نبء

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to prophecy, divine messages, and the act of conveying them. It also extends to concepts of truthfulness, accuracy, and sometimes, in derived forms, to specific individuals or places.

Derived headwords

نبيءnoun

1.
prophetboth
A person chosen by God to convey divine messages and teachings.
2.
spokespersonclassical
One who speaks on behalf of another, conveying their message.

نبيئةname

1.
Nabi'ah ibn al-Aswad al-'Udriclassical
A historical figure, identified as the husband of Buthaynah al-'Udriyyah, a woman famous in love poetry.

نبييءnoun

1.
diminutive of nabi' (prophet)classical
The diminutive form of 'nabi'', used in specific contexts, sometimes ironically.

نبيئةnoun

1.
diminutive of nubuwwahclassical
The diminutive form of 'nubuwwah' (prophethood), used to refer to a lesser or false prophecy.

نبيئة سوءnoun

1.
false prophecyclassical
A derogatory term for a prophecy that is untrue or misleading.

نبوءةnoun

1.
prophethoodboth
The state or office of being a prophet; divine revelation.
2.
prophecyboth
A prediction of future events, especially one regarded as divinely inspired.

أنبأverb

1.
to informboth
To give information or news to someone.
2.
to prophesyboth
To state what will happen in the future, especially as if divinely inspired.
3.
to not be damagedclassical
To remain intact, without being chipped or scratched.
4.
to not penetrateclassical
To fail to pierce or go through something.

نابأverb

1.
to leave neighborhoodclassical
To abandon one's neighbors or move away from them.
2.
to avoidclassical
To keep away from or stop oneself from doing something.

نبأتverb

1.
it producedclassical
Referring to the land producing or yielding something.

نباءnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A location in Ta'if.

نابئةnoun

1.
newsclassical
Information about recent events; a report.

نباءةnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A location in Ta'if, possibly mentioned in hadith.

أبو نبيئةname

1.
Abu Nabi'ah al-Hudhaliclassical
A poet from the Hudhayl tribe.

Parallel reading

ونبيئة بالضم كجهينة ابن الأسود العذري

And Nabi'ah, with dammah like Juhaynah, son of al-Aswad al-'Udri.

هو زوج بثينة العذرية صاحبة جميل بن معمر

He is the husband of Buthaynah al-'Udriyyah, the companion of Jamil ibn Mu'ammar.

وتصغير النبيء نبييء مثال نبيع

And the diminutive of an-nabi' is nabi'i', like nabi'.

ويقولون في التصغير كانت نبيئة مسيلمة مثال نبيعة

And they say in the diminutive: 'It was the nabi'ah of Musaylimah', like nabi'ah.

نبيئة سوء تصغير النبوءة

Nabi'ah of evil, the diminutive of nubuwwah (prophethood).

وكان نبييء سوء بالفتح وهو تصغير نبيء بالهمز

And it was nabi'i' of evil, with fatha, and it is the diminutive of nabi' with hamza.

قال ابن بري: الذي ذكره سيبويه: كان مسيلمة نبوته!

Ibn Barrī said: What Sībawayh mentioned: 'Musaylimah's prophethood was!'

فذكر الأول غير مصغر ولا مهموز، ليبين أنهم قد همزوه في التصغير وإن لم يكن مهموزا في التكبير

So he mentioned the first [form] un-diminutized and un-hamzated, to show that they did hamzate it in the diminutive even if it was not hamzated in the plural.

رمى فلان فأنبأ، أي لم يشرم ولم يخدش

So-and-so shot, and he anba'a, meaning he did not chip or scratch.

أو أنه لم ينفذ

Or that it did not penetrate.

ونابأهم منابأة: ترك جوارهم وتباعد عنهم

And naba'a them, a nabā'ah: to leave their neighborhood and distance themselves from them.

زرق العيون إذا جاورتهم سرقوا ما يسرق العبد أو نابأتهم كذبوا

Blue-eyed ones, if you lived near them they would steal what a slave steals, or if you avoided them, they would lie.

نبأت به الأرض: جاءت به

The land nabba'at with it: it brought it forth.

فنفسك أحرز فإن الحتو ينبأن بالمرء في كل واد

So protect yourself, for the 'hatw' (fate/destiny) will reveal the man in every valley.

ونباء كغراب: موضع بالطائف

And Nabā', like ghurāb: a place in Ta'if.

هل عندكم من نابئة خبر

Do you have any news (nābi'ah)?

خطبنا بالنباءة، أو بالنباوة

We gave a sermon in an-Naba'ah, or in an-Naba'wah.