sababi

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sá.bà.bíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sə́.bə̀.bíː]

Noun

sabàbī m (possessed form sabàbin)

  1. reason, cause
  2. argument, quarrel

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa sabàbī, ultimately from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sá.bà.bí/

Noun

sábàbí

  1. cause, reason
    Synonym: ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀

Derived terms

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