نبأ

Arabic

From the root ن ب ء‎ (n-b-ʾ).

نَبَأ • (nabaʾ) m (plural أَنْبَاء‎ (ʾanbāʾ))

news
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3:
  ‏عَمَّ يَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ ۝ عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ۝ ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ ۝‎‎
  ʿamma yatasāʾalūna ۝ ʿani n-nabaʾi l-ʿaẓīmi ۝ allaḏī hum fīhi muḵtalifūna ۝
  About what are they asking one another? / About the great news - / That over which they are in disagreement.
tidings
story

Declension of noun نَبَأ (nabaʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَأ nabaʾ	النَّبَأ‎ an-nabaʾ	نَبَأ nabaʾ
Nominative	نَبَأٌ nabaʾun	النَّبَأُ‎ an-nabaʾu	نَبَأُ nabaʾu
Accusative	نَبَأً nabaʾan	النَّبَأَ‎ an-nabaʾa	نَبَأَ nabaʾa
Genitive	نَبَإٍ‎ nabaʾin	النَّبَإِ‎ an-nabaʾi	نَبَإِ‎ nabaʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَأَيْن‎ nabaʾayn	النَّبَأَيْن‎ an-nabaʾayn	نَبَأَيْ‎ nabaʾay
Nominative	نَبَآنِ‎ nabaʾāni	النَّبَآنِ‎ an-nabaʾāni	نَبَآ‎ nabaʾā
Accusative	نَبَأَيْنِ‎ nabaʾayni	النَّبَأَيْنِ‎ an-nabaʾayni	نَبَأَيْ‎ nabaʾay
Genitive	نَبَأَيْنِ‎ nabaʾayni	النَّبَأَيْنِ‎ an-nabaʾayni	نَبَأَيْ‎ nabaʾay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْبَاء‎ ʾanbāʾ	الْأَنْبَاء‎ al-ʾanbāʾ	أَنْبَاء‎ ʾanbāʾ
Nominative	أَنْبَاءٌ‎ ʾanbāʾun	الْأَنْبَاءُ‎ al-ʾanbāʾu	أَنْبَاءُ‎ ʾanbāʾu
Accusative	أَنْبَاءً‎ ʾanbāʾan	الْأَنْبَاءَ‎ al-ʾanbāʾa	أَنْبَاءَ‎ ʾanbāʾa
Genitive	أَنْبَاءٍ‎ ʾanbāʾin	الْأَنْبَاءِ‎ al-ʾanbāʾi	أَنْبَاءِ‎ ʾanbāʾi

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