Arabic

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Root
ن و ب (n-w-b)

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of the verb أَنَابَ (ʔanāba, to delegate).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُنِيب (munīb) (feminine مُنِيبَة (munība), masculine plural مُنِيبُونَ (munībūna), feminine plural مُنِيبَات (munībāt))

  1. active participle of أَنَابَ (ʔanāba)
  2. repentant
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 50:33:
      مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍۢ مُّنِيبٍ
      who were in awe of the Most Compassionate without seeing ˹Him˺,1 and have come with a heart turning ˹only to Him˺.
  3. a person giving authority to another
  4. heavy (of rain)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: منیب‎

Proper noun

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مُنِيب (munībm

  1. a male given name, Munib

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