نبي
See also: نبی
Arabic
Etymology
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 (nāḇīʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.bijj/
- Rhymes: -ijj
Noun
نَبِيّ • (nabiyy) m (plural نَبِيُّون (nabiyyūn) or أَنْبِيَاء (ʔanbiyāʔ))
- prophet
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:163:
- إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ وَٱلنَّبِيِّينَ مِن بَعْدِهِ ۚ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَى وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَارُونَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ
- ʔinnā ʔawḥaynā ʔilayka kamā ʔawḥaynā ʔilā nūḥin wan-nabiyyīna min baʕdihī waʔawḥaynā ʔilā ʔibrāhīma waʔismāʕīla waʔisḥāqa wayaʕqūba wal-ʔasbāṭi waʕīsā waʔayyūba wayūnusa wahārūna wasulaymāna
- Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon
Declension
| 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 |
Alternative forms
- نَبِيء (nabīʔ)
Derived terms
- نَبَوِيّ (nabawiyy)
Descendants
- → Bengali: নবী (nobi)
- → English: nabi
- → Fula: annabi
- → Hausa: ànnabī̀
- → Hindustani:
- → Malay: nabi
- Indonesian: nabi
- → Northern Kurdish: nebî
- → Ottoman Turkish: نبی
- Turkish: nebi
- → Persian: نبی (nabi)
- → Pashto: نبي (nabi)
- → Spanish: nabí
- → Swahili: nabii
- → Sylheti: ꠘꠛꠤ (nobi)
- → Tamil: நபி (napi)
- → Tausug: nabi
References
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 276
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نبو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Javanese
Arabicization
نبي (transliteration needed)
- Arabicization of ꦤꦧꦶ
Malay
Noun
نبي (plural نبي-نبي or نبي٢)
Pashto
Etymology
From Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy), from Aramaic נְבִיָּא (n'ḇiyyā) (absolutive form: נְבִי (n'ḇī)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈbi/
Noun
نبي • (nabi) m