نبات

نبات

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ب ت‎ (n-b-t).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.baːt/

• Audio

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Noun

نَبَات • (nabāt) m (plural نَبَاتَات‎ (nabātāt))

1. plant, vegetable, vegetation

Declension

Declension of noun نَبَات (nabāt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَات nabāt	النَّبَات‎ an-nabāt	نَبَات nabāt
Nominative	نَبَاتٌ nabātun	النَّبَاتُ‎ an-nabātu	نَبَاتُ nabātu
Accusative	نَبَاتًا‎ nabātan	النَّبَاتَ‎ an-nabāta	نَبَاتَ nabāta
Genitive	نَبَاتٍ nabātin	النَّبَاتِ‎ an-nabāti	نَبَاتِ nabāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَاتَيْن‎ nabātayn	النَّبَاتَيْن‎ an-nabātayn	نَبَاتَيْ‎ nabātay
Nominative	نَبَاتَانِ‎ nabātāni	النَّبَاتَانِ‎ an-nabātāni	نَبَاتَا‎ nabātā
Accusative	نَبَاتَيْنِ‎ nabātayni	النَّبَاتَيْنِ‎ an-nabātayni	نَبَاتَيْ‎ nabātay
Genitive	نَبَاتَيْنِ‎ nabātayni	النَّبَاتَيْنِ‎ an-nabātayni	نَبَاتَيْ‎ nabātay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَاتَات‎ nabātāt	النَّبَاتَات‎ an-nabātāt	نَبَاتَات‎ nabātāt
Nominative	نَبَاتَاتٌ‎ nabātātun	النَّبَاتَاتُ‎ an-nabātātu	نَبَاتَاتُ‎ nabātātu
Accusative	نَبَاتَاتٍ‎ nabātātin	النَّبَاتَاتِ‎ an-nabātāti	نَبَاتَاتِ‎ nabātāti
Genitive	نَبَاتَاتٍ‎ nabātātin	النَّبَاتَاتِ‎ an-nabātāti	نَبَاتَاتِ‎ nabātāti

References

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

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Gulf Arabic

Root
ن ب ت‎
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəbaːt/

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَبَات‎ (nabāt).

Noun

نبات • (nabāt) m (plural نباتات‎ (nabātāt))

1. a plant

Derived terms

• نباتي‎ (nabāti, “vegetable-based; vegetarian”)

Etymology 2

Saffron-flavored nabāt.

From Persian نبات‎ (nabāt).

Noun

نبات • (nabāt) m

1. (uncountable) crystal sugar, rock sugar, sugar candy, rock candy, solidified plain or flavored (usually with saffron) pieces of sugar that can be used as a replacement for sugar in drinks.

See also

• قند‎ (qand)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ب ت‎

Etymology

From Arabic نَبَات‎ (nabāt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.baːt/, [naˈbæːt]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

نبات • (nabāt) m (collective, singulative نبتة‎ f (nabte), plural نباتات‎ (nabātāt))

1. (uncountable) plants

Derived terms

• نباتي‎ (nabāti, “vegetable; vegetarian”)