Examining Root: نبا (nb')
Definition: (Root of nabi) = to be high, lofty, become exalted/elevated, to aquaint/inform, utter in a low voice/sound, cry, bark, gift of prophecy, prophet. To come/go forth, to assault/come upon, went forth, brought/produce. Information; a piece of information; intelligence; an announcement; news; tidings; a piece of news; an account; a narrative, or narration; a story (something that is related from one to another). An announcement of great utility, from which results either knowledge or a predominance of opinion, and true. Eminence/protuberence in the ground/earth. An evident/clear way. Bull, a torrent that comes forth from another land, a man coming forth unexpectedly from an unknown quarter. |
Total Qur’anic Occurrences: 160 |
Lemmata Based on This Root: 6 |
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Appears in 660 Root-Based Formulae and lies behind 362 Lemma-Based Formulae | |||
Root Formulae | Root-Plus-Particle-Pronoun Formulae | Lemma Formulae | |
Length 3: 100 Length 4: 74 Length 5: 47 | Length 3: 204 Length 4: 155 Length 5: 80 | Length 3: 156 Length 4: 117 Length 5: 89 |