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Quran Dictionary - س ب ب

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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) tasubbūinsult وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ
(6:108:8) fayasubbūlest they insult فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ

Noun

(2:166:12) l-asbābuthe relations إِذْ تَبَرَّأَ الَّذِينَ اتُّبِعُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا وَرَأَوُا الْعَذَابَ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ بِهِمُ الْأَسْبَابُ
(18:84:10) sababana means إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَبًا
(18:85:2) sababana course فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
(18:89:3) sababan(a) course ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
(18:92:3) sababana course ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
(22:15:12) bisababina rope فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ فَلْيَنْظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُ مَا يَغِيظُ
(38:10:10) l-asbābithe means فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْأَسْبَابِ
(40:36:9) l-asbābathe 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

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