ن س ب

Arabic

Root

ن س ب • (n-s-b)

1. Forms terms related to linking, associating, or relating

Descendants

Verbs

• Form I: نَسَبَ (nasaba)
  • Verbal noun: نَسَب (nasab), نِسْبَة (nisba)
  • Active participle: نَاسِب (nāsib)
  • Passive participle: مَنْسُوب (mansūb)
• Form III: نَاسَبَ (nāsaba)
  • Verbal noun: مُنَاسَبَة (munāsaba)
  • Active participle: مُنَاسِب (munāsib)
  • Passive participle: مُنَاسَب (munāsab)
• Form VI: تَنَاسَبَ (tanāsaba)
  • Verbal noun: تَنَاسُب (tanāsub)
  • Active participle: مُتَنَاسِب (mutanāsib)
  • Passive participle: مُتَنَاسَب (mutanāsab)
• Form VIII: اِنْتَسَبَ (intasaba)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْتِسَاب (intisāb)
  • Active participle: مُنْتَسِب (muntasib)
  • Passive participle: مُنْتَسَب (muntasab)
• Form X: اِسْتَنْسَبَ (istansaba)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِنْسَاب (istinsāb)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَنْسِب (mustansib)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَنْسَب (mustansab)

Nouns

• نَسَّاب (nassāb)
• نِسْبَة (nisba)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “ن س ب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz