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nisba
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From Arabic نِسْبَة (nisba).
noun nisbas · nesba · nisbah · nisbat · nisbe
- 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.
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Talk about this word "nisba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nisba. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. nisba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nisba "nisba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nisba.
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@misc{nisba_2026,
title = {nisba},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nisba},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
