نخبة

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Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ن خ ب (n-ḵ-b).

Pronunciation

Noun

نُخْبَة (nuḵbaf (plural نُخَب (nuḵab))

  1. elite, cream, the best part

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نخب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نخبة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 1108