مناسب

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

Declension of adjective مُنَاسِب (munāsib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنَاسِب munāsib	الْمُنَاسِب‎ al-munāsib	مُنَاسِبَة‎ munāsiba	الْمُنَاسِبَة‎ al-munāsiba
Nominative	مُنَاسِبٌ munāsibun	الْمُنَاسِبُ‎ al-munāsibu	مُنَاسِبَةٌ‎ munāsibatun	الْمُنَاسِبَةُ‎ al-munāsibatu
Accusative	مُنَاسِبًا‎ munāsiban	الْمُنَاسِبَ‎ al-munāsiba	مُنَاسِبَةً‎ munāsibatan	الْمُنَاسِبَةَ‎ al-munāsibata
Genitive	مُنَاسِبٍ munāsibin	الْمُنَاسِبِ‎ al-munāsibi	مُنَاسِبَةٍ‎ munāsibatin	الْمُنَاسِبَةِ‎ al-munāsibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنَاسِبَيْن‎ munāsibayn	الْمُنَاسِبَيْن‎ al-munāsibayn	مُنَاسِبَتَيْن‎ munāsibatayn	الْمُنَاسِبَتَيْن‎ al-munāsibatayn
Nominative	مُنَاسِبَانِ‎ munāsibāni	الْمُنَاسِبَانِ‎ al-munāsibāni	مُنَاسِبَتَانِ‎ munāsibatāni	الْمُنَاسِبَتَانِ‎ al-munāsibatāni
Accusative	مُنَاسِبَيْنِ‎ munāsibayni	الْمُنَاسِبَيْنِ‎ al-munāsibayni	مُنَاسِبَتَيْنِ‎ munāsibatayni	الْمُنَاسِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-munāsibatayni
Genitive	مُنَاسِبَيْنِ‎ munāsibayni	الْمُنَاسِبَيْنِ‎ al-munāsibayni	مُنَاسِبَتَيْنِ‎ munāsibatayni	الْمُنَاسِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-munāsibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنَاسِبِين‎ munāsibīn	الْمُنَاسِبِين‎ al-munāsibīn	مُنَاسِبَات‎ munāsibāt	الْمُنَاسِبَات‎ al-munāsibāt
Nominative	مُنَاسِبُونَ‎ munāsibūna	الْمُنَاسِبُونَ‎ al-munāsibūna	مُنَاسِبَاتٌ‎ munāsibātun	الْمُنَاسِبَاتُ‎ al-munāsibātu
Accusative	مُنَاسِبِينَ‎ munāsibīna	الْمُنَاسِبِينَ‎ al-munāsibīna	مُنَاسِبَاتٍ‎ munāsibātin	الْمُنَاسِبَاتِ‎ al-munāsibāti
Genitive	مُنَاسِبِينَ‎ munāsibīna	الْمُنَاسِبِينَ‎ al-munāsibīna	مُنَاسِبَاتٍ‎ munāsibātin	الْمُنَاسِبَاتِ‎ al-munāsibāti

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

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُنَاسِب‎ (munāsib).

Adjective

مناسب • (münasib)

1. suitable
2. advisable

Descendants

• Turkish: münasib, münasip

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “münasip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مناسب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1984

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُنَاسِب‎ (munāsib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /munɑːsib/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊnɒːsɪb/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /monɒːseb/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /munɔːsib/

Adjective

Dari	مناسب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муносиб (munosib)

مُناسِب • (monâseb)

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

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُنَاسِب‎ (munāsib).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.nɑː.sɪb/

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], 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.