نائب

Arabic

Root
ن و ب (n-w-b)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَابَ (nāba, to represent, to act as a deputy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naː.ʔib/
  • Rhymes: -ib

Noun

نَائِب • (nāʔib) m (plural نَائِبُون (nāʔibūn) or نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), feminine نَائِبَة (nāʔiba))

  1. representative, delegate
  2. deputy
  3. vice-

Declension

Descendants

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