مناسب

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَاسَبَ (nāsaba, to correspond, to fit), from the root ن س ب (n-s-b).

Adjective

مُنَاسِب (munāsib) (feminine مُنَاسِبَة (munāsiba), masculine plural مُنَاسِبُونَ (munāsibūna), feminine plural مُنَاسِبَات (munāsibāt))

  1. appropriate, suitable, proper, adequate
  2. fitting, corresponding, conformable, analogous
  3. fit, worthy
  4. referring to, belonging to
  5. (mathematics) proportional

Declension

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), مناسب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), نسب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُنَاسِب (munāsib).

Adjective

مناسب (münasib)

  1. suitable
  2. advisable

Descendants

  • Turkish: münasib, münasip

References

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُنَاسِب (munāsib).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /mʊnɒːsɪb/

Adjective

Dari مناسب
Iranian Persian
Tajik муносиб (munosib)

مُناسِب (monâseb)

  1. appropriate, suitable, proper, adequate
  2. reasonable, moderate
  3. fitting, corresponding, analogous

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُنَاسِب (munāsib).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مناسب (munāsib) (Hindi spelling मुनासिब)

  1. appropriate, fitting
    خوشگوار و مُناسِب ہے وطن خاطر مرنا۔
    xuśgwār ō munāsib hai watan xātir marna.
    It is pleasant and appropriate to die for one's homeland.
  2. suitable, right
  3. proper

References

  • مناسب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
  • S. W. Fallon (1879), مناسب”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), مناسب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), مناسب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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