منبه

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ب ه (n b h)
7 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb نَبَّهَ (nabbaha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.nab.bih/

Noun

مُنَبِّه • (munabbih) m (plural مُنَبِّهَات (munabbihāt))

alarm clock
stimulant (like caffeine)

Declension

Declension of noun **مُنَبِّه** (munabbih)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَبِّه munabbih	الْمُنَبِّه al-munabbih	مُنَبِّه munabbih
nominative	مُنَبِّهٌ munabbihun	الْمُنَبِّهُ al-munabbihu	مُنَبِّهُ munabbihu
accusative	مُنَبِّهًا munabbihan	الْمُنَبِّهَ al-munabbiha	مُنَبِّهَ munabbiha
genitive	مُنَبِّهٍ munabbihin	الْمُنَبِّهِ al-munabbihi	مُنَبِّهِ munabbihi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَبِّهَيْن munabbihayn	الْمُنَبِّهَيْن al-munabbihayn	مُنَبِّهَيْ munabbihay
nominative	مُنَبِّهَانِ munabbihāni	الْمُنَبِّهَانِ al-munabbihāni	مُنَبِّهَا munabbihā
accusative	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَيْ munabbihay
genitive	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَيْ munabbihay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنَبِّهَات munabbihāt	الْمُنَبِّهَات al-munabbihāt	مُنَبِّهَات munabbihāt
nominative	مُنَبِّهَاتٌ munabbihātun	الْمُنَبِّهَاتُ al-munabbihātu	مُنَبِّهَاتُ munabbihātu
accusative	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti	مُنَبِّهَاتِ munabbihāti
genitive	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti	مُنَبِّهَاتِ munabbihāti

Adjective

مُنَبِّه • (munabbih)

active participle of نَبَّهَ (nabbaha): awakening

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُنَبِّه** (munabbih)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُنَبِّه munabbih	الْمُنَبِّه al-munabbih	مُنَبِّهَة munabbiha	الْمُنَبِّهَة al-munabbiha
nominative	مُنَبِّهٌ munabbihun	الْمُنَبِّهُ al-munabbihu	مُنَبِّهَةٌ munabbihatun	الْمُنَبِّهَةُ al-munabbihatu
accusative	مُنَبِّهًا munabbihan	الْمُنَبِّهَ al-munabbiha	مُنَبِّهَةً munabbihatan	الْمُنَبِّهَةَ al-munabbihata
genitive	مُنَبِّهٍ munabbihin	الْمُنَبِّهِ al-munabbihi	مُنَبِّهَةٍ munabbihatin	الْمُنَبِّهَةِ al-munabbihati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُنَبِّهَيْن munabbihayn	الْمُنَبِّهَيْن al-munabbihayn	مُنَبِّهَتَيْن munabbihatayn	الْمُنَبِّهَتَيْن al-munabbihatayn
nominative	مُنَبِّهَانِ munabbihāni	الْمُنَبِّهَانِ al-munabbihāni	مُنَبِّهَتَانِ munabbihatāni	الْمُنَبِّهَتَانِ al-munabbihatāni
accusative	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ munabbihatayni	الْمُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ al-munabbihatayni
genitive	مُنَبِّهَيْنِ munabbihayni	الْمُنَبِّهَيْنِ al-munabbihayni	مُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ munabbihatayni	الْمُنَبِّهَتَيْنِ al-munabbihatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُنَبِّهِين munabbihīn	الْمُنَبِّهِين al-munabbihīn	مُنَبِّهَات munabbihāt	الْمُنَبِّهَات al-munabbihāt
nominative	مُنَبِّهُونَ munabbihūna	الْمُنَبِّهُونَ al-munabbihūna	مُنَبِّهَاتٌ munabbihātun	الْمُنَبِّهَاتُ al-munabbihātu
accusative	مُنَبِّهِينَ munabbihīna	الْمُنَبِّهِينَ al-munabbihīna	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti
genitive	مُنَبِّهِينَ munabbihīna	الْمُنَبِّهِينَ al-munabbihīna	مُنَبِّهَاتٍ munabbihātin	الْمُنَبِّهَاتِ al-munabbihāti

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “نبه”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ب ه
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُنَبِّه (munabbih). Equivalent to the active participle of نبّه (nabbah, “to wake; to warn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.nab.beh/, [muˈnab.bɪh]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

منبّه • (munabbeh) m (plural منبّهات (munabbihāt))

alarm clock
stimulant
Antonym: منوّم (mnawwem, “soporific”)