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Where does “نبی” come from?
نبی (Persian) comes from Arabic نَبِيّ, from Aramaic נְבִיָּא — prophet.
نبی
(Persian): prophet
Definitions
prophet
Ancestry of “نبی”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
نَبِيّ
prophet
2
Aramaic
נְבִיָּא
prophet
Words derived from “نبی”
নবী
набӣ
નબી
নবীত্ব
Every word from Aramaic נְבִיָּא →
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