Fula edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Noun edit

sababu

  1. reason, cause, motive

Alternative forms edit

See also edit

References edit

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Etymology edit

From Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

sababu (n class, plural sababu)

  1. motive
  2. reason
  3. cause

Derived terms edit

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Malay سبب (sebab), from Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

sababu (Jawi سبب)

  1. because

Alternative forms edit

  • sabab (with vowel deletion)

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh