نبيء

Arabic

Etymology

Considered to be the original form of ⁧نَبِيّ⁩ (nabiyy) by Sibawayh, but sometimes interpreted as a hypercorrection due to the loss of most glottal stops in Old Hijazi.

Noun

⁧نَبِيء⁩ • (nabīʔ) m (plural ⁧أَنْبِيَاء⁩ (ʔanbiyāʔ) or ⁧نُبَآء⁩ (nubaʔāʔ))

(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of ⁧نَبِيّ⁩ (nabiyy, “prophet”)

Usage notes

Considered incorrect by Sibawayh, but used in the Qur'anic reading tradition of Nafiʽ al-Madani.

Declension

Declension of noun ⁧نَبِيء⁩ (nabīʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	⁧نَبِيء⁩ nabīʔ	⁧النَّبِيء⁩ an-nabīʔ	⁧نَبِيء⁩ nabīʔ
Nominative	⁧نَبِيءٌ⁩ nabīʔun	⁧النَّبِيءُ⁩ an-nabīʔu	⁧نَبِيءُ⁩ nabīʔu
Accusative	⁧نَبِيئًا⁩ nabīʔan	⁧النَّبِيءَ⁩ an-nabīʔa	⁧نَبِيءَ⁩ nabīʔa
Genitive	⁧نَبِيءٍ⁩ nabīʔin	⁧النَّبِيءِ⁩ an-nabīʔi	⁧نَبِيءِ⁩ nabīʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	⁧نَبِيئَيْن⁩ nabīʔayn	⁧النَّبِيئَيْن⁩ an-nabīʔayn	⁧نَبِيئَيْ⁩ nabīʔay
Nominative	⁧نَبِيئَانِ⁩ nabīʔāni	⁧النَّبِيئَانِ⁩ an-nabīʔāni	⁧نَبِيئَا⁩ nabīʔā
Accusative	⁧نَبِيئَيْنِ⁩ nabīʔayni	⁧النَّبِيئَيْنِ⁩ an-nabīʔayni	⁧نَبِيئَيْ⁩ nabīʔay
Genitive	⁧نَبِيئَيْنِ⁩ nabīʔayni	⁧النَّبِيئَيْنِ⁩ an-nabīʔayni	⁧نَبِيئَيْ⁩ nabīʔay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	⁧أَنْبِيَاء⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآء⁩ ʔanbiyāʔ‎; nubaʔāʔ	⁧الْأَنْبِيَاء⁩‎; ⁧النُّبَآء⁩ al-ʔanbiyāʔ‎; an-nubaʔāʔ	⁧أَنْبِيَاء⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآء⁩ ʔanbiyāʔ‎; nubaʔāʔ
Nominative	⁧أَنْبِيَاءُ⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآءُ⁩ ʔanbiyāʔu‎; nubaʔāʔu	⁧الْأَنْبِيَاءُ⁩‎; ⁧النُّبَآءُ⁩ al-ʔanbiyāʔu‎; an-nubaʔāʔu	⁧أَنْبِيَاءُ⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآءُ⁩ ʔanbiyāʔu‎; nubaʔāʔu
Accusative	⁧أَنْبِيَاءَ⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآءَ⁩ ʔanbiyāʔa‎; nubaʔāʔa	⁧الْأَنْبِيَاءَ⁩‎; ⁧النُّبَآءَ⁩ al-ʔanbiyāʔa‎; an-nubaʔāʔa	⁧أَنْبِيَاءَ⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآءَ⁩ ʔanbiyāʔa‎; nubaʔāʔa
Genitive	⁧أَنْبِيَاءَ⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآءَ⁩ ʔanbiyāʔa‎; nubaʔāʔa	⁧الْأَنْبِيَاءِ⁩‎; ⁧النُّبَآءِ⁩ al-ʔanbiyāʔi‎; an-nubaʔāʔi	⁧أَنْبِيَاءِ⁩‎; ⁧نُبَآءِ⁩ ʔanbiyāʔi‎; nubaʔāʔi

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