سبب

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سبب^¹

/sab.ba.ba/

verb سَبَّبَ · sabbaba · يُسَبِّبُ · تَسْبِيب · مُسَبِّب

to cause, to effect, to trigger, to generate إزالةُ الغاباتِ تُسَبِّبُ كوارثَ بيئيّة.

سبب^²

/sa.bab/

Where it comes from

Compare Hebrew סיבה (sibá, “cause, reason”).

noun سَبَب · sabab · أَسْبَاب · السَّبَب

Classical cable, rope
Similar: حَبْل, مَرَسَة, رِبَاط, قَلْس, أَشْل, طُنُب, مَرَار, إِصَار, مَأْصِر, سِلْسِلَة, مِقَاط
cause, grounds, aetiological reason بِسَبَب ذٰلِكَ
alibi

In English

cause source or reason of an event or action
reason that which causes: a cause
purpose reason for doing something

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سبب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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