Arabic vocabulary
نُبُوَّة is how you say “prophethood” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَلَا يَنْتَقِصُ هَذَا بِمَنْ ادَّعَى النُّبُوَّةَ مِنَ الْكَذَّابِينَ، فَإِنَّ حَالَهُمْ كَانَتْ ضِدَّ حَالِ الرَّسُولِ مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ
Nor is this negated by those who falsely claimed prophethood, for their condition was the exact opposite of the Messenger's in every way.
النُّبُوَّةَ — prophethood. This noun carries 'the' and is the object of the claiming verb, in the accusative. It names prophethood as the thing falsely claimed; the accusative marks it as what is acted upon.
From: Signs of the Messenger in Medina →فعادت عليه بركة النبوة،
The blessings of prophethood returned upon him,
النُّبُوَّةِ — of prophethood. This owner noun closes the 'blessing of prophethood' pairing, so it takes the governed ending while staying definite. It fixes what kind of blessing returned to him.
From: Raised in the Prophet’s Household →OpenArabic teaches words like نُبُوَّة through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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