Meanings
saba1
saba2
- uncountableA triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).
saba3
- uncountablecookingMackerel.
Saba4
- An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.
Saba5
- Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
Synonyms: Sheba
Saba6
Saba7
SABA8
plural SABAs
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
Origin
saba · noun
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sabəqa
- Proto-Philippine*sabqa
- Tagalogsaba
- Englishsaba
Borrowed from Tagalog saba.
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- Japanese鯖
- Japanese鯖
- Englishsaba
Borrowed from Japanese 鯖.
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Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.
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- Hebrewשְׁבָא
- Ancient GreekΣάβα
- LatinSaba
- EnglishSaba
From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā). Doublet of Sheba
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- Arabicصبا
- EnglishSaba
Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā).
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Chinese Mandarin 薩巴島 /萨巴岛
- 薩巴島 /萨巴岛 (Sàbā Dǎo)island
Danish Saba
- Sabaisland
Dutch Saba
- Sabaisland
Estonian Saba
- Sabaisland
Irish Saba
- Sabaisland
Portuguese Saba
- Sabaisland
Russian Са́ба
- Са́ба (Sába)island
Spanish Saba
- Sabaisland
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
saba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saba
“saba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saba. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saba.
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