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Definition: Saba |
SabaNoun1. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Saba" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references) |
"Saba" is a common misspelling or typo for: saber, sabot, saga, samba, sea, sib. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
SABA | English | Swimmers air breathing apparatus | Medicine |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Saba is an island in the Netherlands Antilles. Towns include The Bottom and Windwardside.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Saba."
Crosswords: Saba |
| English words defined with "Saba": Sabian. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Saba": 76877 ♦ Balkis ♦ Land of Myrrh ♦ Sheba. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Saba" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Indonesian (frequent a place), Latin (new wine), Sranan (Sabbath), Swahili (seven). |
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Movie/TV Titles | La Reine de Saba (1974) El Saba banat (1961) Kitar al Scia Saba (1961) La Regina di Saba (1952) El Zouja el saba (1950) | |
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Economic History | Israel | Additional projects under development are the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Mass Transit projects and the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Kfar Saba railroad lines. (references) |
The Netherlands | Elements of the Netherlands' once far-flung empire were granted either full independence or nearly complete autonomy after World War II. Indonesia formally gained its independence in 1949, and Suriname became independent in 1975. The five islands of the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius, and a part of St. Maarten) and Aruba are integral parts of the Netherlands realm but enjoy a large degree of autonomy. (references) | |
Human Rights | Yemen | On January 1 and 2, explosive devices were detonated in Aden outside the Anglican Christ Church, which is used as a transient hotel by seamen, and the official SABA News Agency office. (references) |
Travel | Tanzania | January 1 (New Year), January 12 (Zanzibar Revolutionary Day), Marh 5 (Idd-El-Haj*), April 13 (Good Friday), April 16 (Easter Monday), April 26 (Union Day), May 1 (International Worker's Day), July 6 (Maulid Day*), July 7 (Saba Saba), August 8 (Peasants Day), December 9 (Independence Day), December 16 & 17 (Idd-El-Fitr), December 25 (Christmas Day) and December 26 (Boxing Day). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Saba" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Saba" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Saba" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Saba | Last name | 1,000 | 11,457 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Mexico | Grupo Casa Saba S.A. De C.V. | USA | Saba Software Incorporated |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "Saba": San Saba ♦ San Saba County. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
saba | 342 |
in island restaurant saba | 48 |
saba university | 34 |
saba island | 32 |
san saba | 22 |
estate real saba | 13 |
kfar saba | 11 |
fabiana saba | 11 |
saba software | 11 |
umberto saba | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Saba"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Dutch | Bovenwindse Eilanden (St.Eustatius and St.Maarten). (various references) | |
French | îles du Vent. (various references) | |
German | Inseln ueber dem Winde (St.Eustatius and St.Maarten). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abasay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 10, Verse 29 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai oufir kai euila kai iwbab panteV outoi uioi iektan |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et Ophir et Evila et Iobab omnes isti filii Iectan |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ond Ophir ond Hefila ond Iobab. Eall þes wæron suna Iectannes]. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Saba and Ophir, and Euila, and Jobab; alle thes the sonys of Jactan. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Ophir Heuila and Iobab. All these are the sonnes of Iaketan. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 10, Verse 29 |
| Bulgarian | Офира, Евила и Иовава; всички тия бяха Иоктанови синове. |
| Cebuano | Ug kang Ophir, ug kang Habila, ug kang Jobad: kining tanan mao ang mga anak nga lalake ni Joctan. |
| Chinese | 阿 斐 、 " " 拉 、 約 巴 、 這 都 是 約 坍 的 ' 子 。 |
| Croatian | Ofir, Havila i Jobab. Sve su to sinovi Joktanovi. |
| Danish | Ofir, Havila og Jobab. Alle disse var Joktans Sønner, |
| Dutch | En Ofir, en Havila, en Jobab; deze allen waren zonen van Joktan. |
| Finnish | Oofir, Havila ja Joobab. Kaikki nämä olivat Joktanin poikia. |
| French | Ophir, Havila et Jobab. Tous ceux-l furent fils de Jokthan. |
| German | Ophir, Hevila und Jobab. Das sind die Kinder von Joktan. |
| Haitian Creole | Ofi, Avila ak Jobab. Yo tout se pitit Joktan yo te ye. |
| Hungarian | Ofirt, Havilát és Jóbábot. Ezek mind a Joktán fiai. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ofir, Hawila dan Yobab. Semuanya itu keturunan Yoktan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan Ofir dan Hawila dan Yobab, sekalian inilah anak laki-laki Yoktan. |
| Italian | Ofir, Avìla e Ibab. Tutti questi furono i figli di Joktan; |
| Korean | 오 빌 과, 하 윌 라 와, " 밥 을 낳 았 으 니 이 " 은 다 욕 단 의 아 " 이 며 |
| Maori | Ko Opira, ko Hawira, ko Iopapa: he tama katoa enei na Ioketana. |
| Modern Greek | και τον Οφειρ, και τον Αβιλα, και τον Ιωβαβ· παντες ουτοι ησαν υιοι του Ιοκταν. |
| Norwegian | og Ofir og Havila og Jobab; alle disse var Joktans sønner. |
| Portuguese | Ofir, Havilá e Jobabe: todos esses foram filhos de Joctã. |
| Rumanian | pe Ofir, pe Havila, wi pe Iobab. Toyi acewtia au fost fiii lui Ioctan. |
| Russian | пЖЙТБ, иБЧЙМХ Й йПЧБЧБ. чУЕ ЬФЙ УЩОПЧШС йПЛФБОБ. |
| Spanish | a Ofir, a Havila y a Jobab. Todos éstos fueron hijos de Joctán. |
| Swedish | Ofir, Havila och Jobab; alla dessa voro Joktans söner. |
| Thai | โอฟีร์ ฮาวิลาห์ และโยบับ คนเหล่านี้เป็นบุตรชายทั้งหลายของโยกทาน |
| Ukrainian | і Офіра, і Хавілу, і Йовава. Усі вони сини Йоктанові. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Saba": sabadilla, sabadillas, sabaton, sabatons, sabayon, sabayons. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Saba": casaba, cassaba, piasaba, piassaba. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Saba": casabas, cassabas, piasabas, piassabas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: abas, baas. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-s" | |
-1 letter: aas, aba, abs, baa, bas, sab. | |
-2 letters: aa, ab, as, ba. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-s" | |
+1 letter: abase, abash, abbas, albas, baals, babas, balas, balsa, basal, sabra, samba. | |
+2 letters: abacas, abacus, abakas, abamps, abased, abaser, abases, abasia, abates, abatis, abomas, amebas, anabas, baases, babkas, badass, bagass, baizas, balsam, balsas, basalt, bashaw, bazars, bravas, brazas, bwanas, cabals, casaba, casbah, gambas, gasbag, kababs, kabars, kasbah, mambas, nawabs, rabats, sabbat, sabras, sambar, sambas, scarab, seabag, tablas, wasabi. | |
+3 letters: abasers, abashed, abashes, abasias, abasing, abaters, abators, abattis, abelias, ablates, ablauts, abomasa, abomasi, abrades, abreast, abrosia, abstain, abulias, abwatts, abysmal, abyssal, airbags, albatas, ambages, ambaris, ambsace, amoebas, arabesk, arables, arrobas, atabals, aubades, aucubas, baalism, babassu, babesia, babysat, backsaw, bagasse, balases, balatas, balboas, ballads, ballast, balsams, bananas, banians, banksia, bantams, banyans, banzais, baobabs, barytas, basally, basalts, baseman, bashaws, basidia, basilar, basinal, basmati, bastard, batsman, bayamos, bayards, bazaars, bhaktas, bharals, bisnaga, brahmas, cabalas, cabanas, casabas, casbahs, cassaba, dagobas, diabase, gambias, gasbags, gazabos, indabas, kabakas, kabalas, kabayas, kanbans, kasbahs, labials, lambast, lambdas, lavabos, mastaba, piasaba, rabatos, ragbags, rasbora, ratbags, sabaton, sabayon, sabbath, sabbats, salable, salably, sambaed, sambars, sambhar, sambuca, sandbag, sandbar, sanddab, sassaby, savable, saxtuba, sayable, scarabs, seabags, subadar, subalar, subarea, subtaxa, tabards, tambacs, tambaks, wasabis, zarebas, zaribas. | |
+4 letters: abacuses, abalones, abandons, abasedly, abashing, abatises, abbacies, abettals, abfarads, abigails, abomasal, abomasum, abomasus, aboulias, abraders, abrasion, abrasive, abreacts, abrosias, abscissa, absonant, abstains, abstract, abusable, abuttals, acrobats, airboats, albizias, algebras, allobars, ambaries, amboinas, amboynas, ambrosia, ambsaces, amusable, anabases, anabasis, anableps, antbears, antibias, arabesks, arabicas, arabizes, ararobas, arbalest, arbalist, armbands, baalisms, baaskaap, babassus, babesias, babirusa, babushka, bacalaos, baccaras, backcast, backlash, backsaws, backseat, backslap, backstab, backstay, backwash, badassed, badasses, badlands, bagasses, baggages, bahadurs, bailsman, baklavas, baklawas, balances, balisaur, ballades, ballasts, ballista, balsamed, balsamic, banausic, bandages, bandaids, bandanas, bandeaus, bandoras, bandsman, banjaxes, banksias, baptisia, barbasco, barchans, baresark, bargains, barillas, barmaids, barracks, barrages, bartisan, barwares, basaltes, basaltic, baseball, basidial, basilary, basilica, basmatis, bastards, bastardy, bathmats, bazookas, beadsman, beanbags, bearcats, bemadams, berascal, bidarkas, bioassay, bisnagas, biznagas, blastema, blastoma, blastula, boatsman, bonanzas, bradawls, brassage, brassard, brassart, brassica, bravados, bravuras, cabalism, cabalist, cabarets, cabbages, cabbalas, cabombas, cabresta, cabstand, calabash, cannabis, carabaos, carabids, carabins, carbarns, carboras, cascabel, cascable, cashable, cassabas, castable, catawbas, catboats, causable, copaibas, database, diabases, diabasic, drawbars, eatables, erasable, falbalas, fastback, fastball, fatbacks, fleabags, gabbards, gabbarts, galabias, gambades, gambados, gambusia, garbages, gazaboes, habitans, habitats, handbags, hatbands, ikebanas, jellabas, kabbalas, kalimbas, kielbasa, labarums, labiates, labrusca, lambaste, lambasts, lapsable, lavaboes, leasable, macumbas, mailbags, marabous, marimbas, maskable, mastabah, mastabas, megabars, ouabains, palabras, parables, parsable, passable, passably, passband, payables, paybacks, piasabas, piassaba, prebasal, raisable, rasboras, ratsbane, sabatons, sabayons, sabbaths, sabbatic, sabotage, sailable, sailboat, saleable, saleably, salvable, salvably, sambaing, sambhars, sambucas, sandbags, sandbank, sandbars, sanddabs, saraband, satiable, satiably, saveable, saxtubas, scabbard, scabiosa, scabland, scalable, scalably, scatback, seabeach, seaboard, sealable, shagbark, shakable, shamable, shapable, sharable, shavable, simaruba, slakable, snapback, soapbark, sparable, statable, subadars, subahdar, subareas, subaxial, subnasal, swayable, swayback, tabanids, tabarets, tableaus, tambalas, tamburas, tanbarks, tastable, taxables, taxicabs, usquabae, wannabes, washable, wastable, zaibatsu, zareebas. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 62 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- -... .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01100010 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a b a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0062 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53676867 |
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