عاصفة

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the feminine form of the active participle of the verb عَصَفَ (ʕaṣafa), from the root ع ص ف (ʕ-ṣ-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.sˤi.fa/

Noun

عَاصِفَة • (ʕāṣifa) f (plural عَواصِف (ʕawāṣif))

1. storm

   عَاصِفَة رَعْدِيَّة ― ʿāṣifa raʿdiyya ― thunderstorm

Declension

Declension of noun عَاصِفَة (ʕāṣifa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاصِفَة ʕāṣifa	الْعَاصِفَة al-ʕāṣifa	عَاصِفَة ʕāṣifat
Nominative	عَاصِفَةٌ ʕāṣifatun	الْعَاصِفَةُ al-ʕāṣifatu	عَاصِفَةُ ʕāṣifatu
Accusative	عَاصِفَةً ʕāṣifatan	الْعَاصِفَةَ al-ʕāṣifata	عَاصِفَةَ ʕāṣifata
Genitive	عَاصِفَةٍ ʕāṣifatin	الْعَاصِفَةِ al-ʕāṣifati	عَاصِفَةِ ʕāṣifati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَاصِفَتَيْن ʕāṣifatayn	الْعَاصِفَتَيْن al-ʕāṣifatayn	عَاصِفَتَيْ ʕāṣifatay
Nominative	عَاصِفَتَانِ ʕāṣifatāni	الْعَاصِفَتَانِ al-ʕāṣifatāni	عَاصِفَتَا ʕāṣifatā
Accusative	عَاصِفَتَيْنِ ʕāṣifatayni	الْعَاصِفَتَيْنِ al-ʕāṣifatayni	عَاصِفَتَيْ ʕāṣifatay
Genitive	عَاصِفَتَيْنِ ʕāṣifatayni	الْعَاصِفَتَيْنِ al-ʕāṣifatayni	عَاصِفَتَيْ ʕāṣifatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَواصِف ʕawāṣif	الْعَواصِف al-ʕawāṣif	عَواصِف ʕawāṣif
Nominative	عَواصِفُ ʕawāṣifu	الْعَواصِفُ al-ʕawāṣifu	عَواصِفُ ʕawāṣifu
Accusative	عَواصِفَ ʕawāṣifa	الْعَواصِفَ al-ʕawāṣifa	عَواصِفَ ʕawāṣifa
Genitive	عَواصِفَ ʕawāṣifa	الْعَواصِفِ al-ʕawāṣifi	عَواصِفِ ʕawāṣifi

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَاصِفَة (ʕāṣifa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaːsˤ.fe/, [ˈʕɑːsˤ.fe]
• IPA^(key): /ʕaːsˤ.fa/, [ˈʕɑːsˤ.fa]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

عاصفة • (ʕāṣfe) f (plural عواصف (ʕawāṣef))

1. storm

   Synonym: زوبعة (zōbaʕa)

Derived terms

• عاصفة رمل (ʕāṣfet raml, “sandstorm”)
• عاصفة تلج (ʕāṣfet talj, “snowstorm”)