sababu

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Etymology

From Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Noun

sababu

  1. reason, cause, motive

Alternative forms

See also

References

Krio

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation

Noun

sábábù

  1. permission
  2. benevolent help

Swahili

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Etymology

From Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

sababu (n class, plural sababu)

  1. motive
  2. reason
  3. cause

Derived terms

Ternate

Etymology

From Classical Malay سبب (sebab), from Arabic سَبَبْ (sabab).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

sababu (Jawi سبب)

  1. because

Alternative forms

  • sabab (with vowel deletion)

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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