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|lshtext=<b>Săba</b>: ae, f., = Σάβα.<br /><b>I</b> The largest [[town]] in [[Arabia]] [[Felix]], [[especially]] [[celebrated]] for its [[myrrh]], [[frankincense]], etc.: turifera, Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 52.—Hence,<br /><b>II</b> Să-baeus, a, um, adj., = Σαβαῖος,> Sabœan: tus, Verg. A. 1, 416: [[odor]], Col. poët. 10, 262: [[nubes]], Stat. S. 4, 8, 1: flores, id. ib. 5, 1, 211: [[myrrha]], Sen. Herc. Oet. 376; cf. [[flos]], i. e. of [[myrrh]], Val. Fl. 6, 709: [[terra]], Ov. M. 10, 480: [[cumulus]], a [[funeral]] [[pyre]] [[perfumed]] [[with]] [[myrrh]], etc., Claud. Phoen. 43.—As substt.: Săbaea, ae, f. (sc. [[terra]]), the [[territory]] of [[Saba]], i. e. [[Arabia]] [[Felix]], Hor. C. 1, 29, 3.—Săbaei, ōrum, m., a [[numerous]] [[people]] in [[Arabia]] [[Felix]] (named [[after]] [[their]] [[capital]] [[city]], [[Saba]]), the Sabœans: Sabaei Arabum [[propter]] tura clarissimi, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 154; cf. Mel. 3, 8, 6; Verg. G. 1, 57; 2, 117; id. A. 8, 706; Flor. 4, 11, 7; Claud. Cons. Hon. 4, 305; Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 3, 23. | |lshtext=<b>Săba</b>: ae, f., = Σάβα.<br /><b>I</b> The largest [[town]] in [[Arabia]] [[Felix]], [[especially]] [[celebrated]] for its [[myrrh]], [[frankincense]], etc.: turifera, Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 52.—Hence,<br /><b>II</b> Să-baeus, a, um, adj., = Σαβαῖος,> Sabœan: tus, Verg. A. 1, 416: [[odor]], Col. poët. 10, 262: [[nubes]], Stat. S. 4, 8, 1: flores, id. ib. 5, 1, 211: [[myrrha]], Sen. Herc. Oet. 376; cf. [[flos]], i. e. of [[myrrh]], Val. Fl. 6, 709: [[terra]], Ov. M. 10, 480: [[cumulus]], a [[funeral]] [[pyre]] [[perfumed]] [[with]] [[myrrh]], etc., Claud. Phoen. 43.—As substt.: Săbaea, ae, f. (sc. [[terra]]), the [[territory]] of [[Saba]], i. e. [[Arabia]] [[Felix]], Hor. C. 1, 29, 3.—Săbaei, ōrum, m., a [[numerous]] [[people]] in [[Arabia]] [[Felix]] (named [[after]] [[their]] [[capital]] [[city]], [[Saba]]), the Sabœans: Sabaei Arabum [[propter]] tura clarissimi, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 154; cf. Mel. 3, 8, 6; Verg. G. 1, 57; 2, 117; id. A. 8, 706; Flor. 4, 11, 7; Claud. Cons. Hon. 4, 305; Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 3, 23. | ||
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|gf=(1) <b>Săba</b>, æ, f. (Σάβη), c. Sabæ : Plin. 12, 52.<br />(2) <b>Săba</b>, æ, m., rivière de la Belgique [la Sambre, v. [[Sabis]] ] : Fort. Carm. 4, 7. | |||
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|georg=Saba, ae, f. (Σάβη), eine weihrauchreiche [[Gegend]] im glücklichen Arabien, Plin. 12, 52. – Dav. [[Sabaeus]], a, um (Σαβαιος), sabäisch, poet. = arabisch, [[tus]], Verg.: [[aroma]], Ven. [[Fort]].: [[terra]], das glückliche Arabien, [[jetzt]] Yemen, Ov. – subst., a) [[Sabaea]], ae, f. (sc. [[terra]]), das [[Land]] Sabäa (= das glückliche Arabien), Hor. carm. 1, 29, 3. – b) Sabaeī, ōrum, m., die [[Bewohner]] [[von]] [[Saba]], die Sabäer, deren [[Hauptstadt]] Sabōta, Plin. u. Verg. | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 15 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Săba: ae, f., = Σάβα.
I The largest town in Arabia Felix, especially celebrated for its myrrh, frankincense, etc.: turifera, Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 52.—Hence,
II Să-baeus, a, um, adj., = Σαβαῖος,> Sabœan: tus, Verg. A. 1, 416: odor, Col. poët. 10, 262: nubes, Stat. S. 4, 8, 1: flores, id. ib. 5, 1, 211: myrrha, Sen. Herc. Oet. 376; cf. flos, i. e. of myrrh, Val. Fl. 6, 709: terra, Ov. M. 10, 480: cumulus, a funeral pyre perfumed with myrrh, etc., Claud. Phoen. 43.—As substt.: Săbaea, ae, f. (sc. terra), the territory of Saba, i. e. Arabia Felix, Hor. C. 1, 29, 3.—Săbaei, ōrum, m., a numerous people in Arabia Felix (named after their capital city, Saba), the Sabœans: Sabaei Arabum propter tura clarissimi, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 154; cf. Mel. 3, 8, 6; Verg. G. 1, 57; 2, 117; id. A. 8, 706; Flor. 4, 11, 7; Claud. Cons. Hon. 4, 305; Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 3, 23.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Săba, æ, f. (Σάβη), c. Sabæ : Plin. 12, 52.
(2) Săba, æ, m., rivière de la Belgique [la Sambre, v. Sabis ] : Fort. Carm. 4, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
Saba, ae, f. (Σάβη), eine weihrauchreiche Gegend im glücklichen Arabien, Plin. 12, 52. – Dav. Sabaeus, a, um (Σαβαιος), sabäisch, poet. = arabisch, tus, Verg.: aroma, Ven. Fort.: terra, das glückliche Arabien, jetzt Yemen, Ov. – subst., a) Sabaea, ae, f. (sc. terra), das Land Sabäa (= das glückliche Arabien), Hor. carm. 1, 29, 3. – b) Sabaeī, ōrum, m., die Bewohner von Saba, die Sabäer, deren Hauptstadt Sabōta, Plin. u. Verg.
