סיבה
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ס־ב־ב (s-b-b) |
| 14 terms |
Etymology
Cognate with Arabic سَبَب (sabab).
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /sibˈbaː/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /sibˈbɔː/ [sibˈbɔː]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /sibˈbɔ/ [sibˈbɔː]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /siˈba/ (West), /sibˈba/ (East)
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /siˈbɔ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /siˈba/
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Noun
סיבה / סִבָּה • (sibá) f (plural indefinite סיבות / סִבּוֹת, singular construct סיבת / סִבַּת־, plural construct סיבות / סִבּוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
- cause (source or reason of an event or action)
- 2008, Maor Cohen, לילה עיר:
- ובלילה עיר נותנת עוד סיבה לשכוח מי אתה
- And at night City gives another reason to forget who you are.
Derived terms
- סיבת מוות / סִבַּת מָוֶת (sibát-mávet)
See also
- מטרה (matará)