نصیب
See also: نصيب
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [næˈsiːb]
Noun
نصیب • (nasib) (plural نصیبها (nasib-hâ))
- part; portion
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نصیب (“portion, share, lot”), from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.siːb/
- Rhymes: -iːb
Noun
نَصِیب • (naṣīb) m (Hindi spelling नसीब)
- fortune, destiny (see lot)
- Synonym: قسمت (qismat)
Declension
| Declension of نصیب | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | نصیب (naṣīb) | نصیب (naṣīb) |
| oblique | نصیب (naṣīb) | نصیبوں (naṣībō̃) |
| vocative | نصیب (naṣīb) | نصیبو (naṣībō) |
Derived terms
- خوشنصیب (xūšnasīb, “fortunate”)
- بدنصیبی (badnasībī, “misfortune”)
References
- “نصیب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نصیب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.