Arabic vocabulary
نبيّProphet
How to say “Prophet” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وَكَانَ يشرب الْخمر ويجلده النَّبِي
And he used to drink alcohol, and the Prophet would lash him.
النَّبِيُّ — the Prophet. This name carries 'the' on its title and is the subject of the lashing verb, named after the verb in the usual order, with the plain subject ending. It identifies the Prophet as the one carrying out the punishment.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →فَقَالَ النَّبِي لَا تلعنه فَإِنَّهُ يحب الله وَرَسُوله
The Prophet said, 'Do not curse him, for he loves Allah and His Messenger.'
النَّبِيُّ — the Prophet. This name carries 'the' on its title and is the subject of the speaking verb, named after the verb with the plain subject ending. It identifies the Prophet as the speaker of the words that follow.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →من حَدِيث عَليّ بن أبي طَالب وَأبي سعيد الْخُدْرِيّ عَن النَّبِي
From the hadith of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri about the Prophet.
النَّبِيِّ — the Prophet. This noun carries 'the' and sits in the genitive because the preposition before it governs it. It names the Prophet as the one the report goes back to, closing the narration chain.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →وَهَؤُلَاء أَصْحَاب رَسُول الله مَعَ أَمِير الْمُؤمنِينَ عَليّ بن أبي طَالب بِأَمْر النَّبِي
And these are the companions of the Messenger of Allah, with the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib, by the command of the Prophet.
النَّبِيِّ — the Prophet. This noun carries 'the' and is the owner closing the pairing, 'of the Prophet', placed straight after 'command'. Its genitive ending marks the 'of' link, naming whose command authorized them.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →وَقَالَ النَّبِي فيهم فِي الحَدِيث الصَّحِيح
And the Prophet said about them in the authentic hadith,
النَّبِيُّ — the Prophet. This name carries 'the' on its title and is the subject of the speaking verb, named after the verb with the plain subject ending. It identifies the Prophet as the speaker of the saying that follows.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →
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