نسبی

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nisbī
Dari reading? nisbī
Iranian reading? nesbi
Tajik reading? nisbi

Adjective

نسبی • (nisbī / nesbi) (Tajik spelling нисбӣ)

  1. relative
  2. proportional
  3. partial
Derived terms
  • نسبیت (nisbiyyat / nesbiyat)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic نَسَبِيّ (nasabiyy).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nasabī
Dari reading? nasabī
Iranian reading? nasabi
Tajik reading? nasabi

Adjective

نسبی • (nasabī / nasabi) (Tajik spelling насабӣ)

  1. genealogical
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ن س ب (0 c, 6 e)

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “نسبی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نسبی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Ushojo

Noun

نسبی (nasbī)

  1. belonging to the same community