نبه

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of being awake, alert, and aware, both physically and mentally. It extends to notions of fame, prominence, and recognition, as well as the act of rousing someone from sleep or ignorance. It also encompasses the idea of finding something lost or forgotten.

Derived headwords

النَّبْهnoun

1.
alertness, perceptivenessboth
The state of being mentally sharp and aware; perceptiveness.
2.
waking upboth
The act of rising from sleep.
3.
found itemclassical
A lost item that is found, often unexpectedly.
4.
present thingclassical
Something that exists or is present.
5.
famous thingclassical
Something well-known or renowned.

نَبَّهَverb

1.
to awakenboth
To rouse someone from sleep.
2.
to alertboth
To make someone aware of something; to bring to someone's attention.
3.
to make famousclassical
To bring someone or something to prominence or renown.

تَنَبَّهَverb

1.
to wake upboth
To become awake from sleep.
2.
to noticeboth
To become aware of or perceive something.
3.
to realizeboth
To come to understand or grasp something, especially after forgetting it.

انْتَبَهَverb

1.
to wake upboth
To awaken from sleep.
2.
to pay attentionboth
To become alert and attentive to something.
3.
to noticeboth
To become aware of or perceive something.

مُنَبِّهَةnoun

1.
indicatorboth
Something that indicates or signals something else.
2.
sign of statusclassical
Something that signifies a person's status or worth.

نَبَّهَ لهverb

1.
to noticeboth
To become aware of or perceive something.

نَبِيهadjective

1.
famous, renownedboth
Having a high status and being well-known; prominent.
2.
alert, intelligentboth
Possessing perceptiveness and intelligence.

نَبَاهَةnoun

1.
fame, renownboth
The state of being famous, prominent, or well-regarded.
2.
alertnessboth
The quality of being mentally alert and perceptive.

مُنَبَّهadjective

1.
forgottenclassical
Something that has been forgotten.

النَّبَاهnoun

1.
prominent personclassical
A person who is distinguished, elevated, or prominent.

نَبَّهَ باسمهverb

1.
to make famousclassical
To make someone's name known and respected; to elevate their status.

مُنَبَّه الاسمadjective

1.
well-known nameclassical
Having a name that is widely recognized.

أَمْر نَابِهadjective

1.
important matterclassical
A significant, great, or important affair.

أَنْبَهَ حاجتهverb

1.
to forget his needclassical
To forget about one's need or requirement.

نَبْهَانname

1.
tribal nameclassical
The name of an Arab tribe, specifically Nabhān bin Amr.
2.
mountain nameclassical
A mountain name mentioned by Al-Asma'i.

نَبِيهname

1.
given nameboth
A male given name, with several notable historical figures bearing it.

نَبَّهَانname

1.
given nameclassical
A male given name, also referring to three companions.

نَبْهَانِيَّةname

1.
place nameclassical
A village name belonging to the Banu Walbah.

Parallel reading

النَّبْه، بالضم: الفطنة

An-nabh (with damma): perceptiveness.

النَّبْه: القيام من النوم.

An-nabh: rising from sleep.

أنبهته من النوم ونبهته تنبيها: أي أيقظته

I roused him from sleep and woke him up: meaning, I made him awake.

فتنبه وانتبه: استيقظ

So he became alert and woke up: he became awake.

هذا منبهة على كذا، أي مشعر به

This is an indicator of such-and-such, meaning it signals it.

فإنها منبهة

for they are an indicator.

فإنه منبهة للكريم، أي مشرفة ومعلاة من النباهة.

for it is an indicator for the noble person, meaning it elevates and raises him in status.

المال منبهة للكريم ويستغنى به عن اللئيم.

Wealth is an indicator for the noble person, and through it, one can dispense with the ignoble.

وما نبه له، كفرح: أي ما فطن

And ma nabaha lahu (like faraha): meaning, what he perceived.

نبهت للأمر، بالكسر، أنبه نبها ووبهت أوبه وبها: فطنت، وهو الأمر تنساه ثم تتنبه له.

I became aware of the matter (with kasra), I perceive awareness, and I became aware, I perceive awareness, and I became aware: I perceived it, which is the matter you forget and then become aware of.

والنَّبْه، بالتحريك: الضالة توجد عن غفلة

And an-nabh (with haraka): a lost item found through negligence.

وجدت الضالة نبها: أي عن غير طلب

I found the lost item nabhan: meaning, without searching.

كأنه دملج من فضة نبه في ملعب من عذارى الحي مفصوم

As if it were a bracelet of silver, white and pure, in a place where young women of the tribe are, broken.

والنَّبْه: الشيء الموجود: ضد.

And an-nabh: the existing thing: opposite.

والنَّبْه، بضم ففتح: الموجود؛ قال: وهو من الأضداد.

And an-nabh (with damma and fatha): the existing thing; he said: and it is one of the antonyms.

والنَّبْه: الشيء المشهور، كالنَّبْه، كخجل

And an-nabh: the famous thing, like an-nabh (like khajal).

شبه ولد الظبية حين انعطف لما سقته أمه فروي بدملج فضة نبه، أي أبيض نقي كما كان ولد الظبية كذلك.

He likened the fawn when it bent over after its mother gave it water and it became satiated to a bracelet of silver, white and pure, as the fawn was.

ونَبَّهَ الرجل، مثلثة؛ شرف واشتهر

And nabaha the man, tri-vocalized; he became noble and famous.

فهو نابه، وهو خلاف الخامل، وهو من نبه، كنصر وعلم.

So he is nabih, and he is the opposite of the obscure, and it is from nabaha, like nasara and 'alima.

ورجل نبه ونبيه: إذا كان شريفا معروفا

And a man is nabah and nabih: if he is noble and known.

كامل يجمع آلاء الفتى نبه سيد سادات خضم

Perfect, gathering the virtues of a young man, noble, a chief among abundant chiefs.

وقوم نبه، أيضا: أي بالتحريك، كالواحد، عن ابن الأعرابي، وكأنه اسم للجمع.

And a people are nabah, also: meaning, with haraka, like the singular, according to Ibn Al-A'rabi, and it is as if it is a collective noun.

ونبه باسمه تنبيها: نوه به ورفعه عن الخمول وجعله مذكورا.

And he made his name known with his name, making it famous: he publicized it and raised it from obscurity and made it mentioned.

ورجل منبوه الاسم: أي معروفه

And a man whose name is nabih: meaning, well-known.

وأمر نابه: أي عظيم جليل.

And an important matter: meaning, great and majestic.

أنبه حاجته، أي نسيها، فهي منبهة، كمحسنة

He forgot his need, meaning he forgot it, so it is munbahah, like muhsinah.

والنباه، كسحاب: المشرف الرفيع

And an-nabah (like sahab): the elevated and lofty one.

نبهه من الغفلة فانتبه وتنبه: أيقظه؛ وهو مجاز.

He roused him from heedlessness, so he became alert and aware: meaning, he woke him up; and this is metaphorical.

وتنبه على الأمر: شعر به.

And he became aware of the matter: he perceived it.

ونبهته على الشيء: وقفته عليه فتنبه هو عليه.

And I alerted him to the thing: I made him stop at it, so he became aware of it.

ويقال: أضللته نبها، لم يعلم متى ضل حتى انتبهوا له؛ عن الأصمعي.

And it is said: I caused him to go astray nabhan, he did not know when he went astray until they noticed him; according to Al-Asma'i.

والنبه، بالتحريك، المنسي الملقى الساقط.

And an-nabh, with haraka, is the forgotten, the cast aside, the fallen.

والنباهة: ضد الخمول.

And an-nabahah: the opposite of obscurity.

ونبهان: جبل مشرف على حق عبد الله بن عامر بن كريز؛ عن الأصمعي.

And Nabhan: a mountain overlooking the property of Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Kuraiz; according to Al-Asma'i.

ونبهانية: قرية ضخمة لبني والبة من بني أسد.

And Nabhaniyyah: a large village of Banu Walbah from Banu Asad.

ونبهان: ثلاثة من الصحابة.

And Nabhan: three of the Companions.