نصب

See also: نصت

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ن ص ب (n ṣ b)
10 terms

Verb

نَصَبَ • (naṣaba) I (non-past يَنْصُبُ (yanṣubu) or يَنْصِبُ (yanṣibu), verbal noun نَصْب (naṣb))

1. (transitive) to set up, to lay, to erect, to raise, to build

   نَصَبَ نَفْسَهُ لِشَيْءٍ

   naṣaba nafsahu li-šayʔin

   to dedicate oneself to something

2. (transitive, grammar) to raise the vowel to /a/
   1. (grammar) to put into the accusative case
   2. (grammar) to put into the subjunctive mood
3. (ditransitive) to proclaim, to declare, to arrogate to oneself (king, war, sovereignty …)

   Synonyms: أَعْلَنَ (ʔaʕlana), دَعَا (daʕā), نَدَىٰ بِ (nadā bi)

4. (transitive with عَلَى, formal) to concern, to be directed at, to focus on, to concentrate on
5. (transitive, informal) to swindle, to scam, to ambush
6. to appoint, to assign

   نَصَبَ نَفْسَهُ مَلِكًا ― naṣaba nafsahu malikan ― he proclaimed himself king

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَصَبَ (I, sound, a ~ u/i, full passive (?), verbal noun نَصْب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَصْب naṣb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاصِب nāṣib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْصُوب manṣūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَصَبْتُ naṣabtu	نَصَبْتَ naṣabta	نَصَبَ naṣaba		نَصَبْتُمَا naṣabtumā	نَصَبَا naṣabā		نَصَبْنَا naṣabnā	نَصَبْتُمْ naṣabtum	نَصَبُوا naṣabū
	f		نَصَبْتِ naṣabti	نَصَبَتْ naṣabat			نَصَبَتَا naṣabatā			نَصَبْتُنَّ naṣabtunna	نَصَبْنَ naṣabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْصُبُ, أَنْصِبُ ʔanṣubu, ʔanṣibu	تَنْصُبُ, تَنْصِبُ tanṣubu, tanṣibu	يَنْصُبُ, يَنْصِبُ yanṣubu, yanṣibu		تَنْصُبَانِ, تَنْصِبَانِ tanṣubāni, tanṣibāni	يَنْصُبَانِ, يَنْصِبَانِ yanṣubāni, yanṣibāni		نَنْصُبُ, نَنْصِبُ nanṣubu, nanṣibu	تَنْصُبُونَ, تَنْصِبُونَ tanṣubūna, tanṣibūna	يَنْصُبُونَ, يَنْصِبُونَ yanṣubūna, yanṣibūna
	f		تَنْصُبِينَ, تَنْصِبِينَ tanṣubīna, tanṣibīna	تَنْصُبُ, تَنْصِبُ tanṣubu, tanṣibu			تَنْصُبَانِ, تَنْصِبَانِ tanṣubāni, tanṣibāni			تَنْصُبْنَ, تَنْصِبْنَ tanṣubna, tanṣibna	يَنْصُبْنَ, يَنْصِبْنَ yanṣubna, yanṣibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْصُبَ, أَنْصِبَ ʔanṣuba, ʔanṣiba	تَنْصُبَ, تَنْصِبَ tanṣuba, tanṣiba	يَنْصُبَ, يَنْصِبَ yanṣuba, yanṣiba		تَنْصُبَا, تَنْصِبَا tanṣubā, tanṣibā	يَنْصُبَا, يَنْصِبَا yanṣubā, yanṣibā		نَنْصُبَ, نَنْصِبَ nanṣuba, nanṣiba	تَنْصُبُوا, تَنْصِبُوا tanṣubū, tanṣibū	يَنْصُبُوا, يَنْصِبُوا yanṣubū, yanṣibū
	f		تَنْصُبِي, تَنْصِبِي tanṣubī, tanṣibī	تَنْصُبَ, تَنْصِبَ tanṣuba, tanṣiba			تَنْصُبَا, تَنْصِبَا tanṣubā, tanṣibā			تَنْصُبْنَ, تَنْصِبْنَ tanṣubna, tanṣibna	يَنْصُبْنَ, يَنْصِبْنَ yanṣubna, yanṣibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْصُبْ, أَنْصِبْ ʔanṣub, ʔanṣib	تَنْصُبْ, تَنْصِبْ tanṣub, tanṣib	يَنْصُبْ, يَنْصِبْ yanṣub, yanṣib		تَنْصُبَا, تَنْصِبَا tanṣubā, tanṣibā	يَنْصُبَا, يَنْصِبَا yanṣubā, yanṣibā		نَنْصُبْ, نَنْصِبْ nanṣub, nanṣib	تَنْصُبُوا, تَنْصِبُوا tanṣubū, tanṣibū	يَنْصُبُوا, يَنْصِبُوا yanṣubū, yanṣibū
	f		تَنْصُبِي, تَنْصِبِي tanṣubī, tanṣibī	تَنْصُبْ, تَنْصِبْ tanṣub, tanṣib			تَنْصُبَا, تَنْصِبَا tanṣubā, tanṣibā			تَنْصُبْنَ, تَنْصِبْنَ tanṣubna, tanṣibna	يَنْصُبْنَ, يَنْصِبْنَ yanṣubna, yanṣibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْصُبْ, اِنْصِبْ unṣub, inṣib			اُنْصُبَا, اِنْصِبَا unṣubā, inṣibā				اُنْصُبُوا, اِنْصِبُوا unṣubū, inṣibū
	f		اُنْصُبِي, اِنْصِبِي unṣubī, inṣibī							اُنْصُبْنَ, اِنْصِبْنَ unṣubna, inṣibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُصِبْتُ nuṣibtu	نُصِبْتَ nuṣibta	نُصِبَ nuṣiba		نُصِبْتُمَا nuṣibtumā	نُصِبَا nuṣibā		نُصِبْنَا nuṣibnā	نُصِبْتُمْ nuṣibtum	نُصِبُوا nuṣibū
	f		نُصِبْتِ nuṣibti	نُصِبَتْ nuṣibat			نُصِبَتَا nuṣibatā			نُصِبْتُنَّ nuṣibtunna	نُصِبْنَ nuṣibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْصَبُ ʔunṣabu	تُنْصَبُ tunṣabu	يُنْصَبُ yunṣabu		تُنْصَبَانِ tunṣabāni	يُنْصَبَانِ yunṣabāni		نُنْصَبُ nunṣabu	تُنْصَبُونَ tunṣabūna	يُنْصَبُونَ yunṣabūna
	f		تُنْصَبِينَ tunṣabīna	تُنْصَبُ tunṣabu			تُنْصَبَانِ tunṣabāni			تُنْصَبْنَ tunṣabna	يُنْصَبْنَ yunṣabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْصَبَ ʔunṣaba	تُنْصَبَ tunṣaba	يُنْصَبَ yunṣaba		تُنْصَبَا tunṣabā	يُنْصَبَا yunṣabā		نُنْصَبَ nunṣaba	تُنْصَبُوا tunṣabū	يُنْصَبُوا yunṣabū
	f		تُنْصَبِي tunṣabī	تُنْصَبَ tunṣaba			تُنْصَبَا tunṣabā			تُنْصَبْنَ tunṣabna	يُنْصَبْنَ yunṣabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْصَبْ ʔunṣab	تُنْصَبْ tunṣab	يُنْصَبْ yunṣab		تُنْصَبَا tunṣabā	يُنْصَبَا yunṣabā		نُنْصَبْ nunṣab	تُنْصَبُوا tunṣabū	يُنْصَبُوا yunṣabū
	f		تُنْصَبِي tunṣabī	تُنْصَبْ tunṣab			تُنْصَبَا tunṣabā			تُنْصَبْنَ tunṣabna	يُنْصَبْنَ yunṣabna

Etymology 1.2

Verb

نَصِبَ • (naṣiba) I (non-past يَنْصَبُ (yanṣabu), verbal noun نَصَب (naṣab))

1. to strive, to labor, to toil
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 94:7-8:

     فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنْصَبْ
     وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

     fa-ʔiḏā faraḡta fa-nṣab
     wa-ʔilā rabbika fa-rḡab

     So when thou art free [from thy tasks], then strive [in worship]. And toward thy Lord and Master turn [thy] attention.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَصِبَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun نَصَب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَصَب naṣab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاصِب, نَصِب nāṣib, naṣib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْصُوب manṣūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَصِبْتُ naṣibtu	نَصِبْتَ naṣibta	نَصِبَ naṣiba		نَصِبْتُمَا naṣibtumā	نَصِبَا naṣibā		نَصِبْنَا naṣibnā	نَصِبْتُمْ naṣibtum	نَصِبُوا naṣibū
	f		نَصِبْتِ naṣibti	نَصِبَتْ naṣibat			نَصِبَتَا naṣibatā			نَصِبْتُنَّ naṣibtunna	نَصِبْنَ naṣibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْصَبُ ʔanṣabu	تَنْصَبُ tanṣabu	يَنْصَبُ yanṣabu		تَنْصَبَانِ tanṣabāni	يَنْصَبَانِ yanṣabāni		نَنْصَبُ nanṣabu	تَنْصَبُونَ tanṣabūna	يَنْصَبُونَ yanṣabūna
	f		تَنْصَبِينَ tanṣabīna	تَنْصَبُ tanṣabu			تَنْصَبَانِ tanṣabāni			تَنْصَبْنَ tanṣabna	يَنْصَبْنَ yanṣabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْصَبَ ʔanṣaba	تَنْصَبَ tanṣaba	يَنْصَبَ yanṣaba		تَنْصَبَا tanṣabā	يَنْصَبَا yanṣabā		نَنْصَبَ nanṣaba	تَنْصَبُوا tanṣabū	يَنْصَبُوا yanṣabū
	f		تَنْصَبِي tanṣabī	تَنْصَبَ tanṣaba			تَنْصَبَا tanṣabā			تَنْصَبْنَ tanṣabna	يَنْصَبْنَ yanṣabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْصَبْ ʔanṣab	تَنْصَبْ tanṣab	يَنْصَبْ yanṣab		تَنْصَبَا tanṣabā	يَنْصَبَا yanṣabā		نَنْصَبْ nanṣab	تَنْصَبُوا tanṣabū	يَنْصَبُوا yanṣabū
	f		تَنْصَبِي tanṣabī	تَنْصَبْ tanṣab			تَنْصَبَا tanṣabā			تَنْصَبْنَ tanṣabna	يَنْصَبْنَ yanṣabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْصَبْ inṣab			اِنْصَبَا inṣabā				اِنْصَبُوا inṣabū
	f		اِنْصَبِي inṣabī							اِنْصَبْنَ inṣabna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نُصِبَ nuṣiba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنْصَبُ yunṣabu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنْصَبَ yunṣaba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنْصَبْ yunṣab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 1.3

Verb

نَصَّبَ • (naṣṣaba) II (non-past يُنَصِّبُ (yunaṣṣibu), verbal noun تَنْصِيب (tanṣīb))

1. (transitive) to install, to establish

   عِنْدَمَا نَصَّبْتَ اَلْبَرْنَامَجَ، هَلْ أَنْشَأْتَ لَهُ كَلِمَة سِرّ؟

   ʕindamā naṣṣabta al-barnāmaja, hal ʔanšaʔta lahu kalima(t) sirr?

   When you installed the program did you set up a password?

2. to appoint, to assign

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَصَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْصِيب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْصِيب tanṣīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَصِّب munaṣṣib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَصَّب munaṣṣab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَصَّبْتُ naṣṣabtu	نَصَّبْتَ naṣṣabta	نَصَّبَ naṣṣaba		نَصَّبْتُمَا naṣṣabtumā	نَصَّبَا naṣṣabā		نَصَّبْنَا naṣṣabnā	نَصَّبْتُمْ naṣṣabtum	نَصَّبُوا naṣṣabū
	f		نَصَّبْتِ naṣṣabti	نَصَّبَتْ naṣṣabat			نَصَّبَتَا naṣṣabatā			نَصَّبْتُنَّ naṣṣabtunna	نَصَّبْنَ naṣṣabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَصِّبُ ʔunaṣṣibu	تُنَصِّبُ tunaṣṣibu	يُنَصِّبُ yunaṣṣibu		تُنَصِّبَانِ tunaṣṣibāni	يُنَصِّبَانِ yunaṣṣibāni		نُنَصِّبُ nunaṣṣibu	تُنَصِّبُونَ tunaṣṣibūna	يُنَصِّبُونَ yunaṣṣibūna
	f		تُنَصِّبِينَ tunaṣṣibīna	تُنَصِّبُ tunaṣṣibu			تُنَصِّبَانِ tunaṣṣibāni			تُنَصِّبْنَ tunaṣṣibna	يُنَصِّبْنَ yunaṣṣibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَصِّبَ ʔunaṣṣiba	تُنَصِّبَ tunaṣṣiba	يُنَصِّبَ yunaṣṣiba		تُنَصِّبَا tunaṣṣibā	يُنَصِّبَا yunaṣṣibā		نُنَصِّبَ nunaṣṣiba	تُنَصِّبُوا tunaṣṣibū	يُنَصِّبُوا yunaṣṣibū
	f		تُنَصِّبِي tunaṣṣibī	تُنَصِّبَ tunaṣṣiba			تُنَصِّبَا tunaṣṣibā			تُنَصِّبْنَ tunaṣṣibna	يُنَصِّبْنَ yunaṣṣibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَصِّبْ ʔunaṣṣib	تُنَصِّبْ tunaṣṣib	يُنَصِّبْ yunaṣṣib		تُنَصِّبَا tunaṣṣibā	يُنَصِّبَا yunaṣṣibā		نُنَصِّبْ nunaṣṣib	تُنَصِّبُوا tunaṣṣibū	يُنَصِّبُوا yunaṣṣibū
	f		تُنَصِّبِي tunaṣṣibī	تُنَصِّبْ tunaṣṣib			تُنَصِّبَا tunaṣṣibā			تُنَصِّبْنَ tunaṣṣibna	يُنَصِّبْنَ yunaṣṣibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَصِّبْ naṣṣib			نَصِّبَا naṣṣibā				نَصِّبُوا naṣṣibū
	f		نَصِّبِي naṣṣibī							نَصِّبْنَ naṣṣibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُصِّبْتُ nuṣṣibtu	نُصِّبْتَ nuṣṣibta	نُصِّبَ nuṣṣiba		نُصِّبْتُمَا nuṣṣibtumā	نُصِّبَا nuṣṣibā		نُصِّبْنَا nuṣṣibnā	نُصِّبْتُمْ nuṣṣibtum	نُصِّبُوا nuṣṣibū
	f		نُصِّبْتِ nuṣṣibti	نُصِّبَتْ nuṣṣibat			نُصِّبَتَا nuṣṣibatā			نُصِّبْتُنَّ nuṣṣibtunna	نُصِّبْنَ nuṣṣibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَصَّبُ ʔunaṣṣabu	تُنَصَّبُ tunaṣṣabu	يُنَصَّبُ yunaṣṣabu		تُنَصَّبَانِ tunaṣṣabāni	يُنَصَّبَانِ yunaṣṣabāni		نُنَصَّبُ nunaṣṣabu	تُنَصَّبُونَ tunaṣṣabūna	يُنَصَّبُونَ yunaṣṣabūna
	f		تُنَصَّبِينَ tunaṣṣabīna	تُنَصَّبُ tunaṣṣabu			تُنَصَّبَانِ tunaṣṣabāni			تُنَصَّبْنَ tunaṣṣabna	يُنَصَّبْنَ yunaṣṣabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَصَّبَ ʔunaṣṣaba	تُنَصَّبَ tunaṣṣaba	يُنَصَّبَ yunaṣṣaba		تُنَصَّبَا tunaṣṣabā	يُنَصَّبَا yunaṣṣabā		نُنَصَّبَ nunaṣṣaba	تُنَصَّبُوا tunaṣṣabū	يُنَصَّبُوا yunaṣṣabū
	f		تُنَصَّبِي tunaṣṣabī	تُنَصَّبَ tunaṣṣaba			تُنَصَّبَا tunaṣṣabā			تُنَصَّبْنَ tunaṣṣabna	يُنَصَّبْنَ yunaṣṣabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَصَّبْ ʔunaṣṣab	تُنَصَّبْ tunaṣṣab	يُنَصَّبْ yunaṣṣab		تُنَصَّبَا tunaṣṣabā	يُنَصَّبَا yunaṣṣabā		نُنَصَّبْ nunaṣṣab	تُنَصَّبُوا tunaṣṣabū	يُنَصَّبُوا yunaṣṣabū
	f		تُنَصَّبِي tunaṣṣabī	تُنَصَّبْ tunaṣṣab			تُنَصَّبَا tunaṣṣabā			تُنَصَّبْنَ tunaṣṣabna	يُنَصَّبْنَ yunaṣṣabna

Etymology 1.4

Noun

نَصْب • (naṣb) m

1. verbal noun of نَصَبَ (naṣaba) (form I)
2. (grammar) accusative case
3. (grammar) subjunctive mood
4. (colloquial) swindle, trickery, deception, fraud

Declension

Declension of noun نَصْب (naṣb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَصْب naṣb	النَّصْب an-naṣb	نَصْب naṣb
Nominative	نَصْبٌ naṣbun	النَّصْبُ an-naṣbu	نَصْبُ naṣbu
Accusative	نَصْبًا naṣban	النَّصْبَ an-naṣba	نَصْبَ naṣba
Genitive	نَصْبٍ naṣbin	النَّصْبِ an-naṣbi	نَصْبِ naṣbi

Etymology 1.5

Noun

نَصْب • (naṣb) m (plural أَنْصَاب (ʔanṣāb))

1. an array of stones or a structure set up as a sign or mark to show the way (especially in the desert)
2. something erected, sculpture, statue, monument
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:90:

     […] إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَٱلْمَيْسِرُ وَٱلْأَنْصَابُ وَٱلْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَٱجْتَنِبُوهُ […]

     […] ʔinnamā l-ḵamru wa-l-maysiru wa-l-ʔanṣābu wa-l-ʔazlāmu rijsun min ʕamali š-šayṭāni fa-jtanibūhu […]

     […] Wine/liquor and games of chance/gambling and [sacrificing upon or offering unto] stone altars/statues and [drawing or casting] divination arrows are surely an abomination, of Satan's handiwork, so shun it […]

Declension

Declension of noun نَصْب (naṣb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَصْب naṣb	النَّصْب an-naṣb	نَصْب naṣb
Nominative	نَصْبٌ naṣbun	النَّصْبُ an-naṣbu	نَصْبُ naṣbu
Accusative	نَصْبًا naṣban	النَّصْبَ an-naṣba	نَصْبَ naṣba
Genitive	نَصْبٍ naṣbin	النَّصْبِ an-naṣbi	نَصْبِ naṣbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَصْبَيْن naṣbayn	النَّصْبَيْن an-naṣbayn	نَصْبَيْ naṣbay
Nominative	نَصْبَانِ naṣbāni	النَّصْبَانِ an-naṣbāni	نَصْبَا naṣbā
Accusative	نَصْبَيْنِ naṣbayni	النَّصْبَيْنِ an-naṣbayni	نَصْبَيْ naṣbay
Genitive	نَصْبَيْنِ naṣbayni	النَّصْبَيْنِ an-naṣbayni	نَصْبَيْ naṣbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْصَاب ʔanṣāb	الْأَنْصَاب al-ʔanṣāb	أَنْصَاب ʔanṣāb
Nominative	أَنْصَابٌ ʔanṣābun	الْأَنْصَابُ al-ʔanṣābu	أَنْصَابُ ʔanṣābu
Accusative	أَنْصَابًا ʔanṣāban	الْأَنْصَابَ al-ʔanṣāba	أَنْصَابَ ʔanṣāba
Genitive	أَنْصَابٍ ʔanṣābin	الْأَنْصَابِ al-ʔanṣābi	أَنْصَابِ ʔanṣābi

Etymology 1.6

Noun

نُصْب or نُصُب • (nuṣb or nuṣub) m (plural أَنْصَاب (ʔanṣāb))

1. something erected, sculpture, statue, monument
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:3:

     حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُ […] وَمَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُب […]

     ḥurrimat ʕalaykumu l-maytatu wa-d-damu […] wa-mā ḏubiḥa ʕalā an-nuṣub […]

     And prohibited unto you are carrion/dead meat and blood […] and what was slain upon the stone altars/statues […]

Declension

Declension of noun نُصْب (nuṣb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُصْب nuṣb	النُّصْب an-nuṣb	نُصْب nuṣb
Nominative	نُصْبٌ nuṣbun	النُّصْبُ an-nuṣbu	نُصْبُ nuṣbu
Accusative	نُصْبًا nuṣban	النُّصْبَ an-nuṣba	نُصْبَ nuṣba
Genitive	نُصْبٍ nuṣbin	النُّصْبِ an-nuṣbi	نُصْبِ nuṣbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُصْبَيْن nuṣbayn	النُّصْبَيْن an-nuṣbayn	نُصْبَيْ nuṣbay
Nominative	نُصْبَانِ nuṣbāni	النُّصْبَانِ an-nuṣbāni	نُصْبَا nuṣbā
Accusative	نُصْبَيْنِ nuṣbayni	النُّصْبَيْنِ an-nuṣbayni	نُصْبَيْ nuṣbay
Genitive	نُصْبَيْنِ nuṣbayni	النُّصْبَيْنِ an-nuṣbayni	نُصْبَيْ nuṣbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُصُب‎; أَنْصَاب nuṣub‎; ʔanṣāb	النُّصُب‎; الْأَنْصَاب an-nuṣub‎; al-ʔanṣāb	نُصُب‎; أَنْصَاب nuṣub‎; ʔanṣāb
Nominative	نُصُبٌ‎; أَنْصَابٌ nuṣubun‎; ʔanṣābun	النُّصُبُ‎; الْأَنْصَابُ an-nuṣubu‎; al-ʔanṣābu	نُصُبُ‎; أَنْصَابُ nuṣubu‎; ʔanṣābu
Accusative	نُصُبًا‎; أَنْصَابًا nuṣuban‎; ʔanṣāban	النُّصُبَ‎; الْأَنْصَابَ an-nuṣuba‎; al-ʔanṣāba	نُصُبَ‎; أَنْصَابَ nuṣuba‎; ʔanṣāba
Genitive	نُصُبٍ‎; أَنْصَابٍ nuṣubin‎; ʔanṣābin	النُّصُبِ‎; الْأَنْصَابِ an-nuṣubi‎; al-ʔanṣābi	نُصُبِ‎; أَنْصَابِ nuṣubi‎; ʔanṣābi

Etymology 2

Preposition

نُصْبَ or نُصُبَ • (nuṣba or nuṣuba)

1. in front of

Inflected forms

base form					نُصْبَ (nuṣba)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f		m	f
1st person	نُصْبِي (nuṣbī)		نُصْبَنَا (nuṣbanā)
2nd person	نُصْبَكَ (nuṣbaka)	نُصْبَكِ (nuṣbaki)	نُصْبَكُمَا (nuṣbakumā)	نُصْبَكُمْ (nuṣbakum)	نُصْبَكُنَّ (nuṣbakunna)
3rd person	نُصْبَهُ (nuṣbahu)	نُصْبَهَا (nuṣbahā)	نُصْبَهُمَا (nuṣbahumā)	نُصْبَهُمْ (nuṣbahum)	نُصْبَهُنَّ (nuṣbahunna)

Inflected forms

base form					نُصُبَ (nuṣuba)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f		m	f
1st person	نُصُبِي (nuṣubī)		نُصُبَنَا (nuṣubanā)
2nd person	نُصُبَكَ (nuṣubaka)	نُصُبَكِ (nuṣubaki)	نُصُبَكُمَا (nuṣubakumā)	نُصُبَكُمْ (nuṣubakum)	نُصُبَكُنَّ (nuṣubakunna)
3rd person	نُصُبَهُ (nuṣubahu)	نُصُبَهَا (nuṣubahā)	نُصُبَهُمَا (nuṣubahumā)	نُصُبَهُمْ (nuṣubahum)	نُصُبَهُنَّ (nuṣubahunna)

Etymology 3

Verb

نصب (form I)

1. نَصُبُّ (naṣubbu) /na.sˤub.bu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
2. نُصَبُّ (nuṣabbu) /nu.sˤab.bu/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
3. نَصُبَّ (naṣubba) /na.sˤub.ba/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
4. نُصَبَّ (nuṣabba) /nu.sˤab.ba/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
5. نَصُبِّ (naṣubbi) /na.sˤub.bi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
6. نُصَبِّ (nuṣabbi) /nu.sˤab.bi/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
7. نَصَبُّ (naṣabbu) /na.sˤab.bu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
8. نَصَبَّ (naṣabba) /na.sˤab.ba/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of صَبَّ (ṣabba)
9. نَصَبِّ (naṣabbi) /na.sˤab.bi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَبَّ (ṣabba)

Etymology 4.1

Verb

نصب (form I)

1. نَصُبْ (naṣub) /na.sˤub/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَابَ (ṣāba)
2. نُصَبْ (nuṣab) /nu.sˤab/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَابَ (ṣāba)

Etymology 4.2

Verb

نصب (form IV)

1. نُصِبْ (nuṣib) /nu.sˤib/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَصَابَ (ʔaṣāba)
2. نُصَبْ (nuṣab) /nu.sˤab/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَصَابَ (ʔaṣāba)

Etymology 5.1

Verb

نصب (form I)

1. نَصْبُ (naṣbu) /nasˤ.bu/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَبَا (ṣabā)
2. نُصْبَ (nuṣba) /nusˤ.ba/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَبَا (ṣabā)
3. نَصْبَ (naṣba) /nasˤ.ba/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَبِيَ (ṣabiya)

Etymology 5.2

Verb

نصب (form II)

1. نُصَبِّ (nuṣabbi) /nu.sˤab.bi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَبَّى (ṣabbā)
2. نُصَبَّ (nuṣabba) /nu.sˤab.ba/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَبَّى (ṣabbā)

Etymology 6

Verb

نصب (form I)

1. نَصِبُ (naṣibu) /na.sˤi.bu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَصَبَ (waṣaba)
2. نَصِبَ (naṣiba) /na.sˤi.ba/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَصَبَ (waṣaba)
3. نَصِبْ (naṣib) /na.sˤib/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَصَبَ (waṣaba)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَصْب (naṣb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nasβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näsb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näsb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näsb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näsb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næsb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näsb]

Readings
Classical reading?	nasb
Dari reading?	nasb
Iranian reading?	nasb
Tajik reading?	nasb

Noun

نصب • (nasb)

1. installation, setting up

   نصب مجدد تلگرام ― nasb-e mojaddad-e telegrâm ― reinstalling Telegram

Derived terms

• نصب شدن (nasb šodan)
• نصب کردن (nasb kardan)