nisba
nisba noun: an Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language.
Noun
nisba (plural nisbas)
- An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language.
- The part of an Arabic name consisting of such an adjective.
- Knowing the nisbas of the litigants and their representatives was the qāḍī's single most important preliminary task.2013, Zouhair Ghazzal, The grammars of adjudication: The economics of judicial decision making in fin-de-siècle Ottoman Beirut and Damascus
nisba meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Malay
nisba in Hindi
- grammar term
- निसबत nisbat
nisba in Urdu
- grammar term
- نِسْبَت nisbat, نِسْبَہ nisba
nisba in Arabic
- grammar term
- نِسْبَة nisba
nisba in Malay
- grammar term
- nisbah
Forms of nisba
| plural | nisbas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nesba |
| alternative form | nisbah |
| alternative form | nisbat |
| alternative form | nisbe |
Origin of nisba
From Arabic نِسْبَة (nisba).
Questions about nisba
- What does nisba mean?
- Nisba means an Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language.
- What is nisba in Hindi?
- Nisba in Hindi is निसबत (nisbat). See Nisba meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nisba?
- Nisba is a noun.
- What is the plural of nisba?
- The plural of nisba is nisbas.
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