Etymograph

English

subeth

Subeth comes from Arabic سُبَات ‘ailment of excessive sleep’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسُبَات1subāt‘ailment of excessive sleep’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500subeth1
  3. Englishtodaysubeth1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English subeth

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسُبَاتWiktionary, English subethsubāt‘ailment of excessive sleep’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500subethWiktionary, English subeth
  3. EnglishtodaysubethWiktionary, English subeth

Every English word from Arabic سُبَات

Today it means

noun Abnormal, especially excessively deep, sleep.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subeth”. 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 سُبَات / subeth

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