سبح

العربية

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سبح

/sabħ/
/sa.ba.ħa/
/sab.ba.ħa/

Where it comes from

From the root س ب ح (s b ḥ). Cognate with Hebrew שבח (shibéakh, “to praise, to appreciate”) and Classical Syriac ܫܒܚ. Possibly related to Egyptian sbḥ (“to cry out, to scream”).

noun سَبْح · sabḥ · السَّبْح · سَبْحٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of سَبَحَ (sabaḥa) (form I)
praise, laudation

verb سَبَحَ · sabaḥa · يَسْبَحُ · سَبْح · سِبَاحَة

to be above
to swim

verb سَبَّحَ · sabbaḥa · يُسَبِّحُ · تَسْبِيح · مُسَبِّح

to praise, to glorify

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سبح},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}