nasib

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic نَسِيب (nasīb).

Noun

nasib (plural nasibs)

1. An Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory prelude to the type of long poem called a qaṣīdah.'

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb).

Noun

nasib (plural nasibs)

1. Alternative form of naseeb.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nasib, from Classical Malay nasib, from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb). Cognate with Hindi नसीब (nasīb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnasib/ [ˈna.sɪp̚]
• Rhymes: -asib
• Syllabification: na‧sib

Noun

nasib (plural nasib-nasib)

1. fate, destiny (unavoidable prediction)

   Synonyms: hoki, takdir, jadi hidup

Derived terms

• bernasib
• nasib-nasiban
• senasib

Further reading

• “nasib”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnasib/ [ˈna.sip̚]
• Hyphenation: na‧sib

Noun

nasib (Jawi spelling نصيب, plural nasib-nasib or nasib²)

1. fate, destiny, luck

   Synonym: jadi hidup

Further reading

• "nasib" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017