نِيَابَة
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ن-و-ب
The Arabic root ن-و-ب (n-w-b)
Form I verb نَابَ: to replace
12 words in the dictionary are built from ن-و-ب, including verbs in Forms I, IV, VI, VIII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
Most common
Verbs and the nouns that come from them
to replace, to substitute; to act on behalf of, to represent; to nod assent to, to agree with, to turn towards
أَنَابَ
· present يُنِيبُ
Form IV · Causative
to delegate; to turn
إِنَابَة
appointing someone as one's locum tenens
مُنِيب
repentant
مُنَاب
تَنَاوَبَ
· present يَتَنَاوَبُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to take turns, to alternate
تَنَاوُب
مُتَنَاوِب
اِنْتَابَ
· present يَنْتَابُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to befall, beset, afflict, happen, occur
اِنْتِيَاب
مُنْتَاب
مُنْتَاب
Other nouns and adjectives
نُوبَة
only used in النُّوبَة
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