نائب
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن و ب (n w b) |
| 8 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of نَابَ (nāba, “to represent, to act as a deputy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naː.ʔib/
- Rhymes: -ib
Noun
نَائِب • (nāʔib) m (plural نَائِبُون (nāʔibūn) or نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), feminine نَائِبَة (nāʔiba))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَائِب nāʔib |
النَّائِب an-nāʔib |
نَائِب nāʔib |
| nominative | نَائِبٌ nāʔibun |
النَّائِبُ an-nāʔibu |
نَائِبُ nāʔibu |
| accusative | نَائِبًا nāʔiban |
النَّائِبَ an-nāʔiba |
نَائِبَ nāʔiba |
| genitive | نَائِبٍ nāʔibin |
النَّائِبِ an-nāʔibi |
نَائِبِ nāʔibi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نَائِبَيْن nāʔibayn |
النَّائِبَيْن an-nāʔibayn |
نَائِبَيْ nāʔibay |
| nominative | نَائِبَانِ nāʔibāni |
النَّائِبَانِ an-nāʔibāni |
نَائِبَا nāʔibā |
| accusative | نَائِبَيْنِ nāʔibayni |
النَّائِبَيْنِ an-nāʔibayni |
نَائِبَيْ nāʔibay |
| genitive | نَائِبَيْنِ nāʔibayni |
النَّائِبَيْنِ an-nāʔibayni |
نَائِبَيْ nāʔibay |
| plural | sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَائِبِين; نُوَّاب nāʔibīn; nuwwāb |
النَّائِبِين; النُّوَّاب an-nāʔibīn; an-nuwwāb |
نَائِبِي; نُوَّاب nāʔibī; nuwwāb |
| nominative | نَائِبُونَ; نُوَّابٌ nāʔibūna; nuwwābun |
النَّائِبُونَ; النُّوَّابُ an-nāʔibūna; an-nuwwābu |
نَائِبُو; نُوَّابُ nāʔibū; nuwwābu |
| accusative | نَائِبِينَ; نُوَّابًا nāʔibīna; nuwwāban |
النَّائِبِينَ; النُّوَّابَ an-nāʔibīna; an-nuwwāba |
نَائِبِي; نُوَّابَ nāʔibī; nuwwāba |
| genitive | نَائِبِينَ; نُوَّابٍ nāʔibīna; nuwwābin |
النَّائِبِينَ; النُّوَّابِ an-nāʔibīna; an-nuwwābi |
نَائِبِي; نُوَّابِ nāʔibī; nuwwābi |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: naib
- → Catalan: naip
- → Classical Persian: نَائِب (nā'ib), نایب (unhamzated)
- → Hausa: nā'ìbī
- → Malay: naib
- → Ottoman Turkish: نائب
- → Turkish: naip
- → Swahili: naibu
- From the plural نُوَّاب (nuwwāb)
Persian
Alternative forms
- نایب (unhamzated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /naː.ˈʔib/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑː.ʔɪ́b]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒː.ʔéb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔ.ʔíb]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nā'ib |
| Dari reading? | nā'ib |
| Iranian reading? | nâ'eb |
| Tajik reading? | no'ib |
Noun
نائب • (nā'ib / nâ'eb) (plural نائبها (nā'ib-hā / nâ'eb-hâ), or نائبان (nā'ibān / nâ'ebân), or نواب (nuwwāb / novvâb), Tajik spelling ноиб)
- representative; delegate; deputy
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 226:
- آن که جان بخشد اگر بکشد رواست
نایب است و دست او دست خداست- ān ki jān baxšad agar bikušad rawā-st
nāyib ast u dast-i ō dast-i xudā-st - If one who bestows [spiritual] life should slay, it is allowable: he is the [Divine] vicegerent, and his hand is the hand of God.
- ān ki jān baxšad agar bikušad rawā-st
- (in compounds, often unadapted from Arabic) vice-
- نائبالسلطنه ― nā'ibu-s-saltana / nâ'ebo-s-saltane ― viceroy
Related terms
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ن و ب (0 c, 4 e)
Descendants
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نائب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “نائب”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
- “نائب”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژهجو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025
Urdu
Alternative forms
- نَایَب (nāyab)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَائِب (nā'ib), from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɪb/
Noun
نائِب • (nāib) m (Hindi spelling नाइब)