nabi

See also: Nabi

English

Etymology

From Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy, “prophet”).

Noun

nabi (plural nabis)

1. (Islam) A prophet of Islam.

Anagrams

• AIBN, Bain, Bian, Bina, IBAN, Iban, bain, bani, naib

Ido

Noun

nabi

1. plural of nabo

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nabi, from Arabic نَبِيّ, نَبِيء (nabiyy, nabīʔ, “nabi, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnabi/

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• Rhymes: -bi, -i
• Hyphenation: na‧bi

Noun

nabi (plural nabi-nabi, first-person possessive nabiku, second-person possessive nabimu, third-person possessive nabinya)

1. prophet
   1. (Islam) nabi

Derived terms

• kenabian

 

Further reading

• “nabi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy, “prophet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.bi/
• Rhymes: -bi, -i
• Hyphenation: na‧bi

Noun

nabi (Jawi spelling نبي, plural nabi-nabi, informal 1st possessive nabiku, 2nd possessive nabimu, 3rd possessive nabinya)

1. prophet
2. (Islam) Muhammad

   Synonym: Rasulullah

Affixations

• kenabian (relating to prophets)

 

Further reading

• “nabi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Alternative forms

• nibi

Etymology

From Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.bɪ/
• Rhymes: -abɪ

Noun

nabi m (plural nubjien)

1. (obsolete) prophet

Sakizaya

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鍋(なべ) (nabe, “cooking pot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ˈbi/, [na.ˈbi]

Noun

nabi

1. cooking pot

Tausug

Noun

nabi

1. prophet