منبه

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ب ه (n-b-h)

Derived from the active participle of the verb نَبَّهَ (nabbaha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.nab.bih/

Noun

مُنَبِّه • (munabbih) m (plural مُنَبِّهَات (munabbihāt))

  1. alarm clock

Declension

Adjective

مُنَبِّه • (munabbih)

  1. active participle of نَبَّهَ (nabbaha): awakening

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نبه”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ب ه
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُنَبِّه (munabbih). Equivalent to the active participle of نبّه (nabbah, to wake; to warn) .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.nab.beh/, [muˈnab.bɪh]
  • (file)

Noun

منبّه • (munabbeh) m (plural منبّهات (munabbihāt))

  1. alarm clock
  2. stimulant
    Antonym: منوّم (mnawwem, soporific)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.