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نَبات
plant /naˈbaːt/
nounB1#2193 most common
Also: vegetation, flora, plant life
Example sentences
النَبات أخضر.
The plant is green.
أسقي النَبات كل يوم.
I water the plant every day.
هذا النَبات يحتاج إلى ضوء الشمس.
This plant needs sunlight.
يدرس العلماء نمو النَبات في التربة الجافة.
Scientists study the growth of the plant in dry soil.
يتغذى هذا النَبات على الحشرات الصغيرة لأنه ينمو في تربة فقيرة.
This plant feeds on small insects because it grows in poor soil.
يرى الباحثون أن غطاء النَبات الطبيعي يتراجع بفعل التصحر.
Researchers find that the natural plant cover is retreating because of desertification.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَباتٌ | نَباتاتٌ |
| Genitive | نَباتٍ | نَباتاتٍ |
| Accusative | نَباتاً | نَباتاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا نَباتُ | يا نَباتاتُ |
Word family
نَبَتَto grow, sprout
نَبتةa single plant, seedling
نَباتيّbotanical; vegetarian
مَنبِتseedbed, origin
نَباتاتplants, flora
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root n-b-t, which carries the sense of sprouting and growing up from the ground. The verb نَبَتَ means to grow or germinate, and نَبات is the thing that grows. It is not related to Indo-European plant words.
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