سبت

See also: شبث, شبت, سبب, and س ب ب

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ب ت
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic اَلسَّبْت (as-sabt), the form with al- is usually used to designate a certain Saturday or Saturday day in general but when it is mentioned unspecifically then the form without the al- can be used in some contexts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sabt/

Noun

سبت • (sabtm

  1. a Saturday
    سواءً سبت ولا أحدsawāʔan sabt walla ʔaḥadeither a Saturday or a Sunday

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish سبد (sebed, seped, sepet), from Persian سبد (sabad, basket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.bat/

Noun

سبت • (sabatm (plural أسبتة (ʔasbita) or سبتات (sabatāt))

  1. usually an immovable plastic basket, mostly a laundry basket
See also

Malay

Proper noun

سبت

  1. Jawi spelling of Sabtu.‎