ناب
العربية
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ناب¹
verb نَابَ · nāba · يَنُوبُ · نَوْب · مَنَاب · نِيَابَة
- to replace, to substitute
- to act on behalf of, to represent
- to nod assent to, to agree with, to turn towards
ناب²
Where it comes from
From Aramaic ניב (nīḇ, “fang, tusk; pincer”) unless otherwise a Proto-Semitic development, potentially an extension from Akkadian 𒉏𒋭 (nūbtu, “honeybee; stringers”), hence sharp things that pierce in and do not release like a predator's use of canine teeth. The sense "aged female camel" makes reference to the length of the female camel's permanent canine teeth, which begin to emerge around 7 years of age. It belongs morphologically to the root ن ي ب (n y b), with connections to نُوب (nūb, “bees”), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎁𐎚 (nbt, “honey”), Phoenician 𐤍𐤐𐤕 (npt, “virgin honey”), Ge'ez ንህብ (nəhb, “bee, drone”), and Shehri nibbet (“bee, wasp, stinging insect”).
noun نَاب · nāb · أَنْيَاب · نُيُوب · أَنَايِيب · أَنْيُب
- fang, tusk 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ ʔiḏā raʔayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan fa-lā taẓunnanna ʔanna l-layṯa yabtasimu If you see the lion’s fangs jut out,
- canine tooth
- large teeth, long thick teeth
noun نَاب · nāb · أَنْيَاب · نُيُوب · نِيب
- old she-camel
ناب³
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of نَبَا (nabā, “to be or go amiss”).
adjective نَابٍ · nābin · نَابِي · النَّابِي · نَابِيَة
- not on target
- dislikable, hideous كان يصرخ بشتائم نابية زلزلت جدران القسم.
In English
Talk about this word "ناب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ناب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8 "ناب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8.Cite this
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title = {ناب},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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