معزف
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from ع ز ف (ʿ-z-f), the root of the verb عَزَفَ (ʿazafa, “to play music”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miʕ.zaf/
Noun
مِعْزَف • (miʿzaf) m (plural مَعَازِف (maʿāzif))
- (music) stringed instrument
- (music) piano
Declension
Declension of noun مِعْزَف (miʿzaf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِعْزَف miʿzaf | الْمِعْزَف al-miʿzaf | مِعْزَف miʿzaf |
| Nominative | مِعْزَفٌ miʿzafun | الْمِعْزَفُ al-miʿzafu | مِعْزَفُ miʿzafu |
| Accusative | مِعْزَفًا miʿzafan | الْمِعْزَفَ al-miʿzafa | مِعْزَفَ miʿzafa |
| Genitive | مِعْزَفٍ miʿzafin | الْمِعْزَفِ al-miʿzafi | مِعْزَفِ miʿzafi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِعْزَفَيْن miʿzafayn | الْمِعْزَفَيْن al-miʿzafayn | مِعْزَفَيْ miʿzafay |
| Nominative | مِعْزَفَانِ miʿzafāni | الْمِعْزَفَانِ al-miʿzafāni | مِعْزَفَا miʿzafā |
| Accusative | مِعْزَفَيْنِ miʿzafayni | الْمِعْزَفَيْنِ al-miʿzafayni | مِعْزَفَيْ miʿzafay |
| Genitive | مِعْزَفَيْنِ miʿzafayni | الْمِعْزَفَيْنِ al-miʿzafayni | مِعْزَفَيْ miʿzafay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَعَازِف maʿāzif | الْمَعَازِف al-maʿāzif | مَعَازِف maʿāzif |
| Nominative | مَعَازِفُ maʿāzifu | الْمَعَازِفُ al-maʿāzifu | مَعَازِفُ maʿāzifu |
| Accusative | مَعَازِفَ maʿāzifa | الْمَعَازِفَ al-maʿāzifa | مَعَازِفَ maʿāzifa |
| Genitive | مَعَازِفَ maʿāzifa | الْمَعَازِفِ al-maʿāzifi | مَعَازِفِ maʿāzifi |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “عزف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN