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Al-Hijr · 15:49

[O Muḥammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful,

Sahih International

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۞ نَبِّئْ

nabbi

Inform

Word breakdown

نبئْ

Fi'l · Verb

Inform

RootنباnbA

to inform, give news; prophet, prophecy

160× in the Quran · Common

LemmaنَبَّأَVerb (form II) - to inform

Grammar rules

Command verb

۞ نَبِّئْ (Inform) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Verb form II — intensified

۞ نَبِّئْ (Inform) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.

The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".

Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV