# \*nabīʾ-: 'prophet, seer (one called)'

> Proto-Semitic *nabīʾ-, 'prophet, seer (one called)': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nabīʾ- |
| Meaning | 'prophet, seer (one called)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

- [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>)

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