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Sabian

/ˈseɪ̯biən/

Sabian 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.

Noun

Sabian (plural Sabians)

  1. 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.

Sabian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic

Sabian in Hindi

Sabian
साबी sābī

Sabian in Tamil

விண்மீன் வழிபாட்டாளர்

Sabian in Urdu

Sabian
صابی sābī

Sabian in Arabic

Translations
صَابِئِيّ ṣābiʔiyy

Forms of Sabian

pluralSabians

Origin of Sabian

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

Words formed from Sabian

Words that rhyme with Sabian

Questions about Sabian

What does Sabian mean?
Sabian means 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.
What is Sabian in Hindi?
Sabian in Hindi is साबी (sābī). See Sabian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sabian?
Sabian is a noun.
How do you pronounce Sabian?
Sabian is pronounced /ˈseɪ̯biən/.
What is the plural of Sabian?
The plural of Sabian is Sabians.

Words near Sabian in the dictionary

  1. sabhas
  2. sabhka
  3. Sabhyata
  4. Sabia
  5. sabiaceous
  6. Sabian
  7. Sabianism
  8. Sabians
  9. Sabias
  10. SABIC
  11. sabich

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Sabian (page history and authors); साबी (Hindi) (page history and authors); sabian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); صابی (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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