نقي
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
نَقِيّ • (naqiyy) (feminine نَقِيَّة (naqiyya), common plural نِقَاء (niqāʔ), masculine plural نَقِيُّونَ (naqiyyūna) or أَنْقِيَاء (ʔanqiyāʔ), elative أَنْقَى (ʔanqā))
Declension edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Verb edit
- first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَقَى (waqā)
Verb edit
- first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَقَى (waqā)