منصف
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of أَنْصَفَ (ʾanṣafa, “to be just, to be fair”), from the root ن ص ف (n-ṣ-f); compare نِصْف (niṣf, “half”).
Adjective
مُنْصِف • (munṣif) (feminine مُنْصِفَة (munṣifa), masculine plural مُنْصِفُونَ (munṣifūna), feminine plural مُنْصِفَات (munṣifāt))
- just, fair
Declension
Declension of adjective مُنْصِف (munṣif)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُنْصِف munṣif | الْمُنْصِف al-munṣif | مُنْصِفَة munṣifa | الْمُنْصِفَة al-munṣifa |
| Nominative | مُنْصِفٌ munṣifun | الْمُنْصِفُ al-munṣifu | مُنْصِفَةٌ munṣifatun | الْمُنْصِفَةُ al-munṣifatu |
| Accusative | مُنْصِفًا munṣifan | الْمُنْصِفَ al-munṣifa | مُنْصِفَةً munṣifatan | الْمُنْصِفَةَ al-munṣifata |
| Genitive | مُنْصِفٍ munṣifin | الْمُنْصِفِ al-munṣifi | مُنْصِفَةٍ munṣifatin | الْمُنْصِفَةِ al-munṣifati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُنْصِفَيْن munṣifayn | الْمُنْصِفَيْن al-munṣifayn | مُنْصِفَتَيْن munṣifatayn | الْمُنْصِفَتَيْن al-munṣifatayn |
| Nominative | مُنْصِفَانِ munṣifāni | الْمُنْصِفَانِ al-munṣifāni | مُنْصِفَتَانِ munṣifatāni | الْمُنْصِفَتَانِ al-munṣifatāni |
| Accusative | مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni | الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni | مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni | الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni |
| Genitive | مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni | الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni | مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni | الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُنْصِفِين munṣifīn | الْمُنْصِفِين al-munṣifīn | مُنْصِفَات munṣifāt | الْمُنْصِفَات al-munṣifāt |
| Nominative | مُنْصِفُونَ munṣifūna | الْمُنْصِفُونَ al-munṣifūna | مُنْصِفَاتٌ munṣifātun | الْمُنْصِفَاتُ al-munṣifātu |
| Accusative | مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna | الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna | مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin | الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti |
| Genitive | مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna | الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna | مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin | الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti |
Synonyms
- عَادِل (ʿādil)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “نصف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Noun
مُنْصِف • (munṣif) m (plural مُنْصِفُون (munṣifūn), feminine مُنْصِفَة (munṣifa))
- just man
- (geometry, mathematics) bisector
Declension
Declension of noun مُنْصِف (munṣif)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُنْصِف munṣif | الْمُنْصِف al-munṣif | مُنْصِف munṣif | مُنْصِفَة munṣifa | الْمُنْصِفَة al-munṣifa | مُنْصِفَة munṣifat |
| Nominative | مُنْصِفٌ munṣifun | الْمُنْصِفُ al-munṣifu | مُنْصِفُ munṣifu | مُنْصِفَةٌ munṣifatun | الْمُنْصِفَةُ al-munṣifatu | مُنْصِفَةُ munṣifatu |
| Accusative | مُنْصِفًا munṣifan | الْمُنْصِفَ al-munṣifa | مُنْصِفَ munṣifa | مُنْصِفَةً munṣifatan | الْمُنْصِفَةَ al-munṣifata | مُنْصِفَةَ munṣifata |
| Genitive | مُنْصِفٍ munṣifin | الْمُنْصِفِ al-munṣifi | مُنْصِفِ munṣifi | مُنْصِفَةٍ munṣifatin | الْمُنْصِفَةِ al-munṣifati | مُنْصِفَةِ munṣifati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُنْصِفَيْن munṣifayn | الْمُنْصِفَيْن al-munṣifayn | مُنْصِفَيْ munṣifay | مُنْصِفَتَيْن munṣifatayn | الْمُنْصِفَتَيْن al-munṣifatayn | مُنْصِفَتَيْ munṣifatay |
| Nominative | مُنْصِفَانِ munṣifāni | الْمُنْصِفَانِ al-munṣifāni | مُنْصِفَا munṣifā | مُنْصِفَتَانِ munṣifatāni | الْمُنْصِفَتَانِ al-munṣifatāni | مُنْصِفَتَا munṣifatā |
| Accusative | مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni | الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni | مُنْصِفَيْ munṣifay | مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni | الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni | مُنْصِفَتَيْ munṣifatay |
| Genitive | مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni | الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni | مُنْصِفَيْ munṣifay | مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni | الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni | مُنْصِفَتَيْ munṣifatay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُنْصِفِين munṣifīn | الْمُنْصِفِين al-munṣifīn | مُنْصِفِي munṣifī | مُنْصِفَات munṣifāt | الْمُنْصِفَات al-munṣifāt | مُنْصِفَات munṣifāt |
| Nominative | مُنْصِفُونَ munṣifūna | الْمُنْصِفُونَ al-munṣifūna | مُنْصِفُو munṣifū | مُنْصِفَاتٌ munṣifātun | الْمُنْصِفَاتُ al-munṣifātu | مُنْصِفَاتُ munṣifātu |
| Accusative | مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna | الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna | مُنْصِفِي munṣifī | مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin | الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti | مُنْصِفَاتِ munṣifāti |
| Genitive | مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna | الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna | مُنْصِفِي munṣifī | مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin | الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti | مُنْصِفَاتِ munṣifāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “نصف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN