sabi

See also: sabí, šabi, and саби

Bikol Central

Etymology

Compare Tagalog sabi and Kapampangan sabi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧bi
• IPA^(key): /ˈsabi/ [ˈsa.bi]

Noun

sábi

1. something said; statement
2. mention

   Synonyms: kuno, sambit

Verb

sábi

1. to say

   Synonym: taram

Derived terms

• isabi
• kasabihan
• magsabi
• sabihan
• sabihon

 

See also

• huron
• istoriyahan
• ulay
• usap

 

Indonesian

Etymology

Backslang for bisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.bi/

Verb

sabi

1. (back slang, text messaging) can, be able

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bi/
• Rhymes: -abi
• Hyphenation: sà‧bi

Noun

sabi m pl

1. plural of sabio

Japanese

Romanization

sabi

1. Rōmaji transcription of さび

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog sabi and Bikol Central sabi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧bi

Adjective

sabi

1. said

Noun

sabi

1. something said; statement

Krio

Alternative forms

• sab

Etymology

From Portuguese saber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.bí/

Verb

sàbí

1. to know, understand, be skilled at

Noun

sàbí

1. skill, expertise, know-how

Lindu

Noun

sabi

1. witness

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bɪ/

Noun

sabi m (plural subien)

1. (dated) boy; male child

   Synonym: tifel

   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Is-sema bagħatlu sabi u s-sultan żamm kelmtu!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• The plural subien remains in common use; see there.

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From Portuguese saber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.bi/

Verb

sabi

1. to know

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• sa (synonym)

Etymology

From Portuguese saber and Spanish saber and Kabuverdianu sabe.

Verb

sabi

1. to know

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Portuguese saber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bi/

Verb

sabi

1. (transitive) to know
2. (auxiliary) to be able to (of learnt skills)

Descendants

• Aukan: sabi
• Saramaccan: sábi

Noun

sabi

1. knowledge, wisdom

Derived terms

• sabiman (“expert”)
• sabiso (“know-it-all”)

 

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “sabi”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Tagalog

Etymology

From Southern Luzon axis *sábih (“say”). Compare Kapampangan sabi, Hanunoo sabi, Bikol Central sabi, and Masbatenyo sabi. Some speculate that it is from Spanish sabe, the third-person singular present indicative of saber (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsabi/ [ˈsaː.bɪ], (colloquial) /ˈsabe/ [ˈsaː.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: sa‧bi

Noun

sabi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜒ)

1. something said; statement

   Synonyms: pahayag, pangungusap, deklarasyon, wika, (obsolete) bala

2. act of saying something (to someone)

   Synonyms: pagsasalita, pagpapahayag, (obsolete) bala

3. act of telling something (to someone)
4. (colloquial) words; expressions

   Synonym: salita

Derived terms

• ansabi
• ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasama ng maluwat
• ebas
• ibig sabihin
• ipagsabi
• ipanabi
• ipasabi
• kasabihan
• madaling sabihin, mahirap gawin
• magpasabi
• magsabi
• makapagsabi
• makisabi
• masabi
• masabihan
• pagsabihan
• pagsasabi
• pakisabi
• papagsabihin
• pasabi
• pasabihan
• paunang-sabi
• sa madaling sabi
• sabi-sabi
• sabi-sabihan
• sabi-sabihin
• sabihan
• sabihin
• sabihin pa ba
• sinabi
• sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi
• tagapagsabi
• tagasabi
• walang-sinasabi

 

See also

• banggit
• sambit
• usap

 

Further reading

• “sabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 168: “Colgar) Sabi (pp) los niños de vnos paños al hombro como vſan las tingianes.”
  • page 217: “Deçir) Sabi (pp) tratando algo”
  • page 253: “Dicho) Sabi (pp) de teſtigo delante de juez”
  • page 398: “Lleuar) Sabi (pp) T. los niños al vſo del tingue colgados ẽ vn paño”
  • page 418: “Mentar) Sabi (pp) lo que otro no quiere o ir”
  • page 537: “Runrun) Sabi (pp) q̃ core por las orejas”
  • page 586: “Tratar) Sabi (pp) alguna coſa entredes”

Anagrams

• basi, siba, bisa

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.bi]

Noun

sabi

1. a pair

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetan

Noun

sabi

1. plural of sabo