Etymograph

English

sebil

Sebil may come from Arabic سبيل ‘way, path, road’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسبيل1sabīl‘way, path, road’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014sebil1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sebil
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2014, David J. Roxburgh, BRILL: “Her tomb is at the far end of the…”.

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسبيلWiktionary, English sebilsabīl‘way, path, road’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014sebilWiktionary, English sebil. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2014, David J. Roxburgh, BRILL: “Her tomb is at the far end of the…”

Every English word from Arabic سبيل

Today it means

noun A fountain, a small structure in a Muslim area where water is freely dispensed to members of the public.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sebil”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Arabic سبيل / sebil

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