نبيء

Arabic

Etymology

Considered to be the original form of نَبِيّ (nabiyy) by Sibawayh, but sometimes interpreted as a hypercorrection due to the loss of most glottal stops in Old Hijazi.

Noun

نَبِيء • (nabīʔ) m (plural أَنْبِيَاء (ʔanbiyāʔ) or نُبَآء (nubaʔāʔ))

  1. (sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of نَبِيّ (nabiyy, prophet)

Usage notes

Considered incorrect by Sibawayh, but used in the Qur'anic reading tradition of Nafiʽ al-Madani.

Declension

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