نبيء

Arabic

Etymology

Considered to be the original form of نَبِيّ (nabiyy) by Sibawayh, but sometimes interpreted as a hypercorrection due to the loss of most glottal stops in Old Hijazi.

Noun

نَبِيء • (nabīʔ) m (plural أَنْبِيَاء (ʔanbiyāʔ) or نُبَآء (nubaʔāʔ))

1. (sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of نَبِيّ (nabiyy, “prophet”)

Usage notes

Considered incorrect by Sibawayh, but used in the Qur'anic reading tradition of Nafiʽ al-Madani.

Declension

Declension of noun نَبِيء (nabīʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبِيء nabīʔ	النَّبِيء an-nabīʔ	نَبِيء nabīʔ
Nominative	نَبِيءٌ nabīʔun	النَّبِيءُ an-nabīʔu	نَبِيءُ nabīʔu
Accusative	نَبِيئًا nabīʔan	النَّبِيءَ an-nabīʔa	نَبِيءَ nabīʔa
Genitive	نَبِيءٍ nabīʔin	النَّبِيءِ an-nabīʔi	نَبِيءِ nabīʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبِيئَيْن nabīʔayn	النَّبِيئَيْن an-nabīʔayn	نَبِيئَيْ nabīʔay
Nominative	نَبِيئَانِ nabīʔāni	النَّبِيئَانِ an-nabīʔāni	نَبِيئَا nabīʔā
Accusative	نَبِيئَيْنِ nabīʔayni	النَّبِيئَيْنِ an-nabīʔayni	نَبِيئَيْ nabīʔay
Genitive	نَبِيئَيْنِ nabīʔayni	النَّبِيئَيْنِ an-nabīʔayni	نَبِيئَيْ nabīʔay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْبِيَاء‎; نُبَآء ʔanbiyāʔ‎; nubaʔāʔ	الْأَنْبِيَاء‎; النُّبَآء al-ʔanbiyāʔ‎; an-nubaʔāʔ	أَنْبِيَاء‎; نُبَآء ʔanbiyāʔ‎; nubaʔāʔ
Nominative	أَنْبِيَاءُ‎; نُبَآءُ ʔanbiyāʔu‎; nubaʔāʔu	الْأَنْبِيَاءُ‎; النُّبَآءُ al-ʔanbiyāʔu‎; an-nubaʔāʔu	أَنْبِيَاءُ‎; نُبَآءُ ʔanbiyāʔu‎; nubaʔāʔu
Accusative	أَنْبِيَاءَ‎; نُبَآءَ ʔanbiyāʔa‎; nubaʔāʔa	الْأَنْبِيَاءَ‎; النُّبَآءَ al-ʔanbiyāʔa‎; an-nubaʔāʔa	أَنْبِيَاءَ‎; نُبَآءَ ʔanbiyāʔa‎; nubaʔāʔa
Genitive	أَنْبِيَاءَ‎; نُبَآءَ ʔanbiyāʔa‎; nubaʔāʔa	الْأَنْبِيَاءِ‎; النُّبَآءِ al-ʔanbiyāʔi‎; an-nubaʔāʔi	أَنْبِيَاءِ‎; نُبَآءِ ʔanbiyāʔi‎; nubaʔāʔi