ثانية
ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ثَانِيَة • (ṯāniya) f (plural ثَوَانٍ (ṯawānin))
- second (unit of time)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of noun ثَانِيَة (ṯāniya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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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 |
DescendantsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ثَانِيَة • (ṯāniya) f