نسب

العربية

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نسب¹

  • /na.sa.ba/

verb نَسَبَ · nasaba · يَنْسُبُ · يَنْسِبُ · نَسَب · نِسْبَة

  1. to relate, to correlate
  2. to attribute, to ascribe يَنْسُبُ ٱلاِقْتِصَادِيُّونَ ٱلرُّكُودَ إِلَى سِلْسِلَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْقَرَارَاتِ وَٱلسِيَاسَاتِ ٱلْمَالِيَّةِ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَحْظُوظَةِ.
  3. to charge, to accuse

نسب²

  • /na.sab/

Where it comes from

Verbal noun of نَسَبَ (nasaba).

noun نَسَب · nasab · النَّسَب · نَسَبٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of نَسَبَ (nasaba) (form I)
  2. lineage, genealogy
  3. descent, birth
  4. parentage
  5. noble descent

نسب³

  • /ni.sab/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun نِسَب · nisab

  1. plural plural of نِسْبَة (nisba)

In English

  • attribute 2. (transitive) To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
  • ascribe to attribute a work to its creator
  • bloodline link between a person and their ancestors

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نسب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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