نِيَابَة
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Plural
نَوْبَات
Other plural
نُوَب
Most common words from the same root
نَوْبَة in English
Noun · feminine
- change, alteration, shift, rotation
- turn (one’s turn)
- time, instance, case, occasion
- fit, paroxysm, attack
- crisis
- change of the guard, guard duty
ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.Field officers and units which are about to leave the barracks are required each one to wear the prescribed apparel after taking up joint guard duty.1835, كتاب القوانين الداخلية المتعلق بمشاة عساكر الجهادية, قانون ٣٤٠, page 80
- bugle call
- troupe of musicians, small native orchestra
Word origin
Verbal noun of the verb نَابَ (nāba, “to afflict, to occur”). The sense of a troupe of musicians is probably a semantic loan from Ottoman Turkish نوبت (nevbet, nöbet).
Words from the root ن-و-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
نَابَ
· present يَنُوبُ
Form I · The plain action
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
نُوبَة
only used in النُّوبَة
نَوْبَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | نَوْبَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | نَوْبَات |
| Alternative plurals | نُوَب |
نَوْبَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
change of the guard
ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.Field officers and units which are about to leave the barracks are required each one to wear the prescribed apparel after taking up joint guard duty.1835, كتاب القوانين الداخلية المتعلق بمشاة عساكر الجهادية, قانون ٣٤٠, page 80
From a fully vowelled text
فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَكْهَنُ فِي نَوْبَةِ فِرْقَتِهِ أَمَامَ اللهِ،And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,Luke 1:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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