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.
Observed surface forms (3)
- Arabic attributive surname ×1
- Arabic epithet ×1
- Nisba surname ×1
Instances (5)
- al-Namari
- an-Naqi via concept surface "Arabic epithet"
- al-Qurashi
- al-Shehri via concept surface "Nisba surname"
- al-Sijistani via concept surface "Arabic attributive surname"