सबब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سبب (sabab), from Arabic سَبَب (sabab). Cognate with Marathi सबब (sabab).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.bəb/, [sɐ.bɐb]
• Rhymes: -əb

Noun

सबब • (sabab) m (Urdu spelling سبب)

1. cause, reason

   Synonyms: कारण (kāraṇ), हेतु (hetu), वजह (vajah)

2. motive
3. means of obtaining, method

Declension

Declension of सबब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सबब sabab	सबब sabab
oblique	सबब sabab	सबबों sababõ
vocative	सबब sabab	सबबो sababo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सबब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 983

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سبب (sabab), from Arabic سَبَب (sabab). Cognate with Hindi सबब (sabab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.bəb/
• Rhymes: -əb
• Hyphenation: स‧बब

Noun

सबब • (sabab) f

1. excuse

   Synonyms: कारण (kāraṇ), निमित्त (nimitta)

   सबब सांगणे ― sabab sāṅgṇe ― to provide an excuse

2. (rare) reason, cause

   Synonym: कारण (kāraṇ) (standard)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सबब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies