# Saba
## English
### Etymology 1

Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈseɪ.bə/

#### Proper noun

Saba
* An island, dependent territory, and special municipality in the Netherlands, in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela.

##### Derived terms

* Saba Island
* Saban
* Saba Rock

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

#### Proper noun

Saba
* Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.

##### Synonyms

* Sheba

##### Derived terms

* Sabaean, Sabean

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Proper noun

Saba
* An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.

##### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Saba terms

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā).

#### Proper noun

Saba (plural Sabas)
* A surname from Arabic.

##### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Saba is the 8822th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3712 individuals. Saba is most common among White (76.32%) and Hispanic/Latino (9.54%) individuals.

#### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saba”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

### Anagrams

* AABs, BSAA, Basa, Saab, abas, baas, basa, à bas

## Dutch
### Etymology

Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Sa‧ba

### Proper noun

Saba n
* Saba (an island, dependent territory, and special municipality in the Netherlands, in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.ba/
* Rhymes: -aba
* Hyphenation: Sà‧ba

### Etymology 1

From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

#### Proper noun

Saba f
* (biblical) Sheba

#### Proper noun

Saba m
* a male given name from Hebrew, of historical usage, equivalent to English Sheba

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Saba m
* Saba (an island, dependent territory, and special municipality in the Netherlands, in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela)

### Anagrams

* basa

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsa.ba/, [ˈs̠äbä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsa.ba/, [ˈsäːbä]

### Proper noun

Saba f sg (genitive Saba or Sabae); indeclinable, variously declined, first declension
* (biblical) Sheba

#### Declension

Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* Italian: Saba

### References

* Saba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* “Saba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “Saba”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly