سبب

See also: شبث‎, شبت‎, سبت‎, and س ب ب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ب ب‎ (s-b-b).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /sab.ba.ba/

• Noun

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Verb

سَبَّبَ • (sabbaba) II, non-past يُسَبِّبُ‎‎ (yusabbibu)

1. to cause
2. to trigger
3. to generate

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَبَّبَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَسْبِيب‎ tasbīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسَبِّب‎ musabbib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَبَّب‎ musabbab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَبَّبْتُ‎ sabbabtu	سَبَّبْتَ‎ sabbabta	سَبَّبَ sabbaba		سَبَّبْتُمَا‎ sabbabtumā	سَبَّبَا‎ sabbabā		سَبَّبْنَا‎ sabbabnā	سَبَّبْتُمْ‎ sabbabtum	سَبَّبُوا‎ sabbabū
	f		سَبَّبْتِ‎ sabbabti	سَبَّبَتْ‎ sabbabat			سَبَّبَتَا‎ sabbabatā			سَبَّبْتُنَّ‎ sabbabtunna	سَبَّبْنَ‎ sabbabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُسَبِّبُ‎ ʾusabbibu	تُسَبِّبُ‎ tusabbibu	يُسَبِّبُ‎ yusabbibu		تُسَبِّبَانِ‎ tusabbibāni	يُسَبِّبَانِ‎ yusabbibāni		نُسَبِّبُ‎ nusabbibu	تُسَبِّبُونَ‎ tusabbibūna	يُسَبِّبُونَ‎ yusabbibūna
	f		تُسَبِّبِينَ‎ tusabbibīna	تُسَبِّبُ‎ tusabbibu			تُسَبِّبَانِ‎ tusabbibāni			تُسَبِّبْنَ‎ tusabbibna	يُسَبِّبْنَ‎ yusabbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَبِّبَ‎ ʾusabbiba	تُسَبِّبَ‎ tusabbiba	يُسَبِّبَ‎ yusabbiba		تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	يُسَبِّبَا‎ yusabbibā		نُسَبِّبَ‎ nusabbiba	تُسَبِّبُوا‎ tusabbibū	يُسَبِّبُوا‎ yusabbibū
	f		تُسَبِّبِي‎ tusabbibī	تُسَبِّبَ‎ tusabbiba			تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā			تُسَبِّبْنَ‎ tusabbibna	يُسَبِّبْنَ‎ yusabbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَبِّبْ‎ ʾusabbib	تُسَبِّبْ‎ tusabbib	يُسَبِّبْ‎ yusabbib		تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	يُسَبِّبَا‎ yusabbibā		نُسَبِّبْ‎ nusabbib	تُسَبِّبُوا‎ tusabbibū	يُسَبِّبُوا‎ yusabbibū
	f		تُسَبِّبِي‎ tusabbibī	تُسَبِّبْ‎ tusabbib			تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā			تُسَبِّبْنَ‎ tusabbibna	يُسَبِّبْنَ‎ yusabbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَبِّبْ sabbib			سَبِّبَا‎ sabbibā				سَبِّبُوا‎ sabbibū
	f		سَبِّبِي‎ sabbibī							سَبِّبْنَ‎ sabbibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُبِّبْتُ‎ subbibtu	سُبِّبْتَ‎ subbibta	سُبِّبَ subbiba		سُبِّبْتُمَا‎ subbibtumā	سُبِّبَا‎ subbibā		سُبِّبْنَا‎ subbibnā	سُبِّبْتُمْ‎ subbibtum	سُبِّبُوا‎ subbibū
	f		سُبِّبْتِ‎ subbibti	سُبِّبَتْ‎ subbibat			سُبِّبَتَا‎ subbibatā			سُبِّبْتُنَّ‎ subbibtunna	سُبِّبْنَ‎ subbibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُسَبَّبُ‎ ʾusabbabu	تُسَبَّبُ‎ tusabbabu	يُسَبَّبُ‎ yusabbabu		تُسَبَّبَانِ‎ tusabbabāni	يُسَبَّبَانِ‎ yusabbabāni		نُسَبَّبُ‎ nusabbabu	تُسَبَّبُونَ‎ tusabbabūna	يُسَبَّبُونَ‎ yusabbabūna
	f		تُسَبَّبِينَ‎ tusabbabīna	تُسَبَّبُ‎ tusabbabu			تُسَبَّبَانِ‎ tusabbabāni			تُسَبَّبْنَ‎ tusabbabna	يُسَبَّبْنَ‎ yusabbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَبَّبَ‎ ʾusabbaba	تُسَبَّبَ‎ tusabbaba	يُسَبَّبَ‎ yusabbaba		تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	يُسَبَّبَا‎ yusabbabā		نُسَبَّبَ‎ nusabbaba	تُسَبَّبُوا‎ tusabbabū	يُسَبَّبُوا‎ yusabbabū
	f		تُسَبَّبِي‎ tusabbabī	تُسَبَّبَ‎ tusabbaba			تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā			تُسَبَّبْنَ‎ tusabbabna	يُسَبَّبْنَ‎ yusabbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَبَّبْ‎ ʾusabbab	تُسَبَّبْ‎ tusabbab	يُسَبَّبْ‎ yusabbab		تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	يُسَبَّبَا‎ yusabbabā		نُسَبَّبْ‎ nusabbab	تُسَبَّبُوا‎ tusabbabū	يُسَبَّبُوا‎ yusabbabū
	f		تُسَبَّبِي‎ tusabbabī	تُسَبَّبْ‎ tusabbab			تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā			تُسَبَّبْنَ‎ tusabbabna	يُسَبَّبْنَ‎ yusabbabna

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /sa.bab/

Noun

سَبَب • (sabab) m (plural أَسْبَاب‎ (ʾasbāb))

1. cable
2. rope
3. cause; reason

   ‏بِسَبَب ذٰلِكَ‎ ― bisabab ḏālika ― because of that

4. alibi

Declension

Declension of noun سَبَب (sabab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَبَب sabab	السَّبَب‎ as-sabab	سَبَب sabab
Nominative	سَبَبٌ sababun	السَّبَبُ‎ as-sababu	سَبَبُ sababu
Accusative	سَبَبًا‎ sababan	السَّبَبَ‎ as-sababa	سَبَبَ sababa
Genitive	سَبَبٍ sababin	السَّبَبِ‎ as-sababi	سَبَبِ sababi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَبَبَيْن‎ sababayn	السَّبَبَيْن‎ as-sababayn	سَبَبَيْ‎ sababay
Nominative	سَبَبَانِ‎ sababāni	السَّبَبَانِ‎ as-sababāni	سَبَبَا‎ sababā
Accusative	سَبَبَيْنِ‎ sababayni	السَّبَبَيْنِ‎ as-sababayni	سَبَبَيْ‎ sababay
Genitive	سَبَبَيْنِ‎ sababayni	السَّبَبَيْنِ‎ as-sababayni	سَبَبَيْ‎ sababay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْبَاب‎ ʾasbāb	الْأَسْبَاب‎ al-ʾasbāb	أَسْبَاب‎ ʾasbāb
Nominative	أَسْبَابٌ‎ ʾasbābun	الْأَسْبَابُ‎ al-ʾasbābu	أَسْبَابُ‎ ʾasbābu
Accusative	أَسْبَابًا‎ ʾasbāban	الْأَسْبَابَ‎ al-ʾasbāba	أَسْبَابَ‎ ʾasbāba
Genitive	أَسْبَابٍ‎ ʾasbābin	الْأَسْبَابِ‎ al-ʾasbābi	أَسْبَابِ‎ ʾasbābi

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun سبب

• بسبب‎

Descendants

• Avar: сабаб (sabab)
• Armenian: սաբաբ (sabab)
• Azerbaijani: səbəb
• Bashkir: сәбәп (säbäp)
• Crimean Tatar: sebep
• Georgian: საბაბი (sababi)
• Indonesian: sebab
• Kazakh: себеп (sebep)
• Kyrgyz: себеп (sebep)
• Malay: sebab
• Pashto: سبب‎ (sabáb)
• Persian: سبب‎ (sabab)
• Swahili: sababu
• Tajik: сабаб (sabab)
• Tatar: сәбәп (säbäp)
• Turkish: sebep
• Turkmen: sebäp
• Uyghur: سەۋەب‎ (seweb)
• Urdu: سبب‎ (sabab)
• Uzbek: sabab

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “سب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Persian

Dari Persian	سبب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сабаб (sabab)

Noun

سبب • (sabab)

1. cause, reason