nabi

See also: Nabi

English

Etymology

From Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy, “prophet”).

Noun

nabi (plural nabis or anbiya')

1. (Islam) A prophet of Islam.

Anagrams

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נביא (naví).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.bi/

Noun

nabi m (plural nabis)

1. (religion) nabi, Hebrew prophet
   • 1905, Anatole France, Sur la pierre blanche [The White Stone]‎^[2]:

     Jésus ne fut en somme qu'un nabi et le dernier des prophètes d'Israël. On ne sait rien de lui.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (painting) postimpressionist (painter)

Further reading

• “nabi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

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)

1. prophet
   1. (Islam) nabi

Derived terms

• kenabian

Further reading

• “nabi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

nabi

1. romanization of ꦤꦧꦶ

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 or nabi²)

1. prophet
2. (Islam) Muhammad

   Synonym: Rasulullah

Affixations

• kenabian (relating to prophets)

Further reading

• "nabi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Maltese

Alternative forms

• nibi

Etymology

Inherited 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nabi, from Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /nabi/ [n̪aˈβi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: na‧bi

Noun

nabi (Sulat Sūg spelling نَبِ)

1. prophet

See also

• rasul