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)

reason, cause
argument, quarrel

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sá.bà.bí/

Noun

sábàbí

cause, reason
Synonym: ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀

Derived terms

sábàbí aláìwára-ọ̀rọ̀ (“extraneous circumstances”)

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