ꦤꦧꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.bi/
• Rhymes: -bi
• Hyphenation: na‧bi

Etymology 1

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦤꦧꦶ
Pegon	نابي
Roman	nabi

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Noun

ꦤꦧꦶ (nabi)

1. center, navel

Etymology 2

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦤꦧꦶ
Pegon	نبي
Roman	nabi

Borrowed from Malay nabi, from Arabic نَبِيّ, نَبِيء (nabiyy, nabīʔ, “nabi, prophet”).

Noun

ꦤꦧꦶ (nabi)

1. prophet
2. (Islam) nabi

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “nabi”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN