نصف
See also: نضف
ArabicEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʾiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʾa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf) |
From the root ن ص ف (n-ṣ-f).
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
نِصْف or نُصْف • (niṣf or nuṣf) m (plural أَنْصَاف (ʾanṣāf))
DeclensionEdit
Declension of noun نِصْف (niṣf); نُصْف (nuṣf)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نِصْف; نُصْف niṣf; nuṣf |
النِّصْف; النُّصْف an-niṣf; an-nuṣf |
نِصْف; نُصْف niṣf; nuṣf |
Nominative | نِصْفٌ; نُصْفٌ niṣfun; nuṣfun |
النِّصْفُ; النُّصْفُ an-niṣfu; an-nuṣfu |
نِصْفُ; نُصْفُ niṣfu; nuṣfu |
Accusative | نِصْفًا; نُصْفًا niṣfan; nuṣfan |
النِّصْفَ; النُّصْفَ an-niṣfa; an-nuṣfa |
نِصْفَ; نُصْفَ niṣfa; nuṣfa |
Genitive | نِصْفٍ; نُصْفٍ niṣfin; nuṣfin |
النِّصْفِ; النُّصْفِ an-niṣfi; an-nuṣfi |
نِصْفِ; نُصْفِ niṣfi; nuṣfi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نِصْفَيْن; نُصْفَيْن niṣfayn; nuṣfayn |
النِّصْفَيْن; النُّصْفَيْن an-niṣfayn; an-nuṣfayn |
نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
Nominative | نِصْفَانِ; نُصْفَانِ niṣfāni; nuṣfāni |
النِّصْفَانِ; النُّصْفَانِ an-niṣfāni; an-nuṣfāni |
نِصْفَا; نُصْفَا niṣfā; nuṣfā |
Accusative | نِصْفَيْنِ; نُصْفَيْنِ niṣfayni; nuṣfayni |
النِّصْفَيْنِ; النُّصْفَيْنِ an-niṣfayni; an-nuṣfayni |
نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
Genitive | نِصْفَيْنِ; نُصْفَيْنِ niṣfayni; nuṣfayni |
النِّصْفَيْنِ; النُّصْفَيْنِ an-niṣfayni; an-nuṣfayni |
نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَنْصَاف ʾanṣāf |
الْأَنْصَاف al-ʾanṣāf |
أَنْصَاف ʾanṣāf |
Nominative | أَنْصَافٌ ʾanṣāfun |
الْأَنْصَافُ al-ʾanṣāfu |
أَنْصَافُ ʾanṣāfu |
Accusative | أَنْصَافًا ʾanṣāfan |
الْأَنْصَافَ al-ʾanṣāfa |
أَنْصَافَ ʾanṣāfa |
Genitive | أَنْصَافٍ ʾanṣāfin |
الْأَنْصَافِ al-ʾanṣāfi |
أَنْصَافِ ʾanṣāfi |
DescendantsEdit
- Egyptian Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- Gulf Arabic: نص (niṣṣ)
- Hijazi Arabic: نص (neṣṣ)
- Maltese: nofs
- Moroccan Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- North Levantine Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- South Levantine Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: نصف (nısf)
- Turkish: nısıf
- → Persian: نصف (nesf)
- → Swahili: nusu
See alsoEdit
- ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), رُبْع (rubʿ, “a fourth, a quarter”), خُمْس (ḵums, “a fifth”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʿ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʿ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʿušr, “a tenth”)
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
VerbEdit
Etymology 3Edit
VerbEdit
- first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
VerbEdit
- first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
VerbEdit
PersianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /nisf/
NounEdit
نصف • (nesf)