سَبَّحَ praise in Arabic
سَبَّحَ is how you say “praise” in Arabic.
Root س ب ح s-b-ḥ. verb (form II). sabbaḥa.
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Meaning of praise in Arabic
- to declare God free from every imperfection the core sense of tasbīḥ — absolute glorification of God
- to praise, extol, glorify (God) by name as in saying subḥāna llāh
Example sentence
يهللون الله ويسبحونه ويقدسونه ويحمدون الله
They declare Allah's oneness, glorify Him, sanctify Him, and praise Allah.
وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ and glorify Him
wa- = 'and'; present-tense verb 'glorify, praise', 'they' form; the ending '-hu' adds 'Him' — 'and they glorify Him'.
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How it is used
The verb takes God directly as object (sabbaḥa llāha) or is introduced with a redundant lām (sabbaḥa lillāhi, as opens several Qur'anic sūras); its meaning is to declare God utterly free of imperfection and to magnify and praise Him by His names. The related word subḥāna functions as a substantive standing in for its verbal noun, giving the exclamation subḥāna llāh, 'glory be to God.'
Words from the same root
- سَبَحَ to swim
- سِبَاحَةٌ swimming
- سَابِحٌ a swimmer, one who glides along
- تَسْبِيحٌ glorifying and praising God
- سُبْحَانَ glory be to (God)
More example sentences
قال يقولون يسبحونك، ويكبرونك، ويحمدونك، ويمجدونك،
He says: They say: They glorify You, declare Your greatness, praise You, and exalt You.
يُسَبِّحُونَكَ They glorify You
A Form II verb 'glorify', sound masculine plural, with '-ka' = 'You' as object — 'they glorify You'. The doubled middle marks the devotional verb; the attached 'You' is God. It opens a list of four praises.
سَبِّح اِسمَ رَبِّكَ الأعلى، الّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوّى
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, who created and perfected.
سَبِّحِ glorify
This is a command form addressed to 'you' (a single man), ordering the act of glorifying. The command is built on a clipped verb shape with the 'you' subject understood, so no separate pronoun appears; it directly tells the listener to do it.
Common questions
- How do you say "praise" in Arabic?
- سَبَّحَ (sabbaḥa) — to glorify God and declare Him free from every imperfection.
- What does سُبْحَانَ ٱللّٰه mean?
- "Glory be to God" — from the same root, an exclamation declaring God free from all imperfection.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).