ثانية

See also: ثانیه‎ and ثانیہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ث ن ي‎ (ṯ-n-y); compare ثَنَى‎ (ṯanā, “to double, to fold, to bend”), اِثْنَان‎ (iṯnān, “two”).

The terms دَقِيقة‎ (daqīqa, “minute”) and ثانِية (ṯāniya, “second”) are literally equivalent to Medieval Latin minūta and secunda, which is obviously not coincidental. The exact history of these terms is complicated, but the Arabo-Islamic influence is usually considered greater. Al-Biruni is sometimes credited with first having used the measures in the modern sense, though eventually they go back to the Ancient Greek division of the circle.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈθɑːnjə/ (Gulf Arabic)

Noun

ثَانِيَة • (ṯāniya) f (plural ثَوَانٍ‎ (ṯawānin))

1. second (unit of time)

Declension

Declension of noun ثَانِيَة (ṯāniya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَانِيَة ṯāniya	الثَّانِيَة‎ aṯ-ṯāniya	ثَانِيَة ṯāniyat
Nominative	ثَانِيَةٌ ṯāniyatun	الثَّانِيَةُ‎ aṯ-ṯāniyatu	ثَانِيَةُ ṯāniyatu
Accusative	ثَانِيَةً ṯāniyatan	الثَّانِيَةَ‎ aṯ-ṯāniyata	ثَانِيَةَ ṯāniyata
Genitive	ثَانِيَةٍ ṯāniyatin	الثَّانِيَةِ‎ aṯ-ṯāniyati	ثَانِيَةِ ṯāniyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَانِيَتَيْن‎ ṯāniyatayn	الثَّانِيَتَيْن‎ aṯ-ṯāniyatayn	ثَانِيَتَيْ‎ ṯāniyatay
Nominative	ثَانِيَتَانِ‎ ṯāniyatāni	الثَّانِيَتَانِ‎ aṯ-ṯāniyatāni	ثَانِيَتَا‎ ṯāniyatā
Accusative	ثَانِيَتَيْنِ‎ ṯāniyatayni	الثَّانِيَتَيْنِ‎ aṯ-ṯāniyatayni	ثَانِيَتَيْ‎ ṯāniyatay
Genitive	ثَانِيَتَيْنِ‎ ṯāniyatayni	الثَّانِيَتَيْنِ‎ aṯ-ṯāniyatayni	ثَانِيَتَيْ‎ ṯāniyatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَوَانِي‎ ṯawānī	الثَّوَانِي‎ aṯ-ṯawānī	ثَوَانِي‎ ṯawānī
Nominative	ثَوَانٍ‎ ṯawānin	الثَّوَانِي‎ aṯ-ṯawānī	ثَوَانِي‎ ṯawānī
Accusative	ثَوَانِيَ‎ ṯawāniya	الثَّوَانِيَ‎ aṯ-ṯawāniya	ثَوَانِيَ‎ ṯawāniya
Genitive	ثَوَانٍ‎ ṯawānin	الثَّوَانِي‎ aṯ-ṯawānī	ثَوَانِي‎ ṯawānī

Descendants

• Bashkir: Сания (Saniya)
• Persian: ثانیه‎ (sâniye)
• Turkish: saniye
  • Laz: სანიჲე (saniye)

Adjective

ثَانِيَة • (ṯāniya) f

1. feminine singular of ثَانٍ‎ (ṯānin)