منبه

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ب ه (n b h)
7 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb نَبَّهَ (nabbaha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.nab.bih/

Noun

مُنَبِّه • (munabbih) m (plural مُنَبِّهَات (munabbihāt))

1. alarm clock

Declension

Declension of noun مُنَبِّه (munabbih)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُنَبِّه munabbih	الْمُنَبِّه al-munabbih	مُنَبِّه munabbih
Nominative	مُنَبِّهٌ munabbihun	الْمُنَبِّهُ al-munabbihu	مُنَبِّهُ munabbihu
Accusative	مُنَبِّهًا munabbihan	الْمُنَبِّهَ al-munabbiha	مُنَبِّهَ munabbiha
Genitive	مُنَبِّهٍ munabbihin	الْمُنَبِّهِ al-munabbihi	مُنَبِّهِ munabbihi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُنَبِّهَيْن munabbihayn	الْمُنَبِّهَيْن al-munabbihayn	مُنَبِّهَيْ munabbihay
Nominative	مُنَبِّهَانِ munabbihāni	الْمُنَبِّهَانِ al-munabbihāni	مُنَبِّهَا munabbihā
Accusative	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَيْ munabbihay
Genitive	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَيْ munabbihay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُنَبِّهَات munabbihāt	الْمُنَبِّهَات al-munabbihāt	مُنَبِّهَات munabbihāt
Nominative	مُنَبِّهَاتٌ munabbihātun	الْمُنَبِّهَاتُ al-munabbihātu	مُنَبِّهَاتُ munabbihātu
Accusative	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti	مُنَبِّهَاتِ munabbihāti
Genitive	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti	مُنَبِّهَاتِ munabbihāti

Adjective

مُنَبِّه • (munabbih)

1. active participle of نَبَّهَ (nabbaha): awakening

Declension

Declension of adjective مُنَبِّه (munabbih)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنَبِّه munabbih	الْمُنَبِّه al-munabbih	مُنَبِّهَة munabbiha	الْمُنَبِّهَة al-munabbiha
Nominative	مُنَبِّهٌ munabbihun	الْمُنَبِّهُ al-munabbihu	مُنَبِّهَةٌ munabbihatun	الْمُنَبِّهَةُ al-munabbihatu
Accusative	مُنَبِّهًا munabbihan	الْمُنَبِّهَ al-munabbiha	مُنَبِّهَةً munabbihatan	الْمُنَبِّهَةَ al-munabbihata
Genitive	مُنَبِّهٍ munabbihin	الْمُنَبِّهِ al-munabbihi	مُنَبِّهَةٍ munabbihatin	الْمُنَبِّهَةِ al-munabbihati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنَبِّهَيْن munabbihayn	الْمُنَبِّهَيْن al-munabbihayn	مُنَبِّهَتَيْن munabbihatayn	الْمُنَبِّهَتَيْن al-munabbihatayn
Nominative	مُنَبِّهَانِ munabbihāni	الْمُنَبِّهَانِ al-munabbihāni	مُنَبِّهَتَانِ munabbihatāni	الْمُنَبِّهَتَانِ al-munabbihatāni
Accusative	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ munabbihatayni	الْمُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ al-munabbihatayni
Genitive	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ munabbihatayni	الْمُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ al-munabbihatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنَبِّهِين munabbihīn	الْمُنَبِّهِين al-munabbihīn	مُنَبِّهَات munabbihāt	الْمُنَبِّهَات al-munabbihāt
Nominative	مُنَبِّهُونَ munabbihūna	الْمُنَبِّهُونَ al-munabbihūna	مُنَبِّهَاتٌ munabbihātun	الْمُنَبِّهَاتُ al-munabbihātu
Accusative	مُنَبِّهِينَ munabbihīna	الْمُنَبِّهِينَ al-munabbihīna	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti
Genitive	مُنَبِّهِينَ munabbihīna	الْمُنَبِّهِينَ al-munabbihīna	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نبه”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ب ه
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُنَبِّه (munabbih). Equivalent to the active participle of نبّه (nabbah, “to wake; to warn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.nab.beh/, [muˈnab.bɪh]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

منبّه • (munabbeh) m (plural منبّهات (munabbihāt))

1. alarm clock
2. stimulant

   Antonym: منوّم (mnawwem, “soporific”)