نبه

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of being well-known, famous, and prominent. It also extends to waking up, becoming aware, and drawing attention to something, often in contrast to being obscure or forgotten.

Derived headwords

نَبِهَverb

1.
he became noble and famousboth
he became noble and famous
2.
he raised him from obscurityboth
he raised him from obscurity
3.
he made him aware of itboth
he made him aware of it

نَبَّهَverb

1.
he became noble and famousboth
he became noble and famous
2.
he raised him from obscurityboth
he raised him from obscurity
3.
he made him aware of itboth
he made him aware of it

نَبَاهَةnoun

1.
fameboth
The state of being famous, renowned, and distinguished.
2.
prominenceboth
A high social standing or reputation.

نَبِيهadjective

1.
the opposite of obscure/unknownboth
the opposite of obscure/unknown

نَابِهadjective

1.
He struck his canine tooth.both
He struck his canine tooth.
2.
the opposite of obscure/unknownboth
the opposite of obscure/unknown

نَبْهnoun

1.
he became noble and famousboth
he became noble and famous
2.
he raised him from obscurityboth
he raised him from obscurity
3.
he made him aware of itboth
he made him aware of it

انْتَبَهَverb

1.
to wake upboth
To awaken from sleep.
2.
to noticeboth
To become aware of something; to pay attention.
3.
to rememberclassical
To recall something that was forgotten.

انْتِبَاهnoun

1.
awakeningboth
The act of waking up.
2.
attentionboth
The act of paying heed or notice.

تَنْبِيهnoun

1.
verbal noun of nabbahaboth
verbal noun of nabbaha

مُنَبِّهadjective

1.
awakeningboth
Causing one to wake up or become alert.
2.
stimulatingmodern
Having the property of rousing or invigorating.

مُنْتَبِهadjective

1.
awakeboth
Not asleep; conscious.
2.
attentiveboth
Paying close attention; observant.

مُنْبَهِadjective

1.
forgottenclassical
Something that was forgotten and is now recalled.

نَبْهَانname

1.
Nabhānclassical
The name of a progenitor of a tribe from Tayyi'.

Parallel reading

كأنه دملج من فضة نبه

As if it were a bracelet of famous silver

إنما جعله مفصوما لتثنيه وانحنائه إذا نام

He only made it segmented for its bending and curving when it sleeps.

ويقال النبه: الضالة توجد عن غفلة لا عن طلب

And it is said that 'al-nabh' is a lost item found by chance, not by searching.

يقال: وجدت الضالة نبها

It is said: I found the lost item by chance.

ونبه الرجل بالضم: شرف واشتهر، ينبه نباهة، فهو نبيه ونابه

And 'nabaha' (with dammah) for a man means he became honored and famous; he becomes famous with 'nabāhah', so he is 'nabīh' and 'nābuh'.

وهو خلاف الخامل

And it is the opposite of the obscure.

ونبهته أنا: رفعته من الخمول

And I 'nabbah'tu-hu (made him famous): I raised him from obscurity.

يقال: أشيعوا بالكنى فإنها منبهة

It is said: Spread news by kunyahs (nicknames), for they are attention-grabbing.

وانتبه من نومه: استيقظ

And 'intabaha' from his sleep: he woke up.

وأنبهته أنا

And I 'anbah'tu-hu (made him wake up).

والتنبيه مثله

And 'al-tanbīh' is like it (making someone wake up).

ونبهته على الشئ: أوقفته عليه فتنبه هو عليه

And I 'nabbah'tu-hu to a matter: I made him aware of it, so he became aware of it.

نبهت للامر بالكسر، أنبه نبها، وهو الامر تنساه ثم تنتبه له

I 'nabih'tu (became aware) of the matter (with kasrah), I become aware with 'nabhan', and it is a matter you forget then become aware of it.

انبهت حاجة فلان، إذا نسيتها، فهي منبهة

A need of so-and-so became 'anbahat' (forgotten), if you forget it, it is 'munbahah' (forgotten).

ونبهان: أبو حى من طيئ، وهو نبهان ابن عمرو

And Nabhān: the father of a tribe from Tayyi', and he is Nabhān ibn Amr.