סיבה

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ס־ב־ב (s-b-b)

Compare Gulf Arabic سبة (sibba) and Arabic سَبَب (sabab).

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Noun

סיבה / סִבָּה • (sibá) f (plural indefinite סיבות / סִבּוֹת, singular construct סיבת / סִבַּת־, plural construct סיבות / סִבּוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. A cause: source or reason for something.
    • 2008, Maor Cohen, לילה עיר:
      ובלילה עיר נותנת עוד סיבה לשכוח מי אתה
      And at night City gives another reason to forget who you are.

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