nisbi

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nisbi

1. relative (conditional; depending on something else)

   Antonym: mütləq

Derived terms

• nisbi əvəzlik (“relative pronoun”)

Related terms

• münasib
• münasibət
• nisbət
• nisbətən

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nisbi, from Arabic نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnisbi/ [ˈnis.bi]
• Rhymes: -isbi
• Syllabification: nis‧bi

Adjective

nisbi

1. (uncommon) Synonym of relatif (“relative”)

Derived terms

• kenisbian (“relativeness, relativity”)
• nisbikan (“to relativize”)

Further reading

• “nisbi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نسبی (nisbî), from Arabic نِسْبِيّ (nisbiyy).

Adjective

nisbi

1. relative, proportional