نبي

See also: نبی

Arabic

Etymology

from the root ن ب و (n-b-w), however not directly related to the formations thereof but borrowed from Aramaic נְבִיָּא (n'ḇiyyā) (absolutive form: נְבִי (n'ḇī)) the root of which is cognate to the Arabic root ن ب ء (n-b-ʔ). Compare Hebrew נָבִיא (naví).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.bijj/

Noun

نَبِيّ • (nabiyy) m (plural نَبِيُّون (nabiyyūn) or أَنْبِيَاء (ʔanbiyāʔ))

1. prophet

Alternative forms

• نَبِيء (nabīʔ)

Declension

Declension of noun نَبِيّ (nabiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبِي nabī	النَّبِي an-nabī	نَبِي nabī
Nominative	نَبِيٌّ nabiyyun	النَّبِيُّ an-nabiyyu	نَبِيُّ nabiyyu
Accusative	نَبِيًّا nabiyyan	النَّبِيَّ an-nabiyya	نَبِيَّ nabiyya
Genitive	نَبِيٍّ nabiyyin	النَّبِيِّ an-nabiyyi	نَبِيِّ nabiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبِيَّيْن nabiyyayn	النَّبِيَّيْن an-nabiyyayn	نَبِيَّيْ nabiyyay
Nominative	نَبِيَّانِ nabiyyāni	النَّبِيَّانِ an-nabiyyāni	نَبِيَّا nabiyyā
Accusative	نَبِيَّيْنِ nabiyyayni	النَّبِيَّيْنِ an-nabiyyayni	نَبِيَّيْ nabiyyay
Genitive	نَبِيَّيْنِ nabiyyayni	النَّبِيَّيْنِ an-nabiyyayni	نَبِيَّيْ nabiyyay
Plural	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبِيِّين‎; أَنْبِيَاء nabiyyīn‎; ʔanbiyāʔ	النَّبِيِّين‎; الْأَنْبِيَاء an-nabiyyīn‎; al-ʔanbiyāʔ	نَبِيِّي‎; أَنْبِيَاء nabiyyī‎; ʔanbiyāʔ
Nominative	نَبِيُّونَ‎; أَنْبِيَاءُ nabiyyūna‎; ʔanbiyāʔu	النَّبِيُّونَ‎; الْأَنْبِيَاءُ an-nabiyyūna‎; al-ʔanbiyāʔu	نَبِيُّو‎; أَنْبِيَاءُ nabiyyū‎; ʔanbiyāʔu
Accusative	نَبِيِّينَ‎; أَنْبِيَاءَ nabiyyīna‎; ʔanbiyāʔa	النَّبِيِّينَ‎; الْأَنْبِيَاءَ an-nabiyyīna‎; al-ʔanbiyāʔa	نَبِيِّي‎; أَنْبِيَاءَ nabiyyī‎; ʔanbiyāʔa
Genitive	نَبِيِّينَ‎; أَنْبِيَاءَ nabiyyīna‎; ʔanbiyāʔa	النَّبِيِّينَ‎; الْأَنْبِيَاءِ an-nabiyyīna‎; al-ʔanbiyāʔi	نَبِيِّي‎; أَنْبِيَاءِ nabiyyī‎; ʔanbiyāʔi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نبو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Etymology

From Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy), from Aramaic נְבִיָּא (n'ḇiyyā) (absolutive form: נְבִי (n'ḇī)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈbi/

Noun

نبي • (nabi) m

1. (religion) prophet