*nabīʾ-: 'prophet, seer (one called)'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	nabaʔa 'to inform, announce' (BK 2, 1179)	BK 2, 1179
Akkadian	nabû (CAD N/1 32)	CAD N/1 32	gloss withheld
Hebrew	nābīʔ (HALOT 661)	HALOT 661	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	nᵉbiyyā; nᵉbīʾātā (HALOT 661, 662)	HALOT 661, 662	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	ʿnbyhʾ (HALOT 662)	HALOT 662	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	nəḇiyā (LGz. 385; Payne Smith 326)	LGz. 385; Payne Smith 326
Amorite	nabiʾu (Buck 2019, 330)	Buck 2019, 330	gloss withheld
Emar	na-bi-i /nābī/, mu-na-bi-ia-ti /munabbiātu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 111–113)	Pentiuc 2001 111–113	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026