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Inherited from Old East Slavic саблꙗ (sablja), from Proto-Slavic *sabľa.
са́бля • (sáblja) f inan (genitive са́бли, nominative plural са́бли, genitive plural са́бель, relational adjective са́бельный, diminutive са́белька)
- saber, cutlass
- (military, dated) rider, cavalryman (as a counting unit of military strength, see also штык)
- сабля in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru