"نبی" meaning in Persian

See نبی in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /na.ˈbiː/ [Classical-Persian], [nä.biː] [Dari, formal], [nä.biː] [Dari, formal], [nä.biː] [Kabuli], [nä.bi] (note: Hazaragi), [næ.biː] [Iran, formal], [nä.bi] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nabī [romanization], nabi [romanization], انبیاء [plural], набӣ [Cyrillic, Tajik]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy), from Aramaic נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā) (absolutive form: נְבִי (nəḇī)). Compare Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇīʔ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|نَبِيّ}} Borrowed from Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy), {{der|fa|arc|נְבִיָּא|tr=nəḇiyyā}} Aramaic נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā), {{cog|he|נָבִיא|tr=nāḇīʔ}} Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇīʔ), {{root|fa|ar|ن ب ء}} Head templates: {{fa-noun|cls=نَبِی|pl=انبیاء|pltr=anbiyā' /anbiyâ'}} نبی • (nabī / nabi) (plural انبیاء (anbiyā' / anbiyâ'), Tajik spelling набӣ)
  1. prophet
    Sense id: en-نبی-fa-noun-V8SZGGm5 Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nu.ˈbiː/ [Classical-Persian], /ni.ˈbiː/ [Classical-Persian], [nʊ.biː] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.biː] [Dari, formal], [nʊ.biː] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.biː] [Dari, formal], [nʊ.biː] [Kabuli], [nɪ.biː] [Kabuli], [nu.bi] (note: Hazaragi), [ni.bi] (note: Hazaragi), [no.biː] [Iran, formal], [ne.biː] [Iran, formal], [nu.bi] [Tajik, formal], [ni.bi] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nibī [romanization], nubī [romanization], nebi [romanization], nobi [romanization], нибӣ [Cyrillic, Tajik], нубӣ [Cyrillic, Tajik]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{fa-noun|cls=نِبِی|cls2=نُبِی}} نبی • (nibī, nubī / nebi, nobi) (Tajik spelling нибӣ, or нубӣ)
  1. alternative form of نپی (nipī /nepi, “scripture, book, Qur'an”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: نپی (extra: nipī /nepi, “scripture, book, Qur'an”)
    Sense id: en-نبی-fa-noun-IU5zZuXV Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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