- The Nisba is an adjective that is created from a noun. The most common are those that refer to origin, nationality or country. The main device for making such adjectives from nouns is to suffix (يٌّ) for masculine and ( يَّة ٌ) for feminine to the noun. The noun must be first stripped off (a) the definite article, (b) feminine suffix, or (c) final position long vowel.
a. عراقيَّة ، عراقيٌّ ، (العراق)
b. سعوديَّة ، سعوديٌّ ، (السعودية)
c. سوريَّة ، سوريٌّ ، (سوريا)
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Mohammed Jiyad
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