sababi

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

sabàbī m (possessed form sabàbin)

reason, cause
argument, quarrel

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sá.bà.bí/

Noun[edit]

sábàbí

cause, reason
Synonym: ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀

Derived terms[edit]

sábàbí aláìwára-ọ̀rọ̀ (“extraneous circumstances”)

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