نخبة

Arabic

Root
ن خ ب (n ḵ b)
6 terms

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ن خ ب (n ḵ b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nux.ba/

Noun

نُخْبَة • (nuḵbaf (plural نُخَب (nuḵab))

  1. elite, cream, the best part

Declension

Declension of noun نُخْبَة (nuḵba)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal نُخْبَة
nuḵba
النُّخْبَة
an-nuḵba
نُخْبَة
nuḵbat
nominative نُخْبَةٌ
nuḵbatun
النُّخْبَةُ
an-nuḵbatu
نُخْبَةُ
nuḵbatu
accusative نُخْبَةً
nuḵbatan
النُّخْبَةَ
an-nuḵbata
نُخْبَةَ
nuḵbata
genitive نُخْبَةٍ
nuḵbatin
النُّخْبَةِ
an-nuḵbati
نُخْبَةِ
nuḵbati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal نُخْبَتَيْن
nuḵbatayn
النُّخْبَتَيْن
an-nuḵbatayn
نُخْبَتَيْ
nuḵbatay
nominative نُخْبَتَانِ
nuḵbatāni
النُّخْبَتَانِ
an-nuḵbatāni
نُخْبَتَا
nuḵbatā
accusative نُخْبَتَيْنِ
nuḵbatayni
النُّخْبَتَيْنِ
an-nuḵbatayni
نُخْبَتَيْ
nuḵbatay
genitive نُخْبَتَيْنِ
nuḵbatayni
النُّخْبَتَيْنِ
an-nuḵbatayni
نُخْبَتَيْ
nuḵbatay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal نُخَب
nuḵab
النُّخَب
an-nuḵab
نُخَب
nuḵab
nominative نُخَبٌ
nuḵabun
النُّخَبُ
an-nuḵabu
نُخَبُ
nuḵabu
accusative نُخَبًا
nuḵaban
النُّخَبَ
an-nuḵaba
نُخَبَ
nuḵaba
genitive نُخَبٍ
nuḵabin
النُّخَبِ
an-nuḵabi
نُخَبِ
nuḵabi

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: nüxbə
  • Persian: نخبه (noxbe)
  • Ottoman Turkish: نخبه (nuhbe)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نخب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نخبة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 1108