Sabaean

Sa·bae·an
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/səˈbiː.ən/

proper noun

An extinct Semitic language spoken in Sheba (Saba).

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SabaeicSabaicSheban
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sabean · alternative Sabæan

  1. An extinct Semitic language spoken in Sheba (Saba).

    Synonyms: Sabaeic, Sabaic, Sheban

nounSabaean (plural Sabaeans)

plural Sabaeans · alternative Sabean · alternative Sabæan

  1. historyA member of the ancient Sabaean people.

    Synonyms: Sabaeic, Sabaic, Sheban

adjectiveSabaean (comparative more Sabaean, superlative most Sabaean)

comparative more Sabaean · superlative most Sabaean · alternative Sabean · alternative Sabæan

  1. Of or pertaining to the Sabaean people or their culture.

    Synonyms: Sabaeic, Sabaic, Sheban

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn extinct Semitic language spoken in Sheba (Saba).

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SabaeicSabaicSheban

nounA member of the ancient Sabaean people.

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SabaeicSabaicSheban

adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Sabaean people or their culture.

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SabaeicSabaicSheban
Also see
sheban

Origin

From Saba + -ean.

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Translations

Arabic سَبَئِيّ, سَبَئِيّ
  • سَبَئِيّ (sabaʔiyy)an extinct Semitic language
  • سَبَئِيّ (sabaʔiyy)a member of the ancient Sabaean people
  • سَبَئِيَّة (sabaʔiyya)a member of the ancient Sabaean people
  • سَبَئِيّ (sabaʔiyy)of or pertaining to Sabaean culture
Finnish saba, sabalainen
  • sabaan extinct Semitic language
  • sabalainena member of the ancient Sabaean people
  • sabalainenof or pertaining to Sabaean culture
German Sabäisch, Sabäer
  • Sabäischan extinct Semitic language
  • Sabäera member of the ancient Sabaean people
  • Sabäerina member of the ancient Sabaean people
  • sabäischof or pertaining to Sabaean culture
Russian сабе́йский, сабе́ец
  • сабе́йский (sabéjskij)an extinct Semitic language
  • сабе́ец (sabéjec)a member of the ancient Sabaean people
  • сабе́йский (sabéjskij)of or pertaining to Sabaean culture
Swedish sabeiska, sabé
  • sabeiskaan extinct Semitic language
  • sabéa member of the ancient Sabaean people
  • sabeiskof or pertaining to Sabaean culture

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sabaean

AegeanAndeanabelianEritreanJudeanarchaeanNabataeanArameanChananeanCumaeanDamocleanErythraeanHebraeanMandaeanMinaeanNicaeanPtolemaean
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Cite this entry
APA

Sabaean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sabaean

MLA

“Sabaean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sabaean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sabaean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sabaean.

Source: Sabaean on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.