sababi

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sá.bà.bíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə́.bə̀.bíː]

Noun

sabàbī m (possessed form sabàbin)

1. reason, cause
2. argument, quarrel

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa sabàbī, ultimately from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sá.bà.bí/

Noun

sábàbí

1. cause, reason

   Synonym: ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀

Derived terms

• sábàbí aláìwára-ọ̀rọ̀ (“extraneous circumstances”)