Arabic for prophet

nabiyy
ﻧَﺒِﻲّ
prophet – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻧَﺒِﻲّ means prophet. It is pronounced nabiyy.

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Part of speech: noun.

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Important letters:
The root of the word prophet consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, beh that is written and pronounced b and waw that is written and pronounced w. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of prophet

ﻧَﺒِﻲّ
ﻧـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻲ
 
ﻧـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻲ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
 
nun
n
beh
b
ya
y
 
 
The Arabic word for prophet consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻲ ) and pronounced y. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﺒِﻲّ and pronounced nabiyy.
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