سبب

See also: شبث‎, شبت‎, سبت‎, and س ب ب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ب ب‎ (s-b-b).

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /sab.ba.ba/
Noun (file)

Verb

سَبَّبَ • (sabbaba) II, non-past يُسَبِّبُ‎‎ (yusabbibu)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَبَّبَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَسْبِيب‎ tasbīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُسَبِّب‎ musabbib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُسَبَّب‎ musabbab
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَبَّبْتُ‎ sabbabtu	سَبَّبْتَ‎ sabbabta	سَبَّبَ sabbaba	سَبَّبْتُمَا‎ sabbabtumā	سَبَّبَا‎ sabbabā	سَبَّبْنَا‎ sabbabnā	سَبَّبْتُمْ‎ sabbabtum	سَبَّبُوا‎ sabbabū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سَبَّبْتُ‎ sabbabtu	سَبَّبْتِ‎ sabbabti	سَبَّبَتْ‎ sabbabat	سَبَّبْتُمَا‎ sabbabtumā	سَبَّبَتَا‎ sabbabatā	سَبَّبْنَا‎ sabbabnā	سَبَّبْتُنَّ‎ sabbabtunna	سَبَّبْنَ‎ sabbabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُسَبِّبُ‎ ʾusabbibu	تُسَبِّبُ‎ tusabbibu	يُسَبِّبُ‎ yusabbibu	تُسَبِّبَانِ‎ tusabbibāni	يُسَبِّبَانِ‎ yusabbibāni	نُسَبِّبُ‎ nusabbibu	تُسَبِّبُونَ‎ tusabbibūna	يُسَبِّبُونَ‎ yusabbibūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُسَبِّبُ‎ ʾusabbibu	تُسَبِّبِينَ‎ tusabbibīna	تُسَبِّبُ‎ tusabbibu	تُسَبِّبَانِ‎ tusabbibāni	تُسَبِّبَانِ‎ tusabbibāni	نُسَبِّبُ‎ nusabbibu	تُسَبِّبْنَ‎ tusabbibna	يُسَبِّبْنَ‎ yusabbibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَبِّبَ‎ ʾusabbiba	تُسَبِّبَ‎ tusabbiba	يُسَبِّبَ‎ yusabbiba	تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	يُسَبِّبَا‎ yusabbibā	نُسَبِّبَ‎ nusabbiba	تُسَبِّبُوا‎ tusabbibū	يُسَبِّبُوا‎ yusabbibū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَبِّبَ‎ ʾusabbiba	تُسَبِّبِي‎ tusabbibī	تُسَبِّبَ‎ tusabbiba	تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	نُسَبِّبَ‎ nusabbiba	تُسَبِّبْنَ‎ tusabbibna	يُسَبِّبْنَ‎ yusabbibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَبِّبْ‎ ʾusabbib	تُسَبِّبْ‎ tusabbib	يُسَبِّبْ‎ yusabbib	تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	يُسَبِّبَا‎ yusabbibā	نُسَبِّبْ‎ nusabbib	تُسَبِّبُوا‎ tusabbibū	يُسَبِّبُوا‎ yusabbibū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَبِّبْ‎ ʾusabbib	تُسَبِّبِي‎ tusabbibī	تُسَبِّبْ‎ tusabbib	تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	تُسَبِّبَا‎ tusabbibā	نُسَبِّبْ‎ nusabbib	تُسَبِّبْنَ‎ tusabbibna	يُسَبِّبْنَ‎ yusabbibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَبِّبْ sabbib		سَبِّبَا‎ sabbibā			سَبِّبُوا‎ sabbibū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		سَبِّبِي‎ sabbibī		سَبِّبَا‎ sabbibā			سَبِّبْنَ‎ sabbibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُبِّبْتُ‎ subbibtu	سُبِّبْتَ‎ subbibta	سُبِّبَ subbiba	سُبِّبْتُمَا‎ subbibtumā	سُبِّبَا‎ subbibā	سُبِّبْنَا‎ subbibnā	سُبِّبْتُمْ‎ subbibtum	سُبِّبُوا‎ subbibū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سُبِّبْتُ‎ subbibtu	سُبِّبْتِ‎ subbibti	سُبِّبَتْ‎ subbibat	سُبِّبْتُمَا‎ subbibtumā	سُبِّبَتَا‎ subbibatā	سُبِّبْنَا‎ subbibnā	سُبِّبْتُنَّ‎ subbibtunna	سُبِّبْنَ‎ subbibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُسَبَّبُ‎ ʾusabbabu	تُسَبَّبُ‎ tusabbabu	يُسَبَّبُ‎ yusabbabu	تُسَبَّبَانِ‎ tusabbabāni	يُسَبَّبَانِ‎ yusabbabāni	نُسَبَّبُ‎ nusabbabu	تُسَبَّبُونَ‎ tusabbabūna	يُسَبَّبُونَ‎ yusabbabūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُسَبَّبُ‎ ʾusabbabu	تُسَبَّبِينَ‎ tusabbabīna	تُسَبَّبُ‎ tusabbabu	تُسَبَّبَانِ‎ tusabbabāni	تُسَبَّبَانِ‎ tusabbabāni	نُسَبَّبُ‎ nusabbabu	تُسَبَّبْنَ‎ tusabbabna	يُسَبَّبْنَ‎ yusabbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَبَّبَ‎ ʾusabbaba	تُسَبَّبَ‎ tusabbaba	يُسَبَّبَ‎ yusabbaba	تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	يُسَبَّبَا‎ yusabbabā	نُسَبَّبَ‎ nusabbaba	تُسَبَّبُوا‎ tusabbabū	يُسَبَّبُوا‎ yusabbabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَبَّبَ‎ ʾusabbaba	تُسَبَّبِي‎ tusabbabī	تُسَبَّبَ‎ tusabbaba	تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	نُسَبَّبَ‎ nusabbaba	تُسَبَّبْنَ‎ tusabbabna	يُسَبَّبْنَ‎ yusabbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَبَّبْ‎ ʾusabbab	تُسَبَّبْ‎ tusabbab	يُسَبَّبْ‎ yusabbab	تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	يُسَبَّبَا‎ yusabbabā	نُسَبَّبْ‎ nusabbab	تُسَبَّبُوا‎ tusabbabū	يُسَبَّبُوا‎ yusabbabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَبَّبْ‎ ʾusabbab	تُسَبَّبِي‎ tusabbabī	تُسَبَّبْ‎ tusabbab	تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	تُسَبَّبَا‎ tusabbabā	نُسَبَّبْ‎ nusabbab	تُسَبَّبْنَ‎ tusabbabna	يُسَبَّبْنَ‎ yusabbabna

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /sa.bab/

Noun

سَبَب • (sabab) m (plural أَسْبَاب‎ (ʾasbāb))

cable
rope
cause; reason
‏بِسَبَب ذٰلِكَ‎ ― bisabab ḏālika ― because of that
alibi

Declension

Declension of noun سَبَب (sabab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَبَب sabab	السَّبَب‎ as-sabab	سَبَب sabab
Nominative	سَبَبٌ sababun	السَّبَبُ‎ as-sababu	سَبَبُ sababu
Accusative	سَبَبًا‎ sababan	السَّبَبَ‎ as-sababa	سَبَبَ sababa
Genitive	سَبَبٍ sababin	السَّبَبِ‎ as-sababi	سَبَبِ sababi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَبَبَيْن‎ sababayn	السَّبَبَيْن‎ as-sababayn	سَبَبَيْ‎ sababay
Nominative	سَبَبَانِ‎ sababāni	السَّبَبَانِ‎ as-sababāni	سَبَبَا‎ sababā
Accusative	سَبَبَيْنِ‎ sababayni	السَّبَبَيْنِ‎ as-sababayni	سَبَبَيْ‎ sababay
Genitive	سَبَبَيْنِ‎ sababayni	السَّبَبَيْنِ‎ as-sababayni	سَبَبَيْ‎ sababay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْبَاب‎ ʾasbāb	الْأَسْبَاب‎ al-ʾasbāb	أَسْبَاب‎ ʾasbāb
Nominative	أَسْبَابٌ‎ ʾasbābun	الْأَسْبَابُ‎ al-ʾasbābu	أَسْبَابُ‎ ʾasbābu
Accusative	أَسْبَابًا‎ ʾasbāban	الْأَسْبَابَ‎ al-ʾasbāba	أَسْبَابَ‎ ʾasbāba
Genitive	أَسْبَابٍ‎ ʾasbābin	الْأَسْبَابِ‎ al-ʾasbābi	أَسْبَابِ‎ ʾasbābi

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun سبب

بسبب‎

Descendants

Avar: сабаб (sabab)
Armenian: սաբաբ (sabab)
Azerbaijani: səbəb
Bashkir: сәбәп (säbäp)
Crimean Tatar: sebep
Georgian: საბაბი (sababi)
Indonesian: sebab
Kazakh: себеп (sebep)
Kyrgyz: себеп (sebep)
Malay: sebab
Pashto: سبب‎ (sabáb)
Persian: سبب‎ (sabab)
Tajik: сабаб (sabab)
Tatar: сәбәп (säbäp)
Turkish: sebep
Turkmen: sebäp
Uyghur: سەۋەب‎ (seweb)
Urdu: سبب‎ (sabab)
Uzbek: sabab

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “سب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Dari Persian	سبب‎
Iranian Persian	سبب‎
Tajiki Persian	сабаб (sabab)

Noun

سبب • (sabab)

cause, reason

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