نبی
See also: نبي
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy), from Aramaic נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā) (absolutive form: נְבִי (nəḇī)). Compare Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇīʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /na.ˈbiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nä.biː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næ.biː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nä.bi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nabī |
| Dari reading? | nabī |
| Iranian reading? | nabi |
| Tajik reading? | nabi |
Noun
نبی • (nabī / nabi) (plural انبیاء (anbiyā' / anbiyâ'), Tajik spelling набӣ)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /nu.ˈbiː/, /ni.ˈbiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nʊ.biː], [nɪ.biː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [no.biː], [ne.biː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nu.bi], [ni.bi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nubī, nibī |
| Dari reading? | nubī, nibī |
| Iranian reading? | nobi, nebi |
| Tajik reading? | nubi, nibi |
Noun
نبی • (nibī, nubī / nebi, nobi) (Tajik spelling нибӣ, or нубӣ)