نبيل

Arabic

Root
ن ب ل (n-b-l)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَبُلَ (nabula, to become noble). False cognate of English noble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.biːl/
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

نَبِيل • (nabīl) (feminine نَبِيلَة (nabīla), masculine plural نُبَلَاء (nubalāʔ), feminine plural نَبِيلَات (nabīlāt) or نَبَائِل (nabāʔil), elative أَنْبَل (ʔanbal))

  1. noble, of noble lineage, honored, celebrated
  2. excellent, eminent

Declension

Proper noun

نَبِيل • (nabīl) m

  1. a male given name Nabil

Declension

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