nispet

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نسبت (nisbet, nispet, “a relationship, relation, ratio, proportion, spite, spiteful or defiant act”), from Arabic نِسْبَة (nisba, “relationship, affiliation, connection, relation”), verbal noun of نَسَبَ (nasaba). Cognates with Azerbaijani nisbət, Bashkir нисбәт (nisbət), Uzbek nisbat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nisˈpet/
• Hyphenation: nis‧pet

Noun

nispet (definite accusative nispeti, plural nispetler)

1. ratio, proportion

   Synonyms: oran, orantı, (dated) tenasüp

2. relation, relationship, relevance

   Synonyms: bağıntı, ilgi, ilinti

3. (colloquial) An act meant in retaliation or for spite.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	nispet
Definite accusative	nispeti
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nispet	nispetler
Definite accusative	nispeti	nispetleri
Dative	nispete	nispetlere
Locative	nispette	nispetlerde
Ablative	nispetten	nispetlerden
Genitive	nispetin	nispetlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular nispetim nispetlerim 2nd singular nispetin nispetlerin 3rd singular nispeti nispetleri 1st plural nispetimiz nispetlerimiz 2nd plural nispetiniz nispetleriniz 3rd plural nispetleri nispetleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular nispetimi nispetlerimi 2nd singular nispetini nispetlerini 3rd singular nispetini nispetlerini 1st plural nispetimizi nispetlerimizi 2nd plural nispetinizi nispetlerinizi 3rd plural nispetlerini nispetlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular nispetime nispetlerime 2nd singular nispetine nispetlerine 3rd singular nispetine nispetlerine 1st plural nispetimize nispetlerimize 2nd plural nispetinize nispetlerinize 3rd plural nispetlerine nispetlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular nispetimde nispetlerimde 2nd singular nispetinde nispetlerinde 3rd singular nispetinde nispetlerinde 1st plural nispetimizde nispetlerimizde 2nd plural nispetinizde nispetlerinizde 3rd plural nispetlerinde nispetlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular nispetimden nispetlerimden 2nd singular nispetinden nispetlerinden 3rd singular nispetinden nispetlerinden 1st plural nispetimizden nispetlerimizden 2nd plural nispetinizden nispetlerinizden 3rd plural nispetlerinden nispetlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular nispetimin nispetlerimin 2nd singular nispetinin nispetlerinin 3rd singular nispetinin nispetlerinin 1st plural nispetimizin nispetlerimizin 2nd plural nispetinizin nispetlerinizin 3rd plural nispetlerinin nispetlerinin

Derived terms

• nispet etmek
• nispetçi
• nispeten
• nispeti olmak
• nispetle

 

Related terms

• intisap
• mensup
• münasebet
• münasip
• mütenasip
• nispi
• tensip

 

Adverb

nispet

1. With the intention to make someone jealous or upset someone.

Further reading

• “nispet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “nispet”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3551