dˈuː tʊ ɪts pɹˈɛzəns ɪnðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ɐtˈɛstᵻd ænd bˈɛstnˈoʊn ˌeɪˈeɪ bɹˈæntʃᵻz, nˈɪsbə dˌɛɹɪvˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈɔfən θˈɔːt ʌv æz ˈeɪ "kwˌɪntɪsˈɛnʃəli ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk fˈiːtʃɚ".
Due to its presence in the oldest attested and best-known AA branches, nisba derivation is often thought of as a "quintessentially Afroasiatic feature".