ن ب ت

Arabic

Root

ن ب ت • (n-b-t)

1. related to plant growth

Descendants

Verbs

• Form I: نَبَتَ (nabata, “to germinate, sprout, grow”)
  • Verbal noun: نَبْت (nabt)
  • Active participle: نَابِت (nābit)
  • Passive participle: مَنْبُوت (manbūt)
• Form II: نَبَّتَ (nabbata, “to plant, sow, seed”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنْبِيت (tanbīt)
  • Active participle: مُنَبِّت (munabbit)
  • Passive participle: مُنَبَّت (munabbat)
• Form IV: أَنْبَتَ (ʔanbata, “to germinate; to cultivate; to grow”)
  • Verbal noun: إِنْبَات (ʔinbāt)
  • Active participle: مُنْبِت (munbit)
  • Passive participle: مُنْبَت (munbat)
• Form X: اِسْتَنْبَتَ (istanbata, “to plant, cultivate, grow; to breed, culture”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِنْبَات (istinbāt)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَنْبِت (mustanbit)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَنْبَت (mustanbat)

Nouns

• نَبَات (nabāt)
• مُسْتَنْبَت (mustanbat)
• مَنْبَت (manbat)
• نَبَاتِي (nabātī)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “ن ب ت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz