nisba

English

Alternative forms

• nisbe (infrequent)
• nesba (infrequent)

Etymology

From Arabic نِسْبَة (nisba).

Noun

nisba (plural nisbas)

1. (grammar) An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-ī, -iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-íyya), or an adjective in another Near Eastern language that is formed similarly. The English adjectival suffix -i (for example, as in Iraqi) is of Arabic origin.

Translations

grammar term

• Arabic: نِسْبَة f (nisba)
• German: Nisbe f
• Malay: nisbah
• Persian: نسبه (nesbe)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: ни́сба f (nísba)
• Tajik: нисба (nisba)
• Uyghur: نىسبەت (nisbet)

Anagrams

• Bains, Basin, Bians, IBANs, Ibans, Nabis, Sabin, bains, basin, nabis, naibs, nisab, sabin

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Italian

Etymology

Sometimes hypothesized to be from German nichts or nix da.

Adverb

nisba

1. nix, none
   • La cambiale, film (1959)

     - Lei testimoni li ha?

     - Eh, l'avvocato! Tesimoni - nisba!

     - E allora lo facciamo venire.

     - A chi?

     - A Nisba.

     - No, dicevo "nisba". Nessuno!

Synonyms

• nulla
• niente