See also: نبس and نپس

Arabic

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Root
ن ب ش (n-b-š)

Verb

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نَبَشَ (nabaša) I, non-past يَنْبُشُ‎ (yanbušu)

  1. to disinter, to dig up, to claw up, to unearth

Conjugation

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Verb

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نَبَّشَ (nabbaša) II, non-past يُنَبِّشُ‎ (yunabbišu)

  1. to scavenge, to rifle

Conjugation

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Noun

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نَبْش (nabšm

  1. verbal noun of نَبَشَ (nabaša) (form I)

Declension

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North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic نَبَّشَ (nabbaša).

Verb

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نبش (nabbaš) II (non-past ينبش (ynabbiš))

  1. (with ع or عن) to search, look for
    Synonym: فتش (fattaš)
    نبشت عليه/عنو، بس ما لقيت شي.
    nabbašt ʕlay/ʕannu, bass ma lʔīt šī.
    I’ve looked for it, but I didn’t find anything.
    عم بينبش ع شغل.
    ʕam binabbiš ʕa šiḡil.
    He’s looking for work.