Nasreddin is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nasreddin meaning
A transliteration of the Arabic male given name نَصْر الدِّين (naṣr ad-dīn).
Using Nasreddin
- The main meaning on this page is: A transliteration of the Arabic male given name نَصْر الدِّين (naṣr ad-dīn).
- In the example corpus, nasreddin often appears in combinations such as: nasreddin stories, to nasreddin, nasreddin and.
Context around Nasreddin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nasreddin
- In this selection, "nasreddin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, enlightenment, evening, depict, stories, related and effendi stand out and add context to how "nasreddin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 13 episode nasreddin related animation and children saw nasreddin coming from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nasreddin" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nasreddin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Whatever Nasreddin did, his followers immediately copied. (7 words)
The oldest manuscript of Nasreddin dates to 1571. (8 words)
Superficially, most of the Nasreddin stories may be told as jokes or humorous anecdotes. (14 words)
Shanghai Animation Film Studio produced a 13-episode Nasreddin related animation called 'The Story of Afanti'/ 阿凡提 (电影) in 1979, which became one of the most influential animations in China's history. (32 words)
Widely retold, for instance in citation Taste the same :Some children saw Nasreddin coming from the vineyard with two baskets full of grapes loaded on his donkey. (27 words)
So Nasreddin said, Well, since you already know what I am going to say, I won't waste any more of your time! and left. (25 words)
Example sentences (16)
The ones who have left – have reached enlightenment!" : Nasreddin's keys :One late evening Nasreddin found himself walking home.
Although most of them depict Nasreddin in an early small-village setting, the tales deal with concepts that have a certain timelessness.
A similar story is presented in citation Reaching enlightenment :Nasreddin was walking in the bazaar with a large group of followers.
He looks over to Nasreddin and finds him searching only a small area around a street lamp.
Shanghai Animation Film Studio produced a 13-episode Nasreddin related animation called 'The Story of Afanti'/ 阿凡提 (电影) in 1979, which became one of the most influential animations in China's history.
Shostakovich's music shares many of the "foolish yet profound" qualities of Nasreddin's sayings listed above.
Some regions independently developed a character similar to Nasreddin, and the stories have become part of a larger whole.
So Nasreddin said Let the half who know what I am going to say, tell it to the half who don't, and left.
So Nasreddin said, Well, since you already know what I am going to say, I won't waste any more of your time! and left.
Superficially, most of the Nasreddin stories may be told as jokes or humorous anecdotes.
Tales The Nasreddin stories are known throughout the Middle East and have touched cultures around the world.
The musical Nasirdin Apandim features the legend of Nasreddin effendi ("sir, lord"), largely sourced from Uighur folklore.
The oldest manuscript of Nasreddin dates to 1571.
Today, Nasreddin stories are told in a wide variety of regions, especially across the Muslim world and have been translated into many languages.
Whatever Nasreddin did, his followers immediately copied.
Widely retold, for instance in citation Taste the same :Some children saw Nasreddin coming from the vineyard with two baskets full of grapes loaded on his donkey.
Common combinations with nasreddin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- nasreddin stories 3×
- to nasreddin 2×
- nasreddin and 2×
- so nasreddin 2×
- nasreddin said 2×
- the nasreddin 2×
- of nasreddin 2×