سبب
s-b-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root سبب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root سَبَب primarily means a rope or anything by which one ascends or attains an object. It also refers to a means, instrument, or cause for something to happen.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
s-b-b
Listen:
ٱلْأَسْبَٰبَ
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Root letters:
س — ب — ب
Word Family Tree (8 forms)
All word forms derived from the root سبب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 9×
Verb 2×
Concordance — 11 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root سبب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (9) · Verb (1)
Noun (9 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:84
Noun
إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ سَبَبࣰا ٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed We established him upon the earth, and We gave him to everything a way
The Cave 18:89
Noun
ثُمَّ أَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا ٨٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then he followed a wa
The Cave 18:92
Noun
ثُمَّ أَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا ٩٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then he followed a wa
The Pilgrimage 22:15
Noun
مَن كَانَ یَظُنُّ أَن لَّن یَنصُرَهُ ٱللَّهُ فِی ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ فَلۡیَمۡدُدۡ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ثُمَّ لۡیَقۡطَعۡ فَلۡیَنظُرۡ هَلۡ یُذۡهِبَنَّ كَیۡدُهُۥ مَا یَغِیظُ ١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Whoever should think that Allah will not support [Prophet Muhammad] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath], and let him see: will his effort remove that which enrages [him]
Derived Forms (8)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| سَبَبًا | sababanā | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْأَسْبَٰبَ | lʾaasbaba | Noun | 1× | |
| أَسْبَٰبَ | ʾaasbaba | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْأَسْبَٰبِ | lʾaasbabi | Noun | 1× | |
| بِسَبَبٍ | bisababin | Noun | 1× | |
| فَيَسُبُّوا۟ | fayasubuwā | Verb | 1× | |
| تَسُبُّوا۟ | tasubuwā | Verb | 1× | |
| ٱلْأَسْبَابُ | lʾaasbaābu | Noun | 1× |