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naṣīb (v.n. fr. نصب ; see naṣb), s.m. Part, portion; chance, lot; luck, good fortune;—destiny (in Urdūthis word is generally constructed as a plural):—naṣīb phūṭnā(-ke, mere, etc.), To be unlucky, or unfortunate:—naṣīb jāgnāor jagnā, naṣīb khulnā(-ke, mere, tere), One's star to be in the ascendant; to be fortunate, to be prosperous:—naṣīb karnā, v.t. To make (a thing) the lot or portion (of, -ko), to allot, apportion:—naṣīb laṛnā(laṛne), Fortune to fight for or to favour (a person), to begin to be prosperous (after adversity);—to try (one's) luck, to be a competitor (for):—naṣīb honā(-ke, mere, etc.), To fall to the lot (of), to have the good fortune (to gain anything); to be destined (for):—bad-naṣīb, adj. Ill-fated, unfortunate:—be-naṣīb honā, To have no luck; to be unfortunate; to be frustrated, to be deprived (of, -se).
Origin: Arabic