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relative in Arabic

نِسْبِيّ nisbiyy

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/

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India/rɪˈleː.ʈɪʋ/

relative in Arabic: نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy), قَرِيب (qarīb), قَرِيبَة (qarība), أَقْرِبَاء (ʔaqribāʔ). In English, relative means connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

Arabic words for relative

conditional; depending on something else
نِسْبِيّ nisbiyy
someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family
قَرِيب qarīb, قَرِيبَة qarība, أَقْرِبَاء ʔaqribāʔ, أَقارِبُ ʔaqāribu, قريب qarīb, قرايِب qarāyib

English meaning of relative

  1. adjective Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
  2. adjective Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
  3. adjective Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
  4. adjective Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.

Full definition of relative

relative in a sentence

  • We've been discussing the relative merits of various methods of transportation.
  • The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/index.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
  • The words “big” and “small” are relative.

Synonyms of relative

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Questions about relative in Arabic

What is the meaning of relative in Arabic?
Relative in Arabic is نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy), قَرِيب (qarīb), قَرِيبَة (qarība), أَقْرِبَاء (ʔaqribāʔ).
ما معنى كلمة relative؟
Relative: نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy), قَرِيب (qarīb), قَرِيبَة (qarība), أَقْرِبَاء (ʔaqribāʔ).
What does relative mean in English?
Relative means connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

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