النسب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns lineage, kinship, and genealogy. It extends to the act of tracing or stating one's ancestry, as well as the quality of being related. Figuratively, it can refer to poetic praise or a straight path.

Derived headwords

النَّسَبnoun

1.
Kinshipboth
The state of being related by blood or descent; lineage or family connection.
2.
Genealogyboth
The study or tracing of lines of descent; ancestry.

النِّسْبَةnoun

1.
Kinshipboth
A relation by blood or affinity; kinship.
2.
Proportionmodern
A relation in magnitude, quantity, or degree between two or more things; a ratio.

استنسبverb

1.
To state one's lineageboth
To mention or declare one's ancestry or family line.

واستنسب: ذكر نسبه — and he stated his lineage

النَّسِيبnoun

1.
Related personboth
A relative; someone who is related by kinship.
2.
Poetic praiseclassical
A poem or verse that praises or describes a beloved person, often in an erotic context.

نسبه ينسبه وينسبهverb

1.
To state lineageboth
To mention or declare someone's ancestry or lineage.
2.
To praise poeticallyclassical
To praise or speak about a woman poetically, often in an erotic manner.

ونسبه ينسبه وينسبه نسبا، محركة، ونسبة، بالكسر: ذكر نسبه — and he stated his lineage, and he praised her poetically

النَّسَّابnoun

1.
Genealogistboth
One who is knowledgeable about genealogy and lineage.

النَّسَّابَةnoun

1.
Genealogistboth
A highly skilled or authoritative genealogist.

أنسبverb

1.
To become strong (wind)classical
Said of the wind when it intensifies and blows dust or gravel.

وأنسـبـت الريح: اشتدت، واستافت التراب والحصى — and the wind became strong, and it blew dust and gravel

النِّيسَبnoun

1.
Straight pathclassical
A clear, straight road or path.
2.
Ant trailclassical
The track left by ants, especially when one follows another.
3.
Manclassical
A man.

النِّيسَبَانnoun

1.
Straight pathclassical
A clear, straight road or path.

مَنْسُوبadjective

1.
Relatedboth
Having kinship or a family connection.
2.
Attributedboth
Said of a poem or saying that is attributed to someone.

مَناسِيبnoun

1.
Poetic praisesclassical
Plural of 'nasib', referring to verses of praise or love poetry.

وشعر منسوب: فيه نسيب، ج: مناسيب — and poetry with nasib, pl. manasib

نَسِيبَةname

1.
Female companion nameclassical
A name borne by several female companions (Sahabiyat) of the Prophet Muhammad.

أَنْسَبَname

1.
Fortress nameclassical
The name of a fortress located in Yemen.

وأنسب، كأحمد: حصن باليمن — and Ansaab, like Ahmad: a fortress in Yemen

تَنَسَّبَverb

1.
To claim kinshipboth
To falsely claim to be related to someone.

وتنسب: ادعى أنه نسيبك — and he claimed kinship: he claimed to be your relative

المُناسَبَةnoun

1.
Suitabilitymodern
The quality of being fitting, appropriate, or suitable.
2.
Occasionmodern
A suitable or opportune time or occasion.

نيسب بينهما نيسبةverb

1.
To carry talesclassical
To go back and forth between two people, carrying gossip or slander.

ونيسب بينهما نيسبة: أقبل وأدبر بالنميمة وغيرها — and he carried tales between them: he went back and forth with gossip and other things

Parallel reading

النسب، محركة، والنسبة، بالكسر والضم: القرابة، أو في الآباء خاصة.

Al-nasab, with harakah, and al-nisbah, with kasrah and dammah: kinship, or specifically concerning fathers.

واستنسب: ذكر نسبه.

And 'istansaba': to mention one's lineage.

والنسيب: المناسب، وذو النسب، كالمنسوب.

And al-nasib: the relative, and the one of lineage, like the attributed one.

ونسبه ينسبه وينسبه نسبا، محركة، ونسبة، بالكسر: ذكر نسبه، وسأله أن ينتسب، و بالمرأة نسبا ونسيبا ومنسبة: شبب بها في الشعر.

And he stated his lineage and praised her poetically; he asked him to state his lineage; and concerning a woman, he praised her with nasab, nasib, and manasabah: he spoke of her erotically in poetry.

والنساب والنسابة: العالم بالنسب.

And al-nassab and al-nassabah: the one knowledgeable about lineage.

وهذا الشعر أنسب، أي أرق نسيبا.

And this poetry is more suitable, meaning it has a more delicate nasib.

ونسيب ناسب، كشعر شاعر.

And nasib nasib, like sha'ir sha'ir (poet poet).

وأنسـبـت الريح: اشتدت، واستافت التراب والحصى.

And the wind became strong (ansabat): it intensified, and blew dust and gravel.

والنيسب، كحيدر: الطريق المستقيم الواضح، كالنيسبان، أو ما وجد من أثر الطريق، والنمل إذا جاء منها واحد في إثر آخر، وطريق للنمل، ورجل.

And al-nisb, like Haydar: the straight, clear path, like al-nisban, or what is found of a path's trace, and ants when one follows another, a path for ants, and a man.

وشعر منسوب: فيه نسيب، ج: مناسيب.

And mansub poetry: contains nasib, pl. manasib.

ونسيبة بنت كعب، وبنت سماك، بفتح النون، وبنت نيار، وأم عطية، بضمها: وهن صحابيات.

And Nusaybah bint Ka'b, and bint Summayk, with fatha on the noon, and bint Niyyar, and Umm 'Atiyyah, with dammah on the noon: and they are female companions.

وقيس بن نسيبة، ونسيبة بنت شداد، بالضم أيضا، وكذا عاصم بن نسيب شيخ شعبة.

And Qays bin Nusaybah, and Nusaybah bint Shaddad, also with dammah, and likewise 'Asim bin Nasib, the teacher of Shu'bah.

وأنسب، كأحمد: حصن باليمن.

And Ansaab, like Ahmad: a fortress in Yemen.

وتنسب: ادعى أنه نسيبك، ومنه: "القريب من تقرب لا من تنسب".

And 'tanassaba': he claimed to be your relative, and from it: 'The one who is close is one who draws near, not one who claims kinship.'

والمناسبة: المشاكلة.

And al-munasabah: suitability.

ونيسب بينهما نيسبة: أقبل وأدبر بالنميمة وغيرها.

And he carried tales between them (nisaba baynahuma nisbah): he went back and forth with gossip and other things.