نجيب

See also: نجیب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ج ب (n j b)
6 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.d͡ʒiːb/
• Rhymes: -iːb

Adjective

نَجِيب • (najīb) (feminine نَجِيبَة (najība), masculine plural نُجَبَاء (nujabāʔ) or نُجُب (nujub) or أَنْجَاب (ʔanjāb), feminine plural نَجِيبَات (najībāt) or نَجَائِب (najāʔib))

1. noble, illustrious, distinguished, whiz

Declension

Declension of adjective نَجِيب (najīb)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نَجِيب najīb	النَّجِيب an-najīb	نَجِيبَة najība	النَّجِيبَة an-najība
nominative	نَجِيبٌ najībun	النَّجِيبُ an-najību	نَجِيبَةٌ najībatun	النَّجِيبَةُ an-najībatu
accusative	نَجِيبًا najīban	النَّجِيبَ an-najība	نَجِيبَةً najībatan	النَّجِيبَةَ an-najībata
genitive	نَجِيبٍ najībin	النَّجِيبِ an-najībi	نَجِيبَةٍ najībatin	النَّجِيبَةِ an-najībati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نَجِيبَيْن najībayn	النَّجِيبَيْن an-najībayn	نَجِيبَتَيْن najībatayn	النَّجِيبَتَيْن an-najībatayn
nominative	نَجِيبَانِ najībāni	النَّجِيبَانِ an-najībāni	نَجِيبَتَانِ najībatāni	النَّجِيبَتَانِ an-najībatāni
accusative	نَجِيبَيْنِ najībayni	النَّجِيبَيْنِ an-najībayni	نَجِيبَتَيْنِ najībatayni	النَّجِيبَتَيْنِ an-najībatayni
genitive	نَجِيبَيْنِ najībayni	النَّجِيبَيْنِ an-najībayni	نَجِيبَتَيْنِ najībatayni	النَّجِيبَتَيْنِ an-najībatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نُجَبَاء‎; نُجُب‎; أَنْجَاب nujabāʔ‎; nujub‎; ʔanjāb	النُّجَبَاء‎; النُّجُب‎; الْأَنْجَاب an-nujabāʔ‎; an-nujub‎; al-ʔanjāb	نَجِيبَات‎; نَجَائِب najībāt‎; najāʔib	النَّجِيبَات‎; النَّجَائِب an-najībāt‎; an-najāʔib
nominative	نُجَبَاءُ‎; نُجُبٌ‎; أَنْجَابٌ nujabāʔu‎; nujubun‎; ʔanjābun	النُّجَبَاءُ‎; النُّجُبُ‎; الْأَنْجَابُ an-nujabāʔu‎; an-nujubu‎; al-ʔanjābu	نَجِيبَاتٌ‎; نَجَائِبُ najībātun‎; najāʔibu	النَّجِيبَاتُ‎; النَّجَائِبُ an-najībātu‎; an-najāʔibu
accusative	نُجَبَاءَ‎; نُجُبًا‎; أَنْجَابًا nujabāʔa‎; nujuban‎; ʔanjāban	النُّجَبَاءَ‎; النُّجُبَ‎; الْأَنْجَابَ an-nujabāʔa‎; an-nujuba‎; al-ʔanjāba	نَجِيبَاتٍ‎; نَجَائِبَ najībātin‎; najāʔiba	النَّجِيبَاتِ‎; النَّجَائِبَ an-najībāti‎; an-najāʔiba
genitive	نُجَبَاءَ‎; نُجُبٍ‎; أَنْجَابٍ nujabāʔa‎; nujubin‎; ʔanjābin	النُّجَبَاءِ‎; النُّجُبِ‎; الْأَنْجَابِ an-nujabāʔi‎; an-nujubi‎; al-ʔanjābi	نَجِيبَاتٍ‎; نَجَائِبَ najībātin‎; najāʔiba	النَّجِيبَاتِ‎; النَّجَائِبِ an-najībāti‎; an-najāʔibi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nəcib
• → Chagatai: نجیب
  • Uzbek: najib
• → Ottoman Turkish: نجیب (necîb)
  • Turkish: necip
• → Pashto: نجيب
• → Persian: نجیب (najib)
• → Punjabi: نَجِیب (najīb)
• → Sindhi: نجيب
• → Urdu: نجیب (najīb)

Proper noun

نَجِيب • (najīb) m (feminine نَجِيبَة (najība))

1. a male given name, Najib or Najeeb, feminine equivalent نَجِيبَة (najība)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Nəcib
• → Bashkir: Нәжип (Nəjip)
• → Chagatai: نجیب
  • Uyghur: نەجىب (nejib)
  • Uzbek: Najib
• → Ottoman Turkish: نجیب (Necîb)
  • Turkish: Necip
• → Spanish: Nayib

Etymology 2

Verb

نجيب (form II)

1. نُجَيِّبُ (nujayyibu) /nu.d͡ʒaj.ji.bu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of جَيَّبَ (jayyaba)
2. نُجَيَّبُ (nujayyabu) /nu.d͡ʒaj.ja.bu/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of جَيَّبَ (jayyaba)
3. نُجَيِّبَ (nujayyiba) /nu.d͡ʒaj.ji.ba/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of جَيَّبَ (jayyaba)
4. نُجَيَّبَ (nujayyaba) /nu.d͡ʒaj.ja.ba/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of جَيَّبَ (jayyaba)
5. نُجَيِّبْ (nujayyib) /nu.d͡ʒaj.jib/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of جَيَّبَ (jayyaba)
6. نُجَيَّبْ (nujayyab) /nu.d͡ʒaj.jab/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of جَيَّبَ (jayyaba)

Etymology 3

Verb

نجيب (form IV)

1. نُجِيبُ (nujību) /nu.d͡ʒiː.bu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of أَجَابَ (ʔajāba)
2. نُجِيبَ (nujība) /nu.d͡ʒiː.ba/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of أَجَابَ (ʔajāba)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).

Adjective

نَجِيبُ • (najību) (Devanagari नजीबु)

1. noble

Further reading

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “نَجِيبُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• “نجيب”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866–1938