ꦤꦧꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.bi/
• Rhymes: -bi
• Hyphenation: na‧bi

Etymology 1

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Noun

ꦤꦧꦶ (nabi)

1. center, navel

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay nabi, from Arabic نَبِيّ, نَبِيء (nabiyy, nabīʔ, “nabi, prophet”).

Noun

ꦤꦧꦶ (nabi)

1. prophet
2. (Islam) nabi

Alternative forms

• نبي

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “nabi”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN