Nabi

See also: nabi

English

Proper noun

Nabi (plural Nabis)

1. A surname.
2. Synonym of Kuri (“Austronesian language”)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nabi is the 31383^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 738 individuals. Nabi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (47.83%), White (35.37%), and Multi-racial (12.2%) individuals.

See also

• Nabi Saleh

Anagrams

• AIBN, Bain, Bian, Bina, IBAN, Iban, bain, bani, naib

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnabi/ [ˈna.bi]
• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: Na‧bi

Etymology 1

From nabi.

Noun

Nabi

1. (Confucianism) Master, Confucius
2. Alternative letter-case form of nabi (“prophet, nabi”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

Nabi

1. Kuri (pertaining to Austronesian people of the Bomberai Peninsula of New Guinea)
2. Nambi, Metan (pertaining to the Melanesian people of the Sandauan Province of New Guinea)