sábàbí noun /sá.bà.bí/
Definitions
  1. cause, reason
    Used in
    sábàbí aláìwára-ọ̀rọ̀
Etymology
From Hausa sabàbī, ultimately from Arabic سَبَب (sabab).
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “sababi”. Reference: en-sababi-yo-noun-P7lx6SUB