Nabi

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Nabi 1
Revisions not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Korean
Scripts 나비(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced Pron. NAH-BEE  [key]

Meaning & History

Means "butterfly" in Korean. Nabi is also used in Korean an endearment for a cat, like "kitty".
Added 2/23/2010 by Ailis
Edited 2/1/2016 by Kate and Ailis

Nabi 2
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Scripts نبي(Arabic) نبی(Urdu, Persian) নবী(Bengali)
Pronounced Pron. [na.bij](Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "prophet" in Arabic.
Added 10/9/2014 by @mnreza
Edited 2/12/2020 by Mike C and HL

Nabi 3
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 奈美, 奈弥, 凪火, 菜彌, 奈琵, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. NAH-BEE  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Added 3/17/2017 by cutenose

Nabi 4
Revisions 1. basic formatting
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts ナビ(Japanese Katakana) なべ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. NA-BEE  [key]
Other Forms FormsNabby, Nabbie

Meaning & History

Nabi means "pot" in Okinawan language and was a common name for a woman in old Okinawa.

A famous bearer is Onna Nabi, a female Ryukyuan poet of the 1700s who improvised a poem when she received King Shokei at Manzakage. She was the first-recognized female poet in Okinawa.
Added 6/10/2024 by anonymous
Edited 11/28/2024 by Tovaryshka_Anya and navarretedf

See Also

User submission Nəbi