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nabi

[ nah-bee ]

/ ˈnɑ bi /

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noun Islam.

a prophet.

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Origin of nabi

First recorded in 1875–80, nabi is from the Arabic word nabī

Words nearby nabi

Nabal, Nabataea, Nabataean, nabe, Naberezhnye Chelny, nabi, nabilone, Nabis, nabla, Nablus, nabob

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Example sentences from the Web for nabi

A protest was held at Nabi Saleh last Tuesday as well, but that time, live fire was used.
Violence in Nabi Saleh|Emily L. Hauser|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The story about Nabi Saleh was framed in the context of a Palestinian village testing “the limits of unarmed resistance.”
Obvious Flaw of Times 'Third Intifada' Story|Jane Eisner|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters," says Futouh Abd Al-Nabi Mansour, according to the MEMRI translation.
Morsi Can't Stand—Or Sit—For Hatred|Ali Gharib|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Adib Khan, the principal of Ghulam Nabi Charkhi school in Tapa e Nader Khan, gives his own wages to keep his school going.
Back to Afghanistan|Magsie Hamilton-Little|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The root of the Hebrew word for prophet—Nabi, said to mean a bubbling up—confirms this view.
Bible Studies|Joseph M. Wheeler
He had also been the nabi of Moses when the two went to Pharaoh with their demand on behalf of Israel.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
The words that relate to him carefully distinguish between his illumination and that of the nabi.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
So far as the word nabi designates all, they are all of one order.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
The word Nabi, 'prophet,' was in use in the time of Moses, or Abraham.
The Bible: what it is|Charles Bradlaugh

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