Etymology

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Today it means: An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language. Full definition →

Arabic نِسْبَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromنِسْبَة
  2. English todaynisba

From Arabic نِسْبَة (nisba).

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