نبأ

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ب ء (n b ʔ)
7 terms

Compare نَبَهَ (nabaha), نَبَعَ (nabaʕa), Hebrew נִבֵּא (nibé, “to prophesy, to proclaim”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.baʔ/

Noun

نَبَأ • (nabaʔ) m (plural أَنْبَاء (ʔanbāʔ))

1. news, tidings, story
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3:

     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.

Declension

Declension of noun نَبَأ (nabaʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَأ nabaʔ	النَّبَأ an-nabaʔ	نَبَأ nabaʔ
Nominative	نَبَأٌ nabaʔun	النَّبَأُ an-nabaʔu	نَبَأُ nabaʔu
Accusative	نَبَأً nabaʔan	النَّبَأَ an-nabaʔa	نَبَأَ nabaʔa
Genitive	نَبَإٍ nabaʔin	النَّبَإِ an-nabaʔi	نَبَإِ nabaʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَأَيْن nabaʔayn	النَّبَأَيْن an-nabaʔayn	نَبَأَيْ nabaʔay
Nominative	نَبَآنِ nabaʔāni	النَّبَآنِ an-nabaʔāni	نَبَآ nabaʔā
Accusative	نَبَأَيْنِ nabaʔayni	النَّبَأَيْنِ an-nabaʔayni	نَبَأَيْ nabaʔay
Genitive	نَبَأَيْنِ nabaʔayni	النَّبَأَيْنِ an-nabaʔayni	نَبَأَيْ nabaʔay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْبَاء ʔanbāʔ	الْأَنْبَاء al-ʔanbāʔ	أَنْبَاء ʔanbāʔ
Nominative	أَنْبَاءٌ ʔanbāʔun	الْأَنْبَاءُ al-ʔanbāʔu	أَنْبَاءُ ʔanbāʔu
Accusative	أَنْبَاءً ʔanbāʔan	الْأَنْبَاءَ al-ʔanbāʔa	أَنْبَاءَ ʔanbāʔa
Genitive	أَنْبَاءٍ ʔanbāʔin	الْأَنْبَاءِ al-ʔanbāʔi	أَنْبَاءِ ʔanbāʔi

Derived terms

• سُورَةُ النَّبَإ (sūratu n-nabaʔ)

Verb

نَبَأَ • (nabaʔa) I (non-past يَنْبَأُ (yanbaʔu), verbal noun نَبْء (nabʔ) or نُبُوء (nubūʔ))

1. (obsolete) to bark

   Synonym: نَبَحَ (nabaḥa)

2. to be exalted, to be elevated
3. (obsolete) to assault, to overwhelm
4. to revert, to turn away [with عَن (ʕan) or مِن (min) ‘from’, along with إِلى ‘to’]

   Synonym: نَبَا (nabā)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَبَأَ (I, sound, a ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal nouns نَبْء, نُبُوء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَبْء, نُبُوء nabʔ, nubūʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَابِئ nābiʔ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْبُوء manbūʔ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَبَأْتُ nabaʔtu	نَبَأْتَ nabaʔta	نَبَأَ nabaʔa		نَبَأْتُمَا nabaʔtumā	نَبَآ nabaʔā		نَبَأْنَا nabaʔnā	نَبَأْتُمْ nabaʔtum	نَبَؤُوا nabaʔū
	f		نَبَأْتِ nabaʔti	نَبَأَتْ nabaʔat			نَبَأَتَا nabaʔatā			نَبَأْتُنَّ nabaʔtunna	نَبَأْنَ nabaʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْبَأُ ʔanbaʔu	تَنْبَأُ tanbaʔu	يَنْبَأُ yanbaʔu		تَنْبَآنِ tanbaʔāni	يَنْبَآنِ yanbaʔāni		نَنْبَأُ nanbaʔu	تَنْبَؤُونَ tanbaʔūna	يَنْبَؤُونَ yanbaʔūna
	f		تَنْبَئِينَ tanbaʔīna	تَنْبَأُ tanbaʔu			تَنْبَآنِ tanbaʔāni			تَنْبَأْنَ tanbaʔna	يَنْبَأْنَ yanbaʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْبَأَ ʔanbaʔa	تَنْبَأَ tanbaʔa	يَنْبَأَ yanbaʔa		تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	يَنْبَآ yanbaʔā		نَنْبَأَ nanbaʔa	تَنْبَؤُوا tanbaʔū	يَنْبَؤُوا yanbaʔū
	f		تَنْبَئِي tanbaʔī	تَنْبَأَ tanbaʔa			تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā			تَنْبَأْنَ tanbaʔna	يَنْبَأْنَ yanbaʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْبَأْ ʔanbaʔ	تَنْبَأْ tanbaʔ	يَنْبَأْ yanbaʔ		تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā	يَنْبَآ yanbaʔā		نَنْبَأْ nanbaʔ	تَنْبَؤُوا tanbaʔū	يَنْبَؤُوا yanbaʔū
	f		تَنْبَئِي tanbaʔī	تَنْبَأْ tanbaʔ			تَنْبَآ tanbaʔā			تَنْبَأْنَ tanbaʔna	يَنْبَأْنَ yanbaʔna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْبَأْ inbaʔ			اِنْبَآ inbaʔā				اِنْبَؤُوا inbaʔū
	f		اِنْبَئِي inbaʔī							اِنْبَأْنَ inbaʔna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نُبِئَ nubiʔa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنْبَأُ yunbaʔu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنْبَأَ yunbaʔa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنْبَأْ yunbaʔ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Verb

نَبَّأَ • (nabbaʔa) II (non-past يُنَبِّئُ (yunabbiʔu), verbal noun تَنْبِيء (tanbīʔ) or تَنْبِئَة (tanbiʔa))

1. to inform, to give news, to notify, to bode, to announce [with accusative ‘whom’, along with بِ (bi) or accusative or عَن (ʕan) ‘what or what about’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَبَّأَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal nouns تَنْبِيء, تَنْبِئَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْبِيء, تَنْبِئَة tanbīʔ, tanbiʔa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَبِّئ munabbiʔ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَبَّأ munabbaʔ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَبَّأْتُ nabbaʔtu	نَبَّأْتَ nabbaʔta	نَبَّأَ nabbaʔa		نَبَّأْتُمَا nabbaʔtumā	نَبَّآ nabbaʔā		نَبَّأْنَا nabbaʔnā	نَبَّأْتُمْ nabbaʔtum	نَبَّؤُوا nabbaʔū
	f		نَبَّأْتِ nabbaʔti	نَبَّأَتْ nabbaʔat			نَبَّأَتَا nabbaʔatā			نَبَّأْتُنَّ nabbaʔtunna	نَبَّأْنَ nabbaʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَبِّئُ ʔunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئُ tunabbiʔu	يُنَبِّئُ yunabbiʔu		تُنَبِّئَانِ tunabbiʔāni	يُنَبِّئَانِ yunabbiʔāni		نُنَبِّئُ nunabbiʔu	تُنَبِّئُونَ tunabbiʔūna	يُنَبِّئُونَ yunabbiʔūna
	f		تُنَبِّئِينَ tunabbiʔīna	تُنَبِّئُ tunabbiʔu			تُنَبِّئَانِ tunabbiʔāni			تُنَبِّئْنَ tunabbiʔna	يُنَبِّئْنَ yunabbiʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَبِّئَ ʔunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئَ tunabbiʔa	يُنَبِّئَ yunabbiʔa		تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	يُنَبِّئَا yunabbiʔā		نُنَبِّئَ nunabbiʔa	تُنَبِّئُوا tunabbiʔū	يُنَبِّئُوا yunabbiʔū
	f		تُنَبِّئِي tunabbiʔī	تُنَبِّئَ tunabbiʔa			تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā			تُنَبِّئْنَ tunabbiʔna	يُنَبِّئْنَ yunabbiʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَبِّئْ ʔunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئْ tunabbiʔ	يُنَبِّئْ yunabbiʔ		تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā	يُنَبِّئَا yunabbiʔā		نُنَبِّئْ nunabbiʔ	تُنَبِّئُوا tunabbiʔū	يُنَبِّئُوا yunabbiʔū
	f		تُنَبِّئِي tunabbiʔī	تُنَبِّئْ tunabbiʔ			تُنَبِّئَا tunabbiʔā			تُنَبِّئْنَ tunabbiʔna	يُنَبِّئْنَ yunabbiʔna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَبِّئْ nabbiʔ			نَبِّئَا nabbiʔā				نَبِّئُوا nabbiʔū
	f		نَبِّئِي nabbiʔī							نَبِّئْنَ nabbiʔna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُبِّئْتُ nubbiʔtu	نُبِّئْتَ nubbiʔta	نُبِّئَ nubbiʔa		نُبِّئْتُمَا nubbiʔtumā	نُبِّئَا nubbiʔā		نُبِّئْنَا nubbiʔnā	نُبِّئْتُمْ nubbiʔtum	نُبِّئُوا nubbiʔū
	f		نُبِّئْتِ nubbiʔti	نُبِّئَتْ nubbiʔat			نُبِّئَتَا nubbiʔatā			نُبِّئْتُنَّ nubbiʔtunna	نُبِّئْنَ nubbiʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَبَّأُ ʔunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّأُ tunabbaʔu	يُنَبَّأُ yunabbaʔu		تُنَبَّآنِ tunabbaʔāni	يُنَبَّآنِ yunabbaʔāni		نُنَبَّأُ nunabbaʔu	تُنَبَّؤُونَ tunabbaʔūna	يُنَبَّؤُونَ yunabbaʔūna
	f		تُنَبَّئِينَ tunabbaʔīna	تُنَبَّأُ tunabbaʔu			تُنَبَّآنِ tunabbaʔāni			تُنَبَّأْنَ tunabbaʔna	يُنَبَّأْنَ yunabbaʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَبَّأَ ʔunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّأَ tunabbaʔa	يُنَبَّأَ yunabbaʔa		تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	يُنَبَّآ yunabbaʔā		نُنَبَّأَ nunabbaʔa	تُنَبَّؤُوا tunabbaʔū	يُنَبَّؤُوا yunabbaʔū
	f		تُنَبَّئِي tunabbaʔī	تُنَبَّأَ tunabbaʔa			تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā			تُنَبَّأْنَ tunabbaʔna	يُنَبَّأْنَ yunabbaʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَبَّأْ ʔunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّأْ tunabbaʔ	يُنَبَّأْ yunabbaʔ		تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā	يُنَبَّآ yunabbaʔā		نُنَبَّأْ nunabbaʔ	تُنَبَّؤُوا tunabbaʔū	يُنَبَّؤُوا yunabbaʔū
	f		تُنَبَّئِي tunabbaʔī	تُنَبَّأْ tunabbaʔ			تُنَبَّآ tunabbaʔā			تُنَبَّأْنَ tunabbaʔna	يُنَبَّأْنَ yunabbaʔna

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