nisba
English
Etymology
From Arabic نسبة (nísba)
Noun
nisba (uncountable)
- (grammar) a common Arabic suffix to form adjectives of relation or pertinence - ـي -ī, -iyy m / ـية -íyya f, which has given rise to English adjective ending -i - Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Bahraini, Pakistani, etc.
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Adverb
nisba