rope, cord → cause, reason 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 13981)
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme sabab-
meaning 1 rope, cord fal-yamdud bi-sabab-in ʔilā s-samāʔ-i ṯumma li-yaqṭaʕ (Qurʔān 22:15)

Let him stretch a rope to the roof and then cut off.
direction →
meaning 2 cause hāḏā sabab-u hāḏā 

This is the cause of this.
reference Lane: 1285
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