Arabic edit

Root
ن ب ل (n-b-l)

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَبُلَ (nabula, to become noble). False cognate of English noble.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

نَبِيل (nabīl) (feminine نَبِيلَة (nabīla), masculine plural نُبَلَاء (nubalāʔ), feminine plural نَبِيلَات (nabīlāt) or نَبَائِل (nabāʔil), elative أَنْبَل (ʔanbal))

  1. noble, of noble lineage, honored, celebrated
  2. excellent, eminent

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Proper noun edit

نَبِيل (nabīlm

  1. a male given name Nabil

Declension edit