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))

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
Singular	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
Plural	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)

(obsolete) to bark
Synonym: نَبَحَ (nabaḥa)
to be exalted, to be elevated
(obsolete) to assault, to overwhelm
to revert, to turn away [with عَن (ʕan) or مِن (min) ‘from’, along with إِلى ‘to’]
Synonym: نَبَا (nabā)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَبَأَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns نَبْء or نُبُوء)

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

Verb

نَبَّأَ • (nabbaʔa) II, non-past يُنَبِّئُ‎ (yunabbiʔu)

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

(form-II sound)

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

References

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Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “نبأ”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
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Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “نبأ”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[4] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 1178–1179
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Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2020) “نبأ”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 6th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 890