نَبْء
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Highlights
Plural
أَنْبَاء
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form V
تَنَبَّأَ
to predict
Noun
نُبُوَّة
prophethood
نَبَأ in English
Noun · masculine
- news, tidings, story
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.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3
Word origin
Compare نَبَهَ (nabaha), نَبَعَ (nabaʕa), Hebrew נִבֵּא (nibé, “to prophesy, to proclaim”).
Words from the root ن-ب-ء
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
نَبَأَ
· present يَنْبَأُ
Form I · The plain action
to bark; to be exalted, to be elevated; to assault, to overwhelm
نُبُوء
نَابِئ
مَنْبُوء
نَبَّأَ
· present يُنَبِّئُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to inform, to give news, to notify, to bode, to announce
تَنْبِيء
تَنْبِئَة
مُنَبِّئ
مُنَبَّأ
تَنَبَّأَ
· present يَتَنَبَّأُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to predict, to foresee
تَنَبُّؤ
مُتَنَبِّئ
مُتَنَبَّأ
اِسْتَنْبَأَ
· present يَسْتَنْبِئُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to seek news or information about, to inquire after (someone/something); to ask (someone) for news or information
اِسْتِنْبَاء
مُسْتَنْبِئ
مُسْتَنْبَأ
news
نُبُوَّة
prophethood
نَبَأ: plural and other forms
| Singular | نَبَأ |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَنْبَاء |
نَبَأ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
news
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.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3
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