سبيل

See also: سبیل‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ب ل‎ (s-b-l). Given the frequent religious usage of the word, there is some semantic interference of the Classical Syriac ܫܒܝܠܐ‎ (šəbīlā). Cognate to Aramaic שְׁבִילׇא‎ (šəḇīlā), Hebrew שְׁבִיל‎ (šəḇī́l).

Noun

سَبِيل • (sabīl) m or f (plural سُبُل‎ (subul))

  1. way, path, road
    ‏اِبْن السَّبِيل‎ ― ibn as-sabīl ― wanderer
  2. manner, method
  3. ways and means
  4. kinship
  5. necessary connection
  6. distribution of water
  7. public fountain

Declension
Declension of noun سَبِيل (sabīl)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَبِيل
sabīl		 السَّبِيل‎
as-sabīl		 سَبِيل
sabīl
Nominative سَبِيلٌ
sabīlun		 السَّبِيلُ‎
as-sabīlu		 سَبِيلُ
sabīlu
Accusative سَبِيلًا‎
sabīlan		 السَّبِيلَ‎
as-sabīla		 سَبِيلَ
sabīla
Genitive سَبِيلٍ
sabīlin		 السَّبِيلِ‎
as-sabīli		 سَبِيلِ
sabīli
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَبِيلَيْن‎
sabīlayn		 السَّبِيلَيْن‎
as-sabīlayn		 سَبِيلَيْ‎
sabīlay
Nominative سَبِيلَانِ‎
sabīlāni		 السَّبِيلَانِ‎
as-sabīlāni		 سَبِيلَا‎
sabīlā
Accusative سَبِيلَيْنِ‎
sabīlayni		 السَّبِيلَيْنِ‎
as-sabīlayni		 سَبِيلَيْ‎
sabīlay
Genitive سَبِيلَيْنِ‎
sabīlayni		 السَّبِيلَيْنِ‎
as-sabīlayni		 سَبِيلَيْ‎
sabīlay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُبُل‎
subul		 السُّبُل‎
as-subul		 سُبُل‎
subul
Nominative سُبُلٌ‎
subulun		 السُّبُلُ‎
as-subulu		 سُبُلُ‎
subulu
Accusative سُبُلًا‎
subulan		 السُّبُلَ‎
as-subula		 سُبُلَ‎
subula
Genitive سُبُلٍ‎
subulin		 السُّبُلِ‎
as-subuli		 سُبُلِ‎
subuli

References
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 162
  • Schwally, Friedrich (1899), “Lexikalische Studien. (Fortsetzung.)”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 53, page 197
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سبيل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
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