نبيل

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Arabic

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Root
ن ب ل (n-b-l)

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَبُلَ (nabula, to become noble). False cognate of English noble.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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نَبِيل (nabīl) (feminine نَبِيلَة (nabīla), masculine plural نُبَلَاء (nubalāʔ), feminine plural نَبِيلَات (nabīlāt) or نَبَائِل (nabāʔil), elative أَنْبَل (ʔanbal))

  1. noble, of noble lineage, honored, celebrated
  2. excellent, eminent

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Proper noun

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نَبِيل (nabīlm

  1. a male given name Nabil

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