نبي

Concepts

prophet

seer

Prophet

haruspex

Synonyms

رسول

رَسُول

نَبِيّ

مَن يَتَنَبّأ

Translations

profeta

prophète

Prophet

προφήτης

profeta

peygamber

pêxember

profeet

resûl

nebî

profeta

peyamber

qasid

propheta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/na.bijj/

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic נְבִיָּא (n'ḇiyyā) (absolutive form: נְבִי (n'ḇī)), the root of which is cognate to the Arabic root ن ب ء (n b ʔ). Compare Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇīʔ).