نقيب

See also: نفيت

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ب (n-q-b).

Noun

نَقِيب • (naqīb) m (plural نُقَبَاء (nuqabāʔ))

1. (military) captain
2. leader, chief
3. magistrate, head of a community
4. prefect, governor
5. intelligent man
6. master of ceremonies
7. tongue of a balance
8. pipe, flute

Declension

Declension of noun نَقِيب (naqīb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقِيب naqīb	النَّقِيب an-naqīb	نَقِيب naqīb
Nominative	نَقِيبٌ naqībun	النَّقِيبُ an-naqību	نَقِيبُ naqību
Accusative	نَقِيبًا naqīban	النَّقِيبَ an-naqība	نَقِيبَ naqība
Genitive	نَقِيبٍ naqībin	النَّقِيبِ an-naqībi	نَقِيبِ naqībi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقِيبَيْن naqībayn	النَّقِيبَيْن an-naqībayn	نَقِيبَيْ naqībay
Nominative	نَقِيبَانِ naqībāni	النَّقِيبَانِ an-naqībāni	نَقِيبَا naqībā
Accusative	نَقِيبَيْنِ naqībayni	النَّقِيبَيْنِ an-naqībayni	نَقِيبَيْ naqībay
Genitive	نَقِيبَيْنِ naqībayni	النَّقِيبَيْنِ an-naqībayni	نَقِيبَيْ naqībay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقَبَاء nuqabāʔ	النُّقَبَاء an-nuqabāʔ	نُقَبَاء nuqabāʔ
Nominative	نُقَبَاءُ nuqabāʔu	النُّقَبَاءُ an-nuqabāʔu	نُقَبَاءُ nuqabāʔu
Accusative	نُقَبَاءَ nuqabāʔa	النُّقَبَاءَ an-nuqabāʔa	نُقَبَاءَ nuqabāʔa
Genitive	نُقَبَاءَ nuqabāʔa	النُّقَبَاءِ an-nuqabāʔi	نُقَبَاءِ nuqabāʔi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نقيب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen