نقي

See also: نقئ, نفي, and نفى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the roots ن ق و (n-q-w) and ن ق ي (n-q-y); compare نَقِيَ (naqiya, “to be pure”) and compare Hebrew נקי.

Adjective

نَقِيّ • (naqiyy) (feminine نَقِيَّة (naqiyya), common plural نِقَاء (niqāʔ), masculine plural نَقِيُّونَ (naqiyyūna) or أَنْقِيَاء (ʔanqiyāʔ), elative أَنْقَى (ʔanqā))

1. pure
2. clean, spotless
3. clear, serene

Declension

Declension of adjective نَقِيّ (naqiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِي naqī	النَّقِي an-naqī	نَقِيَّة naqiyya	النَّقِيَّة an-naqiyya
Nominative	نَقِيٌّ naqiyyun	النَّقِيُّ an-naqiyyu	نَقِيَّةٌ naqiyyatun	النَّقِيَّةُ an-naqiyyatu
Accusative	نَقِيًّا naqiyyan	النَّقِيَّ an-naqiyya	نَقِيَّةً naqiyyatan	النَّقِيَّةَ an-naqiyyata
Genitive	نَقِيٍّ naqiyyin	النَّقِيِّ an-naqiyyi	نَقِيَّةٍ naqiyyatin	النَّقِيَّةِ an-naqiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِيَّيْن naqiyyayn	النَّقِيَّيْن an-naqiyyayn	نَقِيَّتَيْن naqiyyatayn	النَّقِيَّتَيْن an-naqiyyatayn
Nominative	نَقِيَّانِ naqiyyāni	النَّقِيَّانِ an-naqiyyāni	نَقِيَّتَانِ naqiyyatāni	النَّقِيَّتَانِ an-naqiyyatāni
Accusative	نَقِيَّيْنِ naqiyyayni	النَّقِيَّيْنِ an-naqiyyayni	نَقِيَّتَيْنِ naqiyyatayni	النَّقِيَّتَيْنِ an-naqiyyatayni
Genitive	نَقِيَّيْنِ naqiyyayni	النَّقِيَّيْنِ an-naqiyyayni	نَقِيَّتَيْنِ naqiyyatayni	النَّقِيَّتَيْنِ an-naqiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِيِّين‎; نِقَاء‎; أَنْقِيَاء naqiyyīn‎; niqāʔ‎; ʔanqiyāʔ	النَّقِيِّين‎; النِّقَاء‎; الْأَنْقِيَاء an-naqiyyīn‎; an-niqāʔ‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔ	نِقَاء niqāʔ	النِّقَاء an-niqāʔ
Nominative	نَقِيُّونَ‎; نِقَاءٌ‎; أَنْقِيَاءُ naqiyyūna‎; niqāʔun‎; ʔanqiyāʔu	النَّقِيُّونَ‎; النِّقَاءُ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءُ an-naqiyyūna‎; an-niqāʔu‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔu	نِقَاءٌ niqāʔun	النِّقَاءُ an-niqāʔu
Accusative	نَقِيِّينَ‎; نِقَاءً‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ naqiyyīna‎; niqāʔan‎; ʔanqiyāʔa	النَّقِيِّينَ‎; النِّقَاءَ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءَ an-naqiyyīna‎; an-niqāʔa‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔa	نِقَاءً niqāʔan	النِّقَاءَ an-niqāʔa
Genitive	نَقِيِّينَ‎; نِقَاءٍ‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ naqiyyīna‎; niqāʔin‎; ʔanqiyāʔa	النَّقِيِّينَ‎; النِّقَاءِ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءِ an-naqiyyīna‎; an-niqāʔi‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔi	نِقَاءٍ niqāʔin	النِّقَاءِ an-niqāʔi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نقي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نقو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

نقي (form I)

1. نَقِي (naqī) /na.qiː/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَقَى (waqā)
2. نَقِيَ (naqiya) /na.qi.ja/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَقَى (waqā)