُبُّ | تَسُبَّ | تَسُبَّ / تَسُبِّ / تَسْبُبْ | سُبَّ / سُبِّ / اُسْبُبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَبَبْتِ | تَسُبِّينَ | تَسُبِّي | تَسُبِّي | سُبِّي |
| هُوَ he | سَبَّ | يَسُبُّ | يَسُبَّ | يَسُبَّ / يَسُبِّ / يَسْبُبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَبَّتْ | تَسُبُّ | تَسُبَّ | تَسُبَّ / تَسُبِّ / تَسْبُبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَبَبْتُمَا | تَسُبَّانِ | تَسُبَّا | تَسُبَّا | سُبَّا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَبَّا | يَسُبَّانِ | يَسُبَّا | يَسُبَّا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَبَّتَا | تَسُبَّانِ | تَسُبَّا | تَسُبَّا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَبَبْنَا | نَسُبُّ | نَسُبَّ | نَسُبَّ / نَسُبِّ / نَسْبُبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَبَبْتُمْ | تَسُبُّونَ | تَسُبُّوا | تَسُبُّوا | سُبُّوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَبَبْتُنَّ | تَسْبُبْنَ | تَسْبُبْنَ | تَسْبُبْنَ | اُسْبُبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَبُّوا | يَسُبُّونَ | يَسُبُّوا | يَسُبُّوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَبَبْنَ | يَسْبُبْنَ | يَسْبُبْنَ | يَسْبُبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | سَبّ |
|---|---|
| Active participle | سَابّ |
| Passive participle | مَسْبُوب |
سَبَّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to revile
وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍrevile not those unto whom they pray beside God lest they revile God in enmity through ignorance609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:108
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