Considered to be the original form of نَبِيّ (nabiyy) by Sibawayh, but sometimes interpreted as a hypercorrection due to the loss of most glottal stops in Old Hijazi.
نَبِيء • (nabīʔ) m (plural أَنْبِيَاء (ʔanbiyāʔ) or نُبَآء (nubaʔāʔ))
Considered incorrect by Sibawayh, but used in the Qur'anic reading tradition of Nafiʽ al-Madani.
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَبِيء nabīʔ |
النَّبِيء an-nabīʔ |
نَبِيء nabīʔ |
| Nominative | نَبِيءٌ nabīʔun |
النَّبِيءُ an-nabīʔu |
نَبِيءُ nabīʔu |
| Accusative | نَبِيئًا nabīʔan |
النَّبِيءَ an-nabīʔa |
نَبِيءَ nabīʔa |
| Genitive | نَبِيءٍ nabīʔin |
النَّبِيءِ an-nabīʔi |
نَبِيءِ nabīʔi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نَبِيئَيْن nabīʔayn |
النَّبِيئَيْن an-nabīʔayn |
نَبِيئَيْ nabīʔay |
| Nominative | نَبِيئَانِ nabīʔāni |
النَّبِيئَانِ an-nabīʔāni |
نَبِيئَا nabīʔā |
| Accusative | نَبِيئَيْنِ nabīʔayni |
النَّبِيئَيْنِ an-nabīʔayni |
نَبِيئَيْ nabīʔay |
| Genitive | نَبِيئَيْنِ nabīʔayni |
النَّبِيئَيْنِ an-nabīʔayni |
نَبِيئَيْ nabīʔay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَنْبِيَاء; نُبَآء ʔanbiyāʔ; nubaʔāʔ |
الْأَنْبِيَاء; النُّبَآء al-ʔanbiyāʔ; an-nubaʔāʔ |
أَنْبِيَاء; نُبَآء ʔanbiyāʔ; nubaʔāʔ |
| Nominative | أَنْبِيَاءُ; نُبَآءُ ʔanbiyāʔu; nubaʔāʔu |
الْأَنْبِيَاءُ; النُّبَآءُ al-ʔanbiyāʔu; an-nubaʔāʔu |
أَنْبِيَاءُ; نُبَآءُ ʔanbiyāʔu; nubaʔāʔu |
| Accusative | أَنْبِيَاءَ; نُبَآءَ ʔanbiyāʔa; nubaʔāʔa |
الْأَنْبِيَاءَ; النُّبَآءَ al-ʔanbiyāʔa; an-nubaʔāʔa |
أَنْبِيَاءَ; نُبَآءَ ʔanbiyāʔa; nubaʔāʔa |
| Genitive | أَنْبِيَاءَ; نُبَآءَ ʔanbiyāʔa; nubaʔāʔa |
الْأَنْبِيَاءِ; النُّبَآءِ al-ʔanbiyāʔi; an-nubaʔāʔi |
أَنْبِيَاءِ; نُبَآءِ ʔanbiyāʔi; nubaʔāʔi |