مناسبت
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Derived from Arabic مُنَاسَبَة (munāsaba).
Noun
مناسبت • (münasebet) (plural مناسبات)
- fitness; being proper
- relation; motive
- opportunity
Adjective
مناسبت • (münasebet)
Derived terms
- مناسبتسز (münasebetsiz)
Descendants
- Turkish: münasebet
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “münasebet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مناسبت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1984
- Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُنَاسَبَة (munāsaba).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.naː.sa.ˈbat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.nɑː.sä.bát̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.nɒː.se.bǽt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.nɔ.si.bát̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | munāsabat |
| Dari reading? | munāsabat |
| Iranian reading? | monâsebat |
| Tajik reading? | munosibat |
Noun
مناسبت • (munāsabat / monâsebat) (plural مُناسِبات, Tajik spelling муносибат)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُنَاسَبَت (munāsabat), from Arabic مُنَاسَبَة (munāsaba).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.nɑː.sə.bət̪/
Noun
مُناسَبَت • (munāsabat) f (Hindi spelling मुनासबत)
- relation, connexion; proportion; analogy; comparison
- suitableness, fitness; propriety, aptness
- accordance, correspondence, consistence; expediency; convenience
Further reading
- “مناسبت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “مناسبت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “مناسبت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.