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sabat

sabat noun: a roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture, serving to support buildings or to cool pedestrians by maximizing daytime shade and accelerating breezes.

sabat: a roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture,...
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Noun

sabat (plural sabats)

  1. A roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture, serving to support buildings or to cool pedestrians by maximizing daytime shade and accelerating breezes.

Proper noun capitalized: Sabat

Sabat (plural Sabats)

  1. A surname.

sabat meaning in Arabic and Persian

sabat in Arabic

Translations
سَابَاط sābāṭ

sabat in Persian

Translations
ساباط sâbât

Forms of sabat

Noun
pluralsabats
Proper noun
pluralSabats

Origin of sabat

Borrowed from Arabic سَابَاط (sābāṭ).

Various origins: * Borrowed from Catalan Sàbat, a surname given to someone born on a Saturday. * Borrowed from Polish Sabat. * Borrowed from French Sabat, a nickname for a noisy or rowdy person, from Middle French sabat (“noise, racket”).

Questions about sabat

What does sabat mean?
Sabat means a roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture, serving to support buildings or to cool pedestrians by maximizing daytime shade and accelerating breezes.
What is sabat in Arabic?
Sabat in Arabic is سَابَاط (sābāṭ). See Sabat meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sabat?
Sabat can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sabat?
The plural of sabat is sabats.

Words near sabat in the dictionary

  1. Sabari
  2. Sabarkantha
  3. Sabarmati
  4. sabars
  5. SABAs
  6. sabat
  7. Sabater
  8. Sabaters
  9. Sabathikos
  10. sabatia
  11. sabatias

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