Saba

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See also: saba, sabá, saba', and säbä

English

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Etymology 1

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Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.

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Saba

  1. An island and special municipality in the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea; in the southern part of the Caribbean off the west coast of Venezuela.
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Etymology 2

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From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

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Saba

  1. Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Saba

  1. An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
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Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā).

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Saba (plural Sabas)

  1. A surname from Arabic.
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Saba is the 8822th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3712 individuals. Saba is most common among White (76.32%) and Hispanic/Latino (9.54%) individuals.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧ba

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Saba n

  1. An island and special municipality in the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.ba/
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Hyphenation: Sà‧ba

Etymology 1

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From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

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Saba f

  1. (biblical) Sheba

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Saba m

  1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Sheba

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Saba m

  1. Saba, an island in the Caribbean Netherlands

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

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Proper noun

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Saba f sg (variously declined, genitive Saba or Sabae); indeclinable, first declension

  1. (biblical) Sheba

Declension

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Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Saba
Genitive Saba
Sabae
Dative Saba
Sabae
Accusative Saba
Sabam
Ablative Saba
Sabā
Vocative Saba

Descendants

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  • Italian: Saba

References

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  • Saba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Saba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Saba”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly