saba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "saba"

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English

Etymology 1

Alternative form of sapa.

Noun

saba (uncountable)

1. (cooking) A sweet grape syrup made from grape must
   • 2007 January 3, Florence Fabricant, “In Rustic Greek Dishes, a Fresh Approach to Ancient Flavors”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Gar, a long, skinny fish, was cooked and served in thick grape syrup, like saba, the Italian grape must.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog saba.

Noun

saba (uncountable)

1. A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 鯖.

Noun

saba (uncountable)

1. (cooking) Mackerel.

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, Basa, Saab, abas, baas, basa, à bas

Aragonese

Etymology

Latin sapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaba/
• Syllabification: sa‧ba
• Rhymes: -aba

Noun

saba f

1. (botany) sap

Alternative forms

• sapia

Catalan

Etymology

Latin sapa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsa.βə]

• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈsa.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsa.ba]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

saba f (plural sabes)

1. (botany) sap

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• sab-a

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ba

Noun

saba

1. a saba banana

Chichewa

Etymology

From -sa- (“negative infix”) +‎ -ba (“to steal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ɓa/

Verb

-saba (infinitive kusába)

1. Negative form of -ba
   1. to not steal

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic صَبَاح (ṣabāḥ)

Noun

saba (accusative sabanı, plural sabalar)

1. morning

Declension

Declension of saba

	singular	plural
nominative	saba	sabalar
genitive	sabanıñ	sabalarnıñ
dative	sabağa	sabalarğa
accusative	sabanı	sabalarnı
locative	sabada	sabalarda
ablative	sabadan	sabalardan

Derived terms

• sabada
• sabadan
• sabaleyin
• sabalıq
• sabalıq aşamaq
• sabalıq yemek

References

• “saba”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sapa, from Proto-Baltic *stabara-, compare Lithuanian stabaras (“dried branch”) and Latvian stebere (“cow's tail”). Cognate to Finnish saparo, Ingrian sapara (“pig's tail”), and Karelian sapero, saparo (“tail”).

Noun

saba (genitive saba, partitive saba)

1. tail

Declension

Declension of saba (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		saba	sabad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	saba
genitive			sabade
partitive		saba	sabu sabasid
illative		sappa sabasse	sabadesse sabusse
inessive		sabas	sabades sabus
elative		sabast	sabadest sabust
allative		sabale	sabadele sabule
adessive		sabal	sabadel sabul
ablative		sabalt	sabadelt sabult
translative		sabaks	sabadeks sabuks
terminative		sabani	sabadeni
essive		sabana	sabadena
abessive		sabata	sabadeta
comitative		sabaga	sabadega

Derived terms

• siidisaba

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese savãa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin sabana, from sabanum, from Ancient Greek σάβανον (sábanon). Cognate with Spanish sábana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaβa̝/

Noun

saba f (plural sabas)

1. sheet, bedsheet

   Synonyms: lenzo, lenzó

   • 1395, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 157:

     It. mando ao moesteyro de san francisco hua cama de Roupa que seia huun almadraque et tres cabeçaes anchos et huun traueyseyro de pluma laurado et quatro faceyroas et duas sauaas et hua colcha et huun panal et huun alfamare et duas almadraquias

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. cambium

Related terms

• sabela
• sabelo

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “savãa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “saba”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “saba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “saba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “saba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈba/ [sɐˈba]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ba

Noun

sabá

1. banana

Derived terms

• ukis ti saba

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese ᮞᮘ (saba), from Javanese ꦱꦧ (saba), from Old Javanese sabhā, from Sanskrit सभा (sabhā, “meeting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaba]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ba

Verb

saba

1. to go outside the home

Affixed terms

• bersaba
• menyaba

Related terms

• paseban

Further reading

• “saba”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

saba

1. Rōmaji transcription of さば

Javanese

Romanization

saba

1. romanization of ꦱꦧ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈba/ [sʌˈba]
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA^(key): /haˈba/ [hʌˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sa‧ba

Noun

sabá

1. banana

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of saba

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	saba, (Lubon) haba, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) haba
	Bauko	saba, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) haba
	Sabangan	saba, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) saba, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) haba
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	saba, (Tanulong) sagha

Kassonke

Numeral

saba

1. three

Mwani

Numeral

saba

1. seven

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin sapa (“thickened wine”). Cognate with Catalan saba, French sève.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaβo/

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

saba f (plural sabas)

1. (botany) sap

Derived terms

• sabar

Phuthi

Verb

-sába

1. to fear
2. to be afraid of

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin sapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaba/

Noun

saba f (uncountable)

1. (wine) cooked, condensed must

See also

• binu

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-sába

1. to fear

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swahili

Swahili numbers ^(edit)

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←  6	7	8  →
Cardinal: saba     Ordinal: -a saba     Fractional: subui

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبْعَة (sabʕa). Displaced native fungate.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Numeral

saba (invariable)

1. seven

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	sifuri	-moja, mosi	-wili, pili	-tatu	-nne	-tano	sita	saba	-nane	tisa, kenda
10—	kumi	kumi na moja, edashara	kumi na mbili, thenashara	kumi na tatu, thelatashara	kumi na nne, arobatashara	kumi na tano, hamstashara	kumi na sita, sitashara	kumi na saba, sabatashara	kumi na nane, themantashara	kumi na tisa, tisatashara
20—	ishirini	ishirini na moja	ishirini na mbili	ishirini na tatu	ishirini na nne	ishirini na tano	ishirini na sita	ishirini na saba	ishirini na nane	ishirini na tisa
30—	thelathini	thelathini na moja	thelathini na mbili	thelathini na tatu	thelathini na nne	thelathini na tano	thelathini na sita	thelathini na saba	thelathini na nane	thelathini na tisa
40—	arobaini	arobaini na moja	arobaini na mbili	arobaini na tatu	arobaini na nne	arobaini na tano	arobaini na sita	arobaini na saba	arobaini na nane	arobaini na tisa
50—	hamsini	hamsini na moja	hamsini na mbili	hamsini na tatu	hamsini na nne	hamsini na tano	hamsini na sita	hamsini na saba	hamsini na nane	hamsini na tisa
60—	sitini	sitini na moja	sitini na mbili	sitini na tatu	sitini na nne	sitini na tano	sitini na sita	sitini na saba	sitini na nane	sitini na tisa
70—	sabini	sabini na moja	sabini na mbili	sabini na tatu	sabini na nne	sabini na tano	sabini na sita	sabini na saba	sabini na nane	sabini na tisa
80—	themanini	themanini na moja	themanini na mbili	themanini na tatu	themanini na nne	themanini na tano	themanini na sita	themanini na saba	themanini na nane	themanini na tisa
90—	tisini	tisini na moja	tisini na mbili	tisini na tatu	tisini na nne	tisini na tano	tisini na sita	tisini na saba	tisini na nane	tisini na tisa

Noun

saba class IX (plural saba class X)

1. (card games) seven

References

• Johansen, Aimee (2003), “Why Kiswahili adopted the words for six, seven and nine”, in Studies in African Linguistics‎^[2], volume 32, number 2, pages 99-104

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sabʔa (“banana”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabəqa (“cooking banana”). Compare Ilocano saba, Pangasinan seba, Kapampangan saba, Hanunoo sab-a, Central Bikol sa-ba, and Cebuano sab-a.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈba/ [sɐˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sa‧ba

Noun

sabá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊ)

1. saba banana (a Philippine cultivar of banana)

   Synonyms: obispo, (obsolete) bisko

   May binebentang saba si Aling Conching.

   Miss Conching sells some saba bananas.

Further reading

• “saba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sabeqa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• basa, saab, Basa

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa sābā̀ (“to be accustomed to doing something”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sá.bà/

Adverb

sábà

1. usually, often

   Synonym: lọ́pọ̀ ìgbà

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-saba

1. (intransitive) to stand scattered around while feeding

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukusaba)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukusaba	ukungasabi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	saba	-sabe
plural	sabani	-sabeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasaba, ngisaba	engisabayo, engisaba	ngisaba	angisabi	engingasabi	ngingasabi
2nd singular	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
1st plural	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
2nd plural	niyasaba, nisaba	enisabayo, enisaba	nisaba	anisabi	eningasabi	ningasabi
class 1	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	esaba	akasabi	ongasabi	engasabi
class 2	bayasaba, basaba	abasabayo, abasaba	besaba	abasabi	abangasabi	bengasabi
class 3	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
class 4	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
class 5	liyasaba, lisaba	elisabayo, elisaba	lisaba	alisabi	elingasabi	lingasabi
class 6	ayasaba, asaba	asabayo, asaba	esaba	awasabi	angasabi	engasabi
class 7	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
class 8	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
class 9	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
class 10	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
class 11	luyasaba, lusaba	olusabayo, olusaba	lusaba	alusabi	olungasabi	lungasabi
class 14	buyasaba, busaba	obusabayo, obusaba	busaba	abusabi	obungasabi	bungasabi
class 15	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
class 17	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngisabile, ngisabē	engisabile, engisabē	ngisabile, ngisabē	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nisabile, nisabē	enisabile, enisabē	nisabile, nisabē	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
class 1	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	esabile, esabē	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
class 2	basabile, basabē	abasabile, abasabē	besabile, besabē	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
class 3	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
class 4	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 5	lisabile, lisabē	elisabile, elisabē	lisabile, lisabē	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
class 6	asabile, asabē	asabile, asabē	esabile, esabē	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
class 7	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
class 8	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 9	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 10	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 11	lusabile, lusabē	olusabile, olusabē	lusabile, lusabē	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
class 14	busabile, busabē	obusabile, obusabē	busabile, busabē	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
class 15	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
class 17	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāsaba	engāsaba	ngāsaba	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nāsaba	enāsaba	nāsaba	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
class 1	wāsaba	owāsaba	āsaba	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
class 2	bāsaba	abāsaba	bāsaba	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
class 3	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
class 4	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 5	lāsaba	elāsaba	lāsaba	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
class 6	āsaba	āsaba	āsaba	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
class 7	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
class 8	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 9	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 10	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 11	lwāsaba	olwāsaba	lwāsaba	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
class 14	bāsaba	obāsaba	bāsaba	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
class 15	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
class 17	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingasaba	—	ngingasaba	ngingesabe	—	ngingesabe
2nd singular	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
1st plural	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
2nd plural	ningasaba	—	ningasaba	ningesabe	—	ningesabe
class 1	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
class 2	bangasaba	—	bengasaba	bangesabe	—	bengesabe
class 3	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
class 4	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
class 5	lingasaba	—	lingasaba	lingesabe	—	lingesabe
class 6	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
class 7	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
class 8	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
class 9	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
class 10	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
class 11	lungasaba	—	lungasaba	lungesabe	—	lungesabe
class 14	bungasaba	—	bungasaba	bungesabe	—	bungesabe
class 15	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
class 17	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizosaba	engizosaba	ngizosaba	angizusaba	engingezusaba	ngingezusaba
2nd singular	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
1st plural	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
2nd plural	nizosaba	enizosaba	nizosaba	anizusaba	eningezusaba	ningezusaba
class 1	uzosaba	ozosaba	ezosaba	akazusaba	ongezusaba	engezusaba
class 2	bazosaba	abazosaba	bezosaba	abazusaba	abangezusaba	bengezusaba
class 3	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
class 4	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
class 5	lizosaba	elizosaba	lizosaba	alizusaba	elingezusaba	lingezusaba
class 6	azosaba	azosaba	ezosaba	awazusaba	angezusaba	engezusaba
class 7	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
class 8	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
class 9	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
class 10	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
class 11	luzosaba	oluzosaba	luzosaba	aluzusaba	olungezusaba	lungezusaba
class 14	buzosaba	obuzosaba	buzosaba	abuzusaba	obungezusaba	bungezusaba
class 15	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
class 17	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosaba	engiyosaba	ngiyosaba	angiyusaba	engingeyusaba	ngingeyusaba
2nd singular	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
1st plural	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
2nd plural	niyosaba	eniyosaba	niyosaba	aniyusaba	eningeyusaba	ningeyusaba
class 1	uyosaba	oyosaba	eyosaba	akayusaba	ongeyusaba	engeyusaba
class 2	bayosaba	abayosaba	beyosaba	abayusaba	abangeyusaba	bengeyusaba
class 3	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
class 4	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
class 5	liyosaba	eliyosaba	liyosaba	aliyusaba	elingeyusaba	lingeyusaba
class 6	ayosaba	ayosaba	eyosaba	awayusaba	angeyusaba	engeyusaba
class 7	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
class 8	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
class 9	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
class 10	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
class 11	luyosaba	oluyosaba	luyosaba	aluyusaba	olungeyusaba	lungeyusaba
class 14	buyosaba	obuyosaba	buyosaba	abuyusaba	obungeyusaba	bungeyusaba
class 15	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
class 17	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngisabe	ngingasabi
2nd singular	usabe	ungasabi
1st plural	sisabe	singasabi
2nd plural	nisabe	ningasabi
class 1	asabe	angasabi
class 2	basabe	bangasabi
class 3	usabe	ungasabi
class 4	isabe	ingasabi
class 5	lisabe	lingasabi
class 6	asabe	angasabi
class 7	sisabe	singasabi
class 8	zisabe	zingasabi
class 9	isabe	ingasabi
class 10	zisabe	zingasabi
class 11	lusabe	lungasabi
class 14	busabe	bungasabi
class 15	kusabe	kungasabi
class 17	kusabe	kungasabi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngasaba	ngangasaba, angasaba, angangasaba
2nd singular	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
1st plural	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
2nd plural	nasaba	nangasaba, anasaba, anangasaba
class 1	wasaba	wangasaba, akasaba, akangasaba
class 2	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
class 3	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
class 4	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
class 5	lasaba	langasaba, alasaba, alangasaba
class 6	asaba	angasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
class 7	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
class 8	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
class 9	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
class 10	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
class 11	lwasaba	lwangasaba, alwasaba, alwangasaba
class 14	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
class 15	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba
class 17	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba

Etymology 2

Clipping of -esaba.

Verb

-sába

1. alternative form of -esaba

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukusaba)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukusaba	ukungasabi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	saba	-sabe
plural	sabani	-sabeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasaba, ngisaba	engisabayo, engisaba	ngisaba	angisabi	engingasabi	ngingasabi
2nd singular	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
1st plural	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
2nd plural	niyasaba, nisaba	enisabayo, enisaba	nisaba	anisabi	eningasabi	ningasabi
class 1	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	esaba	akasabi	ongasabi	engasabi
class 2	bayasaba, basaba	abasabayo, abasaba	besaba	abasabi	abangasabi	bengasabi
class 3	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
class 4	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
class 5	liyasaba, lisaba	elisabayo, elisaba	lisaba	alisabi	elingasabi	lingasabi
class 6	ayasaba, asaba	asabayo, asaba	esaba	awasabi	angasabi	engasabi
class 7	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
class 8	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
class 9	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
class 10	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
class 11	luyasaba, lusaba	olusabayo, olusaba	lusaba	alusabi	olungasabi	lungasabi
class 14	buyasaba, busaba	obusabayo, obusaba	busaba	abusabi	obungasabi	bungasabi
class 15	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
class 17	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngisabile, ngisabē	engisabile, engisabē	ngisabile, ngisabē	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nisabile, nisabē	enisabile, enisabē	nisabile, nisabē	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
class 1	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	esabile, esabē	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
class 2	basabile, basabē	abasabile, abasabē	besabile, besabē	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
class 3	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
class 4	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 5	lisabile, lisabē	elisabile, elisabē	lisabile, lisabē	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
class 6	asabile, asabē	asabile, asabē	esabile, esabē	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
class 7	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
class 8	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 9	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 10	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 11	lusabile, lusabē	olusabile, olusabē	lusabile, lusabē	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
class 14	busabile, busabē	obusabile, obusabē	busabile, busabē	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
class 15	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
class 17	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāsaba	engāsaba	ngāsaba	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nāsaba	enāsaba	nāsaba	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
class 1	wāsaba	owāsaba	āsaba	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
class 2	bāsaba	abāsaba	bāsaba	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
class 3	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
class 4	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 5	lāsaba	elāsaba	lāsaba	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
class 6	āsaba	āsaba	āsaba	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
class 7	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
class 8	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 9	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
class 10	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
class 11	lwāsaba	olwāsaba	lwāsaba	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
class 14	bāsaba	obāsaba	bāsaba	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
class 15	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
class 17	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingasaba	—	ngingasaba	ngingesabe	—	ngingesabe
2nd singular	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
1st plural	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
2nd plural	ningasaba	—	ningasaba	ningesabe	—	ningesabe
class 1	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
class 2	bangasaba	—	bengasaba	bangesabe	—	bengesabe
class 3	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
class 4	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
class 5	lingasaba	—	lingasaba	lingesabe	—	lingesabe
class 6	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
class 7	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
class 8	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
class 9	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
class 10	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
class 11	lungasaba	—	lungasaba	lungesabe	—	lungesabe
class 14	bungasaba	—	bungasaba	bungesabe	—	bungesabe
class 15	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
class 17	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizosaba	engizosaba	ngizosaba	angizusaba	engingezusaba	ngingezusaba
2nd singular	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
1st plural	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
2nd plural	nizosaba	enizosaba	nizosaba	anizusaba	eningezusaba	ningezusaba
class 1	uzosaba	ozosaba	ezosaba	akazusaba	ongezusaba	engezusaba
class 2	bazosaba	abazosaba	bezosaba	abazusaba	abangezusaba	bengezusaba
class 3	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
class 4	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
class 5	lizosaba	elizosaba	lizosaba	alizusaba	elingezusaba	lingezusaba
class 6	azosaba	azosaba	ezosaba	awazusaba	angezusaba	engezusaba
class 7	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
class 8	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
class 9	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
class 10	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
class 11	luzosaba	oluzosaba	luzosaba	aluzusaba	olungezusaba	lungezusaba
class 14	buzosaba	obuzosaba	buzosaba	abuzusaba	obungezusaba	bungezusaba
class 15	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
class 17	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosaba	engiyosaba	ngiyosaba	angiyusaba	engingeyusaba	ngingeyusaba
2nd singular	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
1st plural	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
2nd plural	niyosaba	eniyosaba	niyosaba	aniyusaba	eningeyusaba	ningeyusaba
class 1	uyosaba	oyosaba	eyosaba	akayusaba	ongeyusaba	engeyusaba
class 2	bayosaba	abayosaba	beyosaba	abayusaba	abangeyusaba	bengeyusaba
class 3	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
class 4	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
class 5	liyosaba	eliyosaba	liyosaba	aliyusaba	elingeyusaba	lingeyusaba
class 6	ayosaba	ayosaba	eyosaba	awayusaba	angeyusaba	engeyusaba
class 7	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
class 8	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
class 9	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
class 10	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
class 11	luyosaba	oluyosaba	luyosaba	aluyusaba	olungeyusaba	lungeyusaba
class 14	buyosaba	obuyosaba	buyosaba	abuyusaba	obungeyusaba	bungeyusaba
class 15	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
class 17	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngisabe	ngingasabi
2nd singular	usabe	ungasabi
1st plural	sisabe	singasabi
2nd plural	nisabe	ningasabi
class 1	asabe	angasabi
class 2	basabe	bangasabi
class 3	usabe	ungasabi
class 4	isabe	ingasabi
class 5	lisabe	lingasabi
class 6	asabe	angasabi
class 7	sisabe	singasabi
class 8	zisabe	zingasabi
class 9	isabe	ingasabi
class 10	zisabe	zingasabi
class 11	lusabe	lungasabi
class 14	busabe	bungasabi
class 15	kusabe	kungasabi
class 17	kusabe	kungasabi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngasaba	ngangasaba, angasaba, angangasaba
2nd singular	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
1st plural	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
2nd plural	nasaba	nangasaba, anasaba, anangasaba
class 1	wasaba	wangasaba, akasaba, akangasaba
class 2	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
class 3	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
class 4	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
class 5	lasaba	langasaba, alasaba, alangasaba
class 6	asaba	angasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
class 7	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
class 8	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
class 9	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
class 10	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
class 11	lwasaba	lwangasaba, alwasaba, alwangasaba
class 14	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
class 15	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba
class 17	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “saɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “saɓa (6.3)”
• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “saɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “saɓa (3.9)”