sababu

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Fula[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Noun[edit]

sababu

  1. reason, cause, motive

Alternative forms[edit]

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References[edit]

Krio[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sábábù

  1. permission
  2. benevolent help

Swahili[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

sababu (n class, plural sababu)

  1. motive
  2. reason
  3. cause

Derived terms[edit]

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Malay سبب (sebab), from Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

sababu (Jawi سبب)

  1. because

Alternative forms[edit]

  • sabab (with vowel deletion)

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh