عنز
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʕVnz- (“goat”). Cognate with Hebrew עֵז (éz).
Noun
عَنْز • (ʿanz) m (collective, plural أَعْنُز (ʾaʿnuz) or عُنُوز (ʿunūz) or عِنَاز (ʿināz))
- goat, goats
- female goat, she-goat, nanny goat
Declension
Declension of noun عَنْز (ʿanz)
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَنْز ʿanz | الْعَنْز al-ʿanz | عَنْز ʿanz |
Nominative | عَنْزٌ ʿanzun | الْعَنْزُ al-ʿanzu | عَنْزُ ʿanzu |
Accusative | عَنْزًا ʿanzan | الْعَنْزَ al-ʿanza | عَنْزَ ʿanza |
Genitive | عَنْزٍ ʿanzin | الْعَنْزِ al-ʿanzi | عَنْزِ ʿanzi |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَنْزَة ʿanza | الْعَنْزَة al-ʿanza | عَنْزَة ʿanzat |
Nominative | عَنْزَةٌ ʿanzatun | الْعَنْزَةُ al-ʿanzatu | عَنْزَةُ ʿanzatu |
Accusative | عَنْزَةً ʿanzatan | الْعَنْزَةَ al-ʿanzata | عَنْزَةَ ʿanzata |
Genitive | عَنْزَةٍ ʿanzatin | الْعَنْزَةِ al-ʿanzati | عَنْزَةِ ʿanzati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عَنْزَتَيْن ʿanzatayn | الْعَنْزَتَيْن al-ʿanzatayn | عَنْزَتَيْ ʿanzatay |
Nominative | عَنْزَتَانِ ʿanzatāni | الْعَنْزَتَانِ al-ʿanzatāni | عَنْزَتَا ʿanzatā |
Accusative | عَنْزَتَيْنِ ʿanzatayni | الْعَنْزَتَيْنِ al-ʿanzatayni | عَنْزَتَيْ ʿanzatay |
Genitive | عَنْزَتَيْنِ ʿanzatayni | الْعَنْزَتَيْنِ al-ʿanzatayni | عَنْزَتَيْ ʿanzatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَنْزَات ʿanzāt | الْعَنْزَات al-ʿanzāt | عَنْزَات ʿanzāt |
Nominative | عَنْزَاتٌ ʿanzātun | الْعَنْزَاتُ al-ʿanzātu | عَنْزَاتُ ʿanzātu |
Accusative | عَنْزَاتٍ ʿanzātin | الْعَنْزَاتِ al-ʿanzāti | عَنْزَاتِ ʿanzāti |
Genitive | عَنْزَاتٍ ʿanzātin | الْعَنْزَاتِ al-ʿanzāti | عَنْزَاتِ ʿanzāti |
Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَعْنُز; عُنُوز; عِنَاز ʾaʿnuz; ʿunūz; ʿināz | الْأَعْنُز; الْعُنُوز; الْعِنَاز al-ʾaʿnuz; al-ʿunūz; al-ʿināz | أَعْنُز; عُنُوز; عِنَاز ʾaʿnuz; ʿunūz; ʿināz |
Nominative | أَعْنُزٌ; عُنُوزٌ; عِنَازٌ ʾaʿnuzun; ʿunūzun; ʿināzun | الْأَعْنُزُ; الْعُنُوزُ; الْعِنَازُ al-ʾaʿnuzu; al-ʿunūzu; al-ʿināzu | أَعْنُزُ; عُنُوزُ; عِنَازُ ʾaʿnuzu; ʿunūzu; ʿināzu |
Accusative | أَعْنُزًا; عُنُوزًا; عِنَازًا ʾaʿnuzan; ʿunūzan; ʿināzan | الْأَعْنُزَ; الْعُنُوزَ; الْعِنَازَ al-ʾaʿnuza; al-ʿunūza; al-ʿināza | أَعْنُزَ; عُنُوزَ; عِنَازَ ʾaʿnuza; ʿunūza; ʿināza |
Genitive | أَعْنُزٍ; عُنُوزٍ; عِنَازٍ ʾaʿnuzin; ʿunūzin; ʿināzin | الْأَعْنُزِ; الْعُنُوزِ; الْعِنَازِ al-ʾaʿnuzi; al-ʿunūzi; al-ʿināzi | أَعْنُزِ; عُنُوزِ; عِنَازِ ʾaʿnuzi; ʿunūzi; ʿināzi |
Synonyms
- مَعْز (maʿz)
- مَاعِز (māʿiz)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “عنز”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عنز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen