Arabic nisba
C50877
concept
An Arabic nisba is a relational adjective, typically formed by adding a suffix like -ī or -iyya to a noun, that indicates origin, affiliation, or connection to a place, tribe, group, or concept.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arabic nisba canonical | 2 |
| Arabic attributive surname | 1 |
| Arabic epithet | 1 |
| Nisba surname | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Arabic nisba
Generated description
An Arabic nisba is a relational adjective, typically formed by adding a suffix like -ī or -iyya to a noun, that indicates origin, affiliation, or connection to a place, tribe, group, or concept.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| al-Namari | — |
| an-Naqi | Arabic epithet |
| al-Qurashi | — |
| al-Shehri | Nisba surname |
| al-Sijistani | Arabic attributive surname |