sabab

See also: səbəb

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

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

Conjunction

sabab

1. because

Central Dusun

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

sabab

1. because

Somali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَب (sabab, “reason, cause”).

Noun

sabab f

1. cause
2. reason

Tausug

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /sabab/ [saˈβab̚]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: sa‧bab

Noun

sabab (Sulat Sūg spelling سَبَبْ)

1. reason; cause

   Synonyms: karna', pasal

Conjunction

sabab (Sulat Sūg spelling سَبَبْ)

1. because

   Synonyms: karna', pasal

   Ayaw na kaw gumuwa' bang dūm na sabab mataud manga mundu.

   Don't go out when its night already because there are many thugs.

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa.ˈbab]

Conjunction

sabab

1. alternative form of sababu (“because”)

References

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

Uzbek

Other scripts

Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic	сабаб‍
Latin	sabab‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)	سبب

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

Noun

sabab (plural sabablar)

1. cause

Derived terms

• sababli
• sababsiz