Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "saba" shine don ware, zayyana, ko ba da wani aiki, alhaki, ko aiki ga wani. Hakanan yana iya nufin dangana takamaiman inganci ko siffa ga wani abu ko wani, ko don canja wurin mallaka ko haƙƙin mallaka ga wani. Bugu da ƙari, "assign" na iya komawa ga aikin saita ko tantance ƙima ko lamba ga wani abu, kamar sanya maki ga aikin ɗalibi.