nisba
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of nisba
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language.
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noun
- An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ m (-iyy) / ـِيَّة f (-iyya), or the equivalent construction in another Semitic (or other Afroasiatic) language.
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The part of an Arabic name consisting of such an adjective.
“Knowing the nisbas of the litigants and their representatives was the qāḍī's single most important preliminary task.”
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Etymology
From Arabic نِسْبَة (nisba).
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