نسبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن س ب (n-s-b)

Pronunciation

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Noun

نِسْبَة (nisba) f (plural نِسَب (nisab))

  1. verbal noun of نَسَبَ (nasaba) (form I)
  2. relationship, affiliation
  3. connection, relation
  4. agreement
  5. ratio, proportion
  6. rate
  7. percentage
  8. (grammar) nisba, a common suffix to form adjectives of relation or pertinence, e.g. ـي (-ī, -iyy) m and ـيَة (-íyya) f.

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