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Bahraini vs Nisba - What's the difference?

bahraini | nisba |

As nouns the difference between bahraini and nisba

is that bahraini is a person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent while nisba is {{cx|grammar|lang=en}} a common Arabic suffix to form adjectives of relation or pertinence - {{lang|ar|ـي}} -ī, -iyy {{g}} masculine / {{lang|ar|ـية}} -íyya {{g}} feminine, which has given rise to English adjective ending -i - Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Bahraini, Pakistani, etc.

As an adjective Bahraini

is of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people.

bahraini

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people.

    • nisba

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • -íyya (f), which has given rise to English adjective ending -i - Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Bahraini, Pakistani, etc.