نبأ

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ب ء (n b ʔ)
7 terms

Compare نَبَهَ (nabaha), نَبَعَ (nabaʕa), Hebrew נִבֵּא (nibé, “to prophesy, to proclaim”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na.baʔ/

Noun

نَبَأ • (nabaʔ) m (plural أَنْبَاء (ʔanbāʔ))

news, tidings, story
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3:
  عَمَّ يَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ ۝ عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ۝ ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ ۝
  About what are they asking one another? / About the great news - / That over which they are in disagreement.

Declension

Declension of noun **نَبَأ** (nabaʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَبَأ nabaʔ	النَّبَأ an-nabaʔ	نَبَأ nabaʔ
nominative	نَبَأٌ nabaʔun	النَّبَأُ an-nabaʔu	نَبَأُ nabaʔu
accusative	نَبَأً nabaʔan	النَّبَأَ an-nabaʔa	نَبَأَ nabaʔa
genitive	نَبَإٍ nabaʔin	النَّبَإِ an-nabaʔi	نَبَإِ nabaʔi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَبَأَيْن nabaʔayn	النَّبَأَيْن an-nabaʔayn	نَبَأَيْ nabaʔay
nominative	نَبَآنِ nabaʔāni	النَّبَآنِ an-nabaʔāni	نَبَآ nabaʔā
accusative	نَبَأَيْنِ nabaʔayni	النَّبَأَيْنِ an-nabaʔayni	نَبَأَيْ nabaʔay
genitive	نَبَأَيْنِ nabaʔayni	النَّبَأَيْنِ an-nabaʔayni	نَبَأَيْ nabaʔay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَنْبَاء ʔanbāʔ	الْأَنْبَاء al-ʔanbāʔ	أَنْبَاء ʔanbāʔ
nominative	أَنْبَاءٌ ʔanbāʔun	الْأَنْبَاءُ al-ʔanbāʔu	أَنْبَاءُ ʔanbāʔu
accusative	أَنْبَاءً ʔanbāʔan	الْأَنْبَاءَ al-ʔanbāʔa	أَنْبَاءَ ʔanbāʔa
genitive	أَنْبَاءٍ ʔanbāʔin	الْأَنْبَاءِ al-ʔanbāʔi	أَنْبَاءِ ʔanbāʔi

Derived terms

سُورَةُ النَّبَإ (sūratu n-nabaʔ)

Verb

نَبَأَ • (nabaʔa) I (non-past يَنْبَأُ (yanbaʔu), verbal noun نَبْء (nabʔ) or نُبُوء (nubūʔ))

(obsolete) to bark
Synonym: نَبَحَ (nabaḥa)
to be exalted, to be elevated
(obsolete) to assault, to overwhelm
to revert, to turn away [with عَن (ʕan) or مِن (min) ‘from’, along with إِلى ‘to’]
Synonym: نَبَا (nabā)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَبَأَ** (I, sound, a ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal nouns *نَبْء*, *نُبُوء*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					نَبْء, نُبُوء nabʔ, nubūʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					نَابِئ nābiʔ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَنْبُوء manbūʔ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَبَأْتُ nabaʔtu	نَبَأْتَ nabaʔta	نَبَأَ nabaʔa	نَبَأْتُمَا nabaʔtumā	نَبَآ nabaʔā	نَبَأْنَا nabaʔnā	نَبَأْتُمْ nabaʔtum	نَبَؤُوا nabaʔū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَبَأْتُ nabaʔtu	نَبَأْتِ nabaʔti	نَبَأَتْ nabaʔat	نَبَأْتُمَا nabaʔtumā	نَبَأَتَا nabaʔatā	نَبَأْنَا nabaʔnā	نَبَأْتُنَّ nabaʔtunna	نَبَأْنَ nabaʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْبَأُ ʔanbaʔu	تَنْبَأُ tanbaʔu	يَنْبَأُ yanbaʔu	تَنْبَآنِ tanbaʔāni	يَنْبَآنِ yanbaʔāni	نَنْبَأُ nanbaʔu	تَنْبَؤُونَ tanbaʔūna	يَنْبَؤُونَ yanbaʔūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَنْبَأُ ʔanbaʔu	تَنْبَئِينَ tanbaʔīna	تَنْبَأُ tanbaʔu	تَنْبَآنِ tanbaʔāni	تَنْبَآنِ tanbaʔāni	نَنْبَأُ nanbaʔu	تَنْبَأْنَ tanbaʔna	يَنْبَأْنَ yanbaʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْبَأَ ʔanbaʔa	تَنْبَأَ tanbaʔa	يَنْبَأَ yanbaʔa	تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	يَنْبَآ yanbaʔā	نَنْبَأَ nanbaʔa	تَنْبَؤُوا tanbaʔū	يَنْبَؤُوا yanbaʔū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَنْبَأَ ʔanbaʔa	تَنْبَئِي tanbaʔī	تَنْبَأَ tanbaʔa	تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	نَنْبَأَ nanbaʔa	تَنْبَأْنَ tanbaʔna	يَنْبَأْنَ yanbaʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْبَأْ ʔanbaʔ	تَنْبَأْ tanbaʔ	يَنْبَأْ yanbaʔ	تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	يَنْبَآ yanbaʔā	نَنْبَأْ nanbaʔ	تَنْبَؤُوا tanbaʔū	يَنْبَؤُوا yanbaʔū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَنْبَأْ ʔanbaʔ	تَنْبَئِي tanbaʔī	تَنْبَأْ tanbaʔ	تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	نَنْبَأْ nanbaʔ	تَنْبَأْنَ tanbaʔna	يَنْبَأْنَ yanbaʔna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْبَأْ inbaʔ		اِنْبَآ inbaʔā			اِنْبَؤُوا inbaʔū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِنْبَئِي inbaʔī		اِنْبَآ inbaʔā			اِنْبَأْنَ inbaʔna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نُبِئَ nubiʔa	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنْبَأُ yunbaʔu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنْبَأَ yunbaʔa	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنْبَأْ yunbaʔ	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Verb

نَبَّأَ • (nabbaʔa) II (non-past يُنَبِّئُ (yunabbiʔu), verbal noun تَنْبِيء (tanbīʔ) or تَنْبِئَة (tanbiʔa))

(tritransitive) to inform, to give news, to notify, to bode, to announce [with accusative ‘whom’, along with بِ (bi) or accusative or عَن (ʕan) ‘what or what about’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَبَّأَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal nouns *تَنْبِيء*, *تَنْبِئَة*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَنْبِيء, تَنْبِئَة tanbīʔ, tanbiʔa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُنَبِّئ munabbiʔ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُنَبَّأ munabbaʔ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَبَّأْتُ nabbaʔtu	نَبَّأْتَ nabbaʔta	نَبَّأَ nabbaʔa	نَبَّأْتُمَا nabbaʔtumā	نَبَّآ nabbaʔā	نَبَّأْنَا nabbaʔnā	نَبَّأْتُمْ nabbaʔtum	نَبَّؤُوا nabbaʔū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَبَّأْتُ nabbaʔtu	نَبَّأْتِ nabbaʔti	نَبَّأَتْ nabbaʔat	نَبَّأْتُمَا nabbaʔtumā	نَبَّأَتَا nabbaʔatā	نَبَّأْنَا nabbaʔnā	نَبَّأْتُنَّ nabbaʔtunna	نَبَّأْنَ nabbaʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَبِّئُ ʔunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئُ tunabbiʔu	يُنَبِّئُ yunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئَانِ tunabbiʔāni	يُنَبِّئَانِ yunabbiʔāni	نُنَبِّئُ nunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئُونَ tunabbiʔūna	يُنَبِّئُونَ yunabbiʔūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَبِّئُ ʔunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئِينَ tunabbiʔīna	تُنَبِّئُ tunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئَانِ tunabbiʔāni	تُنَبِّئَانِ tunabbiʔāni	نُنَبِّئُ nunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئْنَ tunabbiʔna	يُنَبِّئْنَ yunabbiʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَبِّئَ ʔunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئَ tunabbiʔa	يُنَبِّئَ yunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	يُنَبِّئَا yunabbiʔā	نُنَبِّئَ nunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئُوا tunabbiʔū	يُنَبِّئُوا yunabbiʔū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَبِّئَ ʔunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئِي tunabbiʔī	تُنَبِّئَ tunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	نُنَبِّئَ nunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئْنَ tunabbiʔna	يُنَبِّئْنَ yunabbiʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَبِّئْ ʔunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئْ tunabbiʔ	يُنَبِّئْ yunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	يُنَبِّئَا yunabbiʔā	نُنَبِّئْ nunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئُوا tunabbiʔū	يُنَبِّئُوا yunabbiʔū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَبِّئْ ʔunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئِي tunabbiʔī	تُنَبِّئْ tunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	نُنَبِّئْ nunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئْنَ tunabbiʔna	يُنَبِّئْنَ yunabbiʔna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَبِّئْ nabbiʔ		نَبِّئَا nabbiʔā			نَبِّئُوا nabbiʔū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		نَبِّئِي nabbiʔī		نَبِّئَا nabbiʔā			نَبِّئْنَ nabbiʔna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُبِّئْتُ nubbiʔtu	نُبِّئْتَ nubbiʔta	نُبِّئَ nubbiʔa	نُبِّئْتُمَا nubbiʔtumā	نُبِّئَا nubbiʔā	نُبِّئْنَا nubbiʔnā	نُبِّئْتُمْ nubbiʔtum	نُبِّئُوا nubbiʔū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُبِّئْتُ nubbiʔtu	نُبِّئْتِ nubbiʔti	نُبِّئَتْ nubbiʔat	نُبِّئْتُمَا nubbiʔtumā	نُبِّئَتَا nubbiʔatā	نُبِّئْنَا nubbiʔnā	نُبِّئْتُنَّ nubbiʔtunna	نُبِّئْنَ nubbiʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَبَّأُ ʔunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّأُ tunabbaʔu	يُنَبَّأُ yunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّآنِ tunabbaʔāni	يُنَبَّآنِ yunabbaʔāni	نُنَبَّأُ nunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّؤُونَ tunabbaʔūna	يُنَبَّؤُونَ yunabbaʔūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَبَّأُ ʔunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّئِينَ tunabbaʔīna	تُنَبَّأُ tunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّآنِ tunabbaʔāni	تُنَبَّآنِ tunabbaʔāni	نُنَبَّأُ nunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّأْنَ tunabbaʔna	يُنَبَّأْنَ yunabbaʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَبَّأَ ʔunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّأَ tunabbaʔa	يُنَبَّأَ yunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	يُنَبَّآ yunabbaʔā	نُنَبَّأَ nunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّؤُوا tunabbaʔū	يُنَبَّؤُوا yunabbaʔū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَبَّأَ ʔunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّئِي tunabbaʔī	تُنَبَّأَ tunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	نُنَبَّأَ nunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّأْنَ tunabbaʔna	يُنَبَّأْنَ yunabbaʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَبَّأْ ʔunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّأْ tunabbaʔ	يُنَبَّأْ yunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	يُنَبَّآ yunabbaʔā	نُنَبَّأْ nunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّؤُوا tunabbaʔū	يُنَبَّؤُوا yunabbaʔū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَبَّأْ ʔunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّئِي tunabbaʔī	تُنَبَّأْ tunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	نُنَبَّأْ nunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّأْنَ tunabbaʔna	يُنَبَّأْنَ yunabbaʔna

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