נביא
See also: נבֿיא
Aramaic edit
Noun edit
נְבִיָּא • (nəḇiyyā) (feminine counterpart נְבִיתָא)
Derived terms edit
- בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”)
- → Arabic: بَرْنَابَا (barnābā)
- → Ancient Greek: Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs) (see there for further descendants)
Hebrew edit
Etymology 1 edit
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נ־ב־א (n-b-ʾ) |
From the root נ־ב־א. Compare Tigre ነቢ (näbi), Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).
Noun edit
נָבִיא • (naví) m (plural indefinite נְבִיאִים, singular construct נְבִיא־, plural construct נְבִיאֵי־, feminine counterpart נְבִיאָה) [pattern: קָטִיל]
- A prophet: one who speaks by divine inspiration.
- (נְבִיא־, n'ví-) Singular construct state form of נָבִיא.
Derived terms edit
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
See הֵבִיא (heví).
Verb edit
נָבִיא • (naví)
- First-person plural future (prefix conjugation) of הֵבִיא (heví).