nasib

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic نَسِيب (nasīb).

Noun

nasib (plural nasibs)

  1. An Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory prelude to the type of long poem called a qaṣīdah.'

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb).

Noun

nasib (plural nasibs)

  1. Alternative form of naseeb.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nasib, from Classical Malay nasib, from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb). Cognate with Hindi नसीब (nasīb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnasɪp̚]
  • Hyphenation: na‧sib

Noun

nasib (plural nasib-nasib)

  1. fate, destiny (unavoidable prediction)
    Synonyms: hoki, takdir, jadi hidup

Derived terms

  • bernasib
  • nasib-nasiban
  • senasib

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb).

Noun

nasib (Jawi spelling نصيب, plural nasib-nasib)

  1. fate, destiny
    Synonym: jadi hidup

Further reading

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