سبيل

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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).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. way, path, road
  2. manner, method
  3. ways and means
  4. kinship
  5. necessary connection
  6. distribution of water
  7. public fountain
  8. blame
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:42:
      إِنَّمَا السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
      ʔinnamā as-sabīlu ʕalā llaḏīna yaẓlimūna n-nāsa wayabḡūna fī l-ʔarḍi biḡayri l-ḥaqqi ʔulāʔika lahum ʕaḏābun ʔalīmun
      The blame is only against the ones who wrong the people and tyrannize upon the earth without right. Those will have a painful punishment.

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Punjabi: ਛਬੀਲ f (chabīl)

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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