nasib

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noun

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

OriginArabic نَسِيب →
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Meanings

nasib1

nounnasib (plural nasibs)

plural nasibs

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

nasib2

nounnasib (plural nasibs)

plural nasibs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of naseeb.

Origin

nasib · noun

  1. Arabicنَسِيب
  2. Englishnasib

Borrowed from Arabic نَسِيب (nasīb).

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nasib · noun

  1. Arabicنَصِيب
  2. Englishnasib

Borrowed from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb).

More words from Arabic

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

basinbainssabinnisbanisab
Cite this entry
APA

nasib. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasib

MLA

“nasib.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasib. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasib,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasib.

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