سبيل
See also: سبیل
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س ب ل (s-b-l). Given the frequent religious usage of the word, there is some semantic interference of the Classical Syriac ܫܒܝܠܐ (šəbīlā). Cognate to Aramaic שְׁבִילׇא (šəḇīlā), Hebrew שְׁבִיל (šəḇī́l).
Noun
سَبِيل • (sabīl) m or f (plural سُبُل (subul))
- way, path, road
- اِبْن السَّبِيل ― ibn as-sabīl ― wanderer
- manner, method
- ways and means
- kinship
- necessary connection
- distribution of water
- public fountain
Declension
Declension of noun سَبِيل (sabīl)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَبِيل sabīl |
السَّبِيل as-sabīl |
سَبِيل sabīl |
Nominative | سَبِيلٌ sabīlun |
السَّبِيلُ as-sabīlu |
سَبِيلُ sabīlu |
Accusative | سَبِيلًا sabīlan |
السَّبِيلَ as-sabīla |
سَبِيلَ sabīla |
Genitive | سَبِيلٍ sabīlin |
السَّبِيلِ as-sabīli |
سَبِيلِ sabīli |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | سَبِيلَيْن sabīlayn |
السَّبِيلَيْن as-sabīlayn |
سَبِيلَيْ sabīlay |
Nominative | سَبِيلَانِ sabīlāni |
السَّبِيلَانِ as-sabīlāni |
سَبِيلَا sabīlā |
Accusative | سَبِيلَيْنِ sabīlayni |
السَّبِيلَيْنِ as-sabīlayni |
سَبِيلَيْ sabīlay |
Genitive | سَبِيلَيْنِ sabīlayni |
السَّبِيلَيْنِ as-sabīlayni |
سَبِيلَيْ sabīlay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سُبُل subul |
السُّبُل as-subul |
سُبُل subul |
Nominative | سُبُلٌ subulun |
السُّبُلُ as-subulu |
سُبُلُ subulu |
Accusative | سُبُلًا subulan |
السُّبُلَ as-subula |
سُبُلَ subula |
Genitive | سُبُلٍ subulin |
السُّبُلِ as-subuli |
سُبُلِ subuli |
References
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 162
- Schwally, Friedrich (1899) “Lexikalische Studien. (Fortsetzung.)”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 53, page 197
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سبيل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen
Categories:
- Arabic terms belonging to the root س ب ل
- Arabic semantic loans from Classical Syriac
- Arabic terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic feminine terms lacking feminine ending
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic feminine nouns
- Arabic nouns with multiple genders
- Arabic terms with usage examples
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
- Arabic nouns with broken plural
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote broken plural