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سَبِيل

sabīli

way, path

পথ

Root letters: س ب لAppears 176 times in the Qur'an#63 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: س ب ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)سَبِيلِ166 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)سُبُلًۭا10 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli · 72 times
  • سَبِيلًۭاa waysabīlan · 17 times
  • ٱلسَّبِيلِ(of) the wayl-sabīli · 15 times
  • سَبِيلًاwaysabīlan · 7 times
  • سَبِيلَ(the) waysabīla · 7 times
  • ٱلسَّبِيلَ(from) the wayl-sabīla · 6 times

Words with similar meaning

Close in meaning, but each word keeps its own nuance.

Examples from the Qur'an

And indeed, they [i.e., those cities] are [situated] on an established road.

Surah 15:76 — Read full ayah

Then He eased the way for him;

Surah 80:20 — Read full ayah

That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"

Surah 71:20 — Read full ayah