سبت

See also: شبث, شبت, سبب, and س ب ب

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ب ت
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic اَلسَّبْت (as-sabt), the form with al- is usually used to designate a certain Saturday or Saturday day in general but when it is mentioned unspecifically then the form without the al- can be used in some contexts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sabt/

Noun

سبت • (sabt) m

1. a Saturday

   سواءً سبت ولا أحد

   sawāʔan sabt walla ʔaḥad

   either a Saturday or a Sunday

سَبَت

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish سبد (sebed, seped, sepet), from Persian سبد (sabad, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.bat/

Noun

سبت • (sabat) m (plural أسبتة (ʔasbita) or سبتات (sabatāt))

1. usually an immovable plastic basket, mostly a laundry basket

See also

• سَلَّة (salla, “basket”)
• طَشْت (ṭašt, “basket usually for water”)

Malay

Proper noun

سبت

1. Jawi spelling of Sabtu‎