Where does “nabi” come from?

nabi (Tausug) comes from Malay nabi, from Arabic نَبِيّ, from Aramaic נְבִיָּא — prophet.

nabi (Tausug): prophet

Definitions

  1. prophet

Ancestry of “nabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynabiprophet
2Arabicنَبِيّprophet
3Aramaicנְבִיָּאprophet
Every word from Aramaic נְבִיָּא →Every word from Arabic نَبِيّ →Every word from Malay nabi →