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sabian

/ˈseɪ̯biən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
sabi-an
IPA
/ˈseɪ̯biən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a group (mentioned in the Qur'an) that is entitled to Muslim religious toleration, along with Jews and Christians. The group's identity is unknown, but they are usually identified with the Mandaeans or the Elkesaites.

Etymology

From Arabic الصَّابِئَة (aṣ-ṣābiʔa), of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Hebrew צָבָא (ṣaḇa, “army, host”) or Classical Mandaic ࡑࡁࡀ (ṣba, “baptizer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: صابئة, צָבָא, ࡑࡁࡀ

Inflected Forms

Sabians (plural)

Derived Forms

Sabianism

Frequently Paired Words

Mandaean Elcesaite

Rhymes With

arabian fabian swabian gabion polabian afrabian

Questions

How do you pronounce sabian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪ̯biən/.
What does sabian mean?
A member of a group (mentioned in the Qur'an) that is entitled to Muslim religious toleration, along with Jews and Christians. The group's identity is unknown, but they are usually identified with the Mandaeans or the Elkesaites.
Where does sabian come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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