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

References

• “sabab”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

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

Arabic (Afghan Uzbek)		سبب
Cyrillic		сабаб
Latin		sabab

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai سبب (sbb /⁠säbäb⁠/), from Classical Persian سَبَب (sabab), from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧bab

Noun

sabab (plural sabablar)

1. cause

Declension

Declension of sabab

	singular	plural
nominative	sabab	sabablar
genitive	sababning	sabablarning
dative	sababga	sabablarga
definite accusative	sababni	sabablarni
locative	sababda	sabablarda
ablative	sababdan	sabablardan
similative	sababdek	sabablardek

Possessive forms of sabab

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	sababim	sabablarim
genitive	sababimning	sabablarimning
dative	sababimga	sabablarimga
definite accusative	sababimni	sabablarimni
locative	sababimda	sabablarimda
ablative	sababimdan	sabablarimdan
similative	sababimdek	sabablarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	sababing	sabablaring
genitive	sababingning	sabablaringning
dative	sababingga	sabablaringga
definite accusative	sababingni	sabablaringni
locative	sababingda	sabablaringda
ablative	sababingdan	sabablaringdan
similative	sababingdek	sabablaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	sababi	sabablari
genitive	sababining	sabablarining
dative	sababiga	sabablariga
definite accusative	sababini	sabablarini
locative	sababida	sabablarida
ablative	sababidan	sabablaridan
similative	sababidek	sabablaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	sababimiz	sabablarimiz
genitive	sababimizning	sabablarimizning
dative	sababimizga	sabablarimizga
definite accusative	sababimizni	sabablarimizni
locative	sababimizda	sabablarimizda
ablative	sababimizdan	sabablarimizdan
similative	sababimizdek	sabablarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	sababingiz	sabablaringiz
genitive	sababingizning	sabablaringizning
dative	sababingizga	sabablaringizga
definite accusative	sababingizni	sabablaringizni
locative	sababingizda	sabablaringizda
ablative	sababingizdan	sabablaringizdan
similative	sababingizdek	sabablaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	sababi	sabablari
genitive	sababining	sabablarining
dative	sababiga	sabablariga
definite accusative	sababini	sabablarini
locative	sababida	sabablarida
ablative	sababidan	sabablaridan
similative	sababidek	sabablaridek

Derived terms

• sababli
• sababsiz

Further reading

• “sabab“ in izoh.uz