سَبّ
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Also written سبب: سَبَب (cable)
Highlights
Present tense
يُسَبِّبُ
Verbal noun
تَسْبِيب
Active participle
مُسَبِّب
Passive participle
مُسَبَّب
Most common words from the same root
سَبَّبَ in English
Verb · Form II
- to cause, to effect, to trigger, to generate
إزالةُ الغاباتِ تُسَبِّبُ كوارثَ بيئيّة.Deforestation causes environmental catastrophes.مِنَ المُحتمَلِ أنْ يُسَبِّبَ هذا نِقاشًا مِنْ دونِ جَدوى.This will probably cause a pointless debate.
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
سَبَّبَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَبَّبْتُ | أُسَبِّبُ | أُسَبِّبَ | أُسَبِّبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَبَّبْتَ | تُسَبِّبُ | تُسَبِّبَ | تُسَبِّبْ | سَبِّبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَبَّبْتِ | تُسَبِّبِينَ | تُسَبِّبِي | تُسَبِّبِي | سَبِّبِي |
| هُوَ he | سَبَّبَ | يُسَبِّبُ | يُسَبِّبَ | يُسَبِّبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَبَّبَتْ | تُسَبِّبُ | تُسَبِّبَ | تُسَبِّبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَبَّبْتُمَا | تُسَبِّبَانِ | تُسَبِّبَا | تُسَبِّبَا | سَبِّبَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَبَّبَا | يُسَبِّبَانِ | يُسَبِّبَا | يُسَبِّبَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَبَّبَتَا | تُسَبِّبَانِ | تُسَبِّبَا | تُسَبِّبَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَبَّبْنَا | نُسَبِّبُ | نُسَبِّبَ | نُسَبِّبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَبَّبْتُمْ | تُسَبِّبُونَ | تُسَبِّبُوا | تُسَبِّبُوا | سَبِّبُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَبَّبْتُنَّ | تُسَبِّبْنَ | تُسَبِّبْنَ | تُسَبِّبْنَ | سَبِّبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَبَّبُوا | يُسَبِّبُونَ | يُسَبِّبُوا | يُسَبِّبُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَبَّبْنَ | يُسَبِّبْنَ | يُسَبِّبْنَ | يُسَبِّبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | تَسْبِيب |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُسَبِّب |
| Passive participle | مُسَبَّب |
سَبَّبَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to cause
إزالةُ الغاباتِ تُسَبِّبُ كوارثَ بيئيّة.Deforestation causes environmental catastrophes.
to cause
مِنَ المُحتمَلِ أنْ يُسَبِّبَ هذا نِقاشًا مِنْ دونِ جَدوى.This will probably cause a pointless debate.
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