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Saba

Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.bə/

The English word “Saba” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
  2. An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
  3. 34th Surah of Quran.

Etymology

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

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