سب

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See also: صب

Arabic

Root
س ب ب (s-b-b)

Verb

سَبَّ • (sabba) I, non-past يَسُبُّ‎ (yasubbu)

  1. to revile, to abuse
    Synonym: شَتَمَ (šatama)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:108:
      وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ
      walā tasubbū allaḏīna yadʕūna min dūni l-lahi fayasubbū l-laha ʕadwan biḡayri ʕilmin
      revile not those unto whom they pray beside God lest they revile God in enmity through ignorance

Conjugation

Conjugation of
سَبَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal noun سَبّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
سَبّ

sabb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
sābb
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
masbūb
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
sababtu
sababta
سَبَّ

sabba
sababtumā
sabbā
sababnā
sababtum
sabbū
f
sababti
sabbat
sabbatā
sababtunna
sababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔasubbu
tasubbu
yasubbu
tasubbāni
yasubbāni
nasubbu
tasubbūna
yasubbūna
f
tasubbīna
tasubbu
tasubbāni
tasbubna
yasbubna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔasubba
tasubba
yasubba
tasubbā
yasubbā
nasubba
tasubbū
yasubbū
f
tasubbī
tasubba
tasubbā
tasbubna
yasbubna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔasubba or ʔasubbi or ʔasbub
tasubba or tasubbi or tasbub
yasubba or yasubbi or yasbub
tasubbā
yasubbā
nasubba or nasubbi or nasbub
tasubbū
yasubbū
f
tasubbī
tasubba or tasubbi or tasbub
tasubbā
tasbubna
yasbubna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
سُبَّ or سُبِّ or اُسْبُبْ

subba or subbi or usbub
subbā
subbū
f
subbī
usbubna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
subibtu
subibta
سُبَّ

subba
subibtumā
subbā
subibnā
subibtum
subbū
f
subibti
subbat
subbatā
subibtunna
subibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔusabbu
tusabbu
yusabbu
tusabbāni
yusabbāni
nusabbu
tusabbūna
yusabbūna
f
tusabbīna
tusabbu
tusabbāni
tusbabna
yusbabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔusabba
tusabba
yusabba
tusabbā
yusabbā
nusabba
tusabbū
yusabbū
f
tusabbī
tusabba
tusabbā
tusbabna
yusbabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔusabba or ʔusabbi or ʔusbab
tusabba or tusabbi or tusbab
yusabba or yusabbi or yusbab
tusabbā
yusabbā
nusabba or nusabbi or nusbab
tusabbū
yusabbū
f
tusabbī
tusabba or tusabbi or tusbab
tusabbā
tusbabna
yusbabna

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س ب ب
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَبَّ (sabba).

Pronunciation

Verb

سب • (sabb) I (non-past يسُب (ysubb) or يسَب (ysabb))

  1. to insult
    Synonym: عاير (ʕāyir)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سبّيت (sabbīt) سبّيتي (sabbīti) سبّ (sabb) سبّينا (sabbīna) سبّيتوا (sabbītu) سبّوا (sabbu)
f سبّت (sabbāt)
non-past m نسبّ (nsubb) تسبّ (tsubb) يسبّ (ysubb) نسبّوا (nsubbu) تسبّوا (tsubbu) يسبّوا (ysubbu)
f تسبّي (tsubbi) تسبّ (tsubb)
imperative m سبّ (subb) سبّوا (subbu)
f سبّي (subbi)
    Conjugation of سب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سبّيت (sabbīt) سبّيتي (sabbīti) سبّ (sabb) سبّينا (sabbīna) سبّيتوا (sabbītu) سبّوا (sabbu)
f سبّت (sabbāt)
non-past m نسبّ (nsabb) تسبّ (tsabb) يسبّ (ysabb) نسبّوا (nsabbu) تسبّوا (tsabbu) يسبّوا (ysabbu)
f تسبّي (tsabbi) تسبّ (tsabb)
imperative m سبّ (sabb) سبّوا (sabbu)
f سبّي (sabbi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ب ب
2 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic سَبَّ (sabba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sabb/,
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Verb

سبّ • (sabb) I (present بسبّ (bisibb))

  1. to cuss, to curse, to swear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سبّ (sabb)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سبّيت (sabbēt) سبّيت (sabbēt) سبّ (sabb) سبّينا (sabbēna) سبّيتو (sabbētu) سبّو (sabbu)
f سبّيتي (sabbēti) سبّت (sabbat)
present m بسبّ (basibb) بتسبّ (bitsibb) بسبّ (bisibb) منسبّ (minsibb) بتسبّو (bitsibbu) بسبّو (bisibbu)
f بتسبّي (bitsibbi) بتسبّ (bitsibb)
subjunctive m اسبّ (asibb) تسبّ (tsibb) يسبّ (ysibb) نسبّ (nsibb) تسبّو (tsibbu) يسبّو (ysibbu)
f تسبّي (tsibbi) تسبّ (tsibb)
imperative m سبّ (sibb) سبّو (sibbu)
f سبّي (sibbi)

Urdu

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Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀩𑁆𑀩 (sabba), 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva), 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯 (sarva), from Sanskrit सर्व (sárva), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sárwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-wó-s, from *solh₂- (“whole”). Doublet of ہر. Cognate with Kamkata-viri suv, Persian هر (har).

Pronunciation

Determiner

سب • (sab) (Hindi spelling सब)

  1. all
  2. every

Pronoun

سَب • (sab) (Hindi spelling सब)

  1. all; everyone, everybody

Adjective

سَب • (sab) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling सब)

  1. of all

See also

References

  • “سب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “سب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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