नबी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نبی (nabī), from Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy), 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 (nāḇīʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə.biː/, [nɐ.biː]

Noun

नबी • (nabī) m (Urdu spelling نبی)

1. a prophet

   Synonyms: पैग़ंबर (paiġambar), रसूल (rasūl)

Declension

Declension of नबी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नबी nabī	नबी nabī
oblique	नबी nabī	नबियों nabiyõ
vocative	नबी nabī	नबियो nabiyo