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This root primarily concerns the concepts of being elevated, high, or prominent, often in a physical or metaphorical sense. It extends to ideas of falling short, being unsuitable, or deviating from a norm, as well as specific geographical locations and personal names.

Derived headwords

نَبَا بَصَرُهُverb
  1. 1.
    vision failedboth

    The eyesight of a person failed or became weak.

نَبَا السَّيْفُ عَنِ الضَّرِيبَةِverb
  1. 1.
    sword missedboth

    The sword failed to strike the intended target or missed its mark.

نَبَا عَنْهُverb
  1. 1.
    was unsuitableboth

    Something was not suitable or agreeable to a person.

نَبَا جَنْبُهُ عَنِ الْفِرَاشِverb
  1. 1.
    could not restboth

    A person could not find rest or settle down on a bed or mattress.

نَبَا السَّهْمُ عَنِ الْهَدَفِverb
  1. 1.
    arrow fell shortboth

    An arrow failed to reach the target, falling short of it.

نَبَاverb
  1. 1.
    was uglyboth

    Something's appearance was ugly or unappealing, so the eye did not accept it.

نَبْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    failure of sightboth

    The state of one's vision failing or becoming weak.

  2. 2.
    missing the markboth

    The act of a sword or arrow failing to hit its intended target.

  3. 3.
    uglinessboth

    The quality of being ugly or unappealing in appearance.

نَبِيًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    failure of sightboth

    The state of one's vision failing or becoming weak.

  2. 2.
    missing the markboth

    The act of a sword or arrow failing to hit its intended target.

  3. 3.
    uglinessboth

    The quality of being ugly or unappealing in appearance.

نُبُوَّةًnoun
  1. 1.
    failure of sightboth

    The state of one's vision failing or becoming weak.

  2. 2.
    missing the markboth

    The act of a sword or arrow failing to hit its intended target.

  3. 3.
    uglinessboth

    The quality of being ugly or unappealing in appearance.

نَابِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    bow that missesclassical

    A bow that does not shoot straight or deviates from its string's path.

النَّبِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    roadclassical

    A path or road.

النَّبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    food trayclassical

    A tray or platter made of palm leaves, of Persian origin.

النَّبَاوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    elevationboth

    That which is elevated or high from the ground.

النُّبُوَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    elevationboth

    That which is elevated or high from the ground.

  2. 2.
    prophethoodboth

    The state or office of being a prophet.

نَابِي بْنُ ظَبْيَانname
  1. 1.
    name of a narratorclassical

    A person named Naby bin Dhabyan, a traditionist mentioned in relation to Uqbah bin Amir.

نَبِيّ بْنُ هُرْمُزname
  1. 1.
    name of a tabi'iclassical

    A person named Nabi bin Hurmuz, a successor (tabi'i) who narrated traditions.

ذُو النَّبْوَانname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionclassical

    A person named Dhu al-Nabwan, identified as Wadiah bin Marthad.

النَّبْوَانnoun
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A place where water is found; a well or spring.

أَنْبَيْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    informed himboth

    I informed him or told him news (equivalent to 'anba'tuhu').

أَبُو الْبَيَانname
  1. 1.
    name of a scholarclassical

    A person named Abu al-Bayan, identified as Nabi bin Muhammad bin Mahfuz, a shaykh of the Bayaniyyin scholars.

Parallel reading

نبا بصره نبوا ونبيا ونبوة
His eyesight failed him, with 'nabwan', 'nabiyyan', and 'nubuwatan'.
و السيف عن الضريبة نبوا ونبوة
And the sword missed the strike, with 'nabwan' and 'nubuwatan'.
و صورته: قبحت فلم تقبلها العين
And its appearance: it was ugly, so the eye did not accept it.
و منزله به: لم يوافقه
And his dwelling with it: it did not suit him.
و جنبه عن الفراش: لم يطمئن عليه
And his side away from the mattress: he did not find rest upon it.
و السهم عن الهدف: قصر
And the arrow from the target: it fell short.
والنابية: القوس نبت عن وترها
And the 'nabiyah': the bow that deviates from its string.
والنبي، كغني: الطريق
And 'al-nabiyy', like 'ghaniyy': the road.
النبية كغنية: سفرة من خوص، فارسية، معربها: النفية، بالفاء، وتقدم في ف ف
Al-nabiyyah', like 'ghuniyyah': a tray of palm leaves, Persian, its Arabized form is 'al-nafiyyah', with a faa, and it was mentioned previously under f f.
والنباوة: ما ارتفع من الأرض كالنبوة والنبي
And 'al-nabawah': what is elevated from the ground, like 'al-nubuwah' and 'al-nabiyy'.
وع بالطائف، وبالكسر: النبوة
And it is in Ta'if, and with a kasrah: 'al-nubuwah'.
نابي بن ظبيان: محدث، وجد عقبة بن عامر، وجد والد ثعلبة بن عنمة بن عدي الصحابيين
Naby bin Dhabyan: a traditionist, he found Uqbah bin Amir, and he found the father of the two companions Thaalabah bin Unamah bin Adi.
وكسمي: نبي بن هرمز، تابعي
And by a similar name: Nabi bin Hurmuz, a successor (tabi'i).
وذو النبوان، محركة: وديعة بن مرثد
And Dhu al-Nabwan, with harakah: Wadiah bin Marthad.
والنبوان: ماء
And 'al-Nabwan': water.
وأنبيته: نبأته
And 'anbaytuhu': I informed him (equivalent to 'anba'tuhu').
وأبو البيان: نبا بن محمد بن محفوظ، شيخ البيانيين
And Abu al-Bayan: Nabi bin Muhammad bin Mahfuz, the shaykh of the Bayaniyyin.