The triliteral root sīn bā bā (س ب ب) occurs 11 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form I verb yasubbu (يَسُبُّ)
- nine times as the noun sabab (سَبَب)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to insult
(6:108:2) tasubbū | insult | وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ |
(6:108:8) fayasubbū | lest they insult | فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ |
Noun
(2:166:12) l-asbābu | the relations | إِذْ تَبَرَّأَ الَّذِينَ اتُّبِعُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا وَرَأَوُا الْعَذَابَ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ بِهِمُ الْأَسْبَابُ |
(18:84:10) sababan | a means | إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَبًا |
(18:85:2) sababan | a course | فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا |
(18:89:3) sababan | (a) course | ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا |
(18:92:3) sababan | a course | ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا |
(22:15:12) bisababin | a rope | فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ فَلْيَنْظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُ مَا يَغِيظُ |
(38:10:10) l-asbābi | the means | فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْأَسْبَابِ |
(40:36:9) l-asbāba | the ways | وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَا هَامَانُ ابْنِ لِي صَرْحًا لَعَلِّي أَبْلُغُ الْأَسْبَابَ |
(40:37:1) asbāba | (The) ways | أَسْبَابَ السَّمَاوَاتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ كَاذِبًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary