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.

Declension

Declension of noun نِسْبَة (nisba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِسْبَة nisba	النِّسْبَة an-nisba	نِسْبَة nisbat
Nominative	نِسْبَةٌ nisbatun	النِّسْبَةُ an-nisbatu	نِسْبَةُ nisbatu
Accusative	نِسْبَةً nisbatan	النِّسْبَةَ an-nisbata	نِسْبَةَ nisbata
Genitive	نِسْبَةٍ nisbatin	النِّسْبَةِ an-nisbati	نِسْبَةِ nisbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِسْبَتَيْن nisbatayn	النِّسْبَتَيْن an-nisbatayn	نِسْبَتَيْ nisbatay
Nominative	نِسْبَتَانِ nisbatāni	النِّسْبَتَانِ an-nisbatāni	نِسْبَتَا nisbatā
Accusative	نِسْبَتَيْنِ nisbatayni	النِّسْبَتَيْنِ an-nisbatayni	نِسْبَتَيْ nisbatay
Genitive	نِسْبَتَيْنِ nisbatayni	النِّسْبَتَيْنِ an-nisbatayni	نِسْبَتَيْ nisbatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِسَب nisab	النِّسَب an-nisab	نِسَب nisab
Nominative	نِسَبٌ nisabun	النِّسَبُ an-nisabu	نِسَبُ nisabu
Accusative	نِسَبًا nisaban	النِّسَبَ an-nisaba	نِسَبَ nisaba
Genitive	نِسَبٍ nisabin	النِّسَبِ an-nisabi	نِسَبِ nisabi

Descendants

• → Bashkir: нисбәт (nisbət)
• → English: nisba
• → German: Nisbe
• → Malay: nisbah
• → Persian: نسبه (nesbe)
• → Russian: ни́сба (nísba)
• → Tajik: нисба (nisba)
• → Uyghur: نىسبەت (nisbet)