نساء
See also: نشاء
Arabic
Etymology 1
From ن س ء (n-s-ʾ); compare نَسَأَ (nasaʾa, “to postpone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.saːʔ/
Noun
نَسَاء • (nasāʾ) f
- longevity, long life
Declension
Declension of noun نَسَاء (nasāʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَسَاء nasāʾ | النَّسَاء an-nasāʾ | نَسَاء nasāʾ |
| Nominative | نَسَاءٌ nasāʾun | النَّسَاءُ an-nasāʾu | نَسَاءُ nasāʾu |
| Accusative | نَسَاءً nasāʾan | النَّسَاءَ an-nasāʾa | نَسَاءَ nasāʾa |
| Genitive | نَسَاءٍ nasāʾin | النَّسَاءِ an-nasāʾi | نَسَاءِ nasāʾi |
Etymology 2
From ن س و (n-s-w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.saːʔ/
Noun
نِسَاء • (nisāʾ) f pl
- plural of اِمْرَأَة (imraʾa)
Synonyms
- نِسْوَة (niswa), نُسْوَة (nuswa), نِسْوَان (niswān)
Derived terms
- نِسَائِيّ (nisāʾiyy)
- نِسَائِيَّة (nisāʾiyya)
Related terms
- نِسْوِيّ (niswiyy)
Etymology 3
Characteristic adjective from the verb نَسِيَ (nasiya), from the root ن س ي (n-s-y)
Adjective
نَسَّاء • (nassāʾ) (feminine نَسَّاءَة (nassāʾa), masculine plural نَسَّاؤُونَ (nassāʾūna), feminine plural نَسَّاءَات (nassāʾāt))
- forgetting much; forgetful
Declension
Declension of adjective نَسَّاء (nassāʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَسَّاء nassāʾ | النَّسَّاء an-nassāʾ | نَسَّاء nassāʾ | نَسَّاءَة nassāʾa | النَّسَّاءَة an-nassāʾa | نَسَّاءَة nassāʾat |
| Nominative | نَسَّاءٌ nassāʾun | النَّسَّاءُ an-nassāʾu | نَسَّاءُ nassāʾu | نَسَّاءَةٌ nassāʾatun | النَّسَّاءَةُ an-nassāʾatu | نَسَّاءَةُ nassāʾatu |
| Accusative | نَسَّاءً nassāʾan | النَّسَّاءَ an-nassāʾa | نَسَّاءَ nassāʾa | نَسَّاءَةً nassāʾatan | النَّسَّاءَةَ an-nassāʾata | نَسَّاءَةَ nassāʾata |
| Genitive | نَسَّاءٍ nassāʾin | النَّسَّاءِ an-nassāʾi | نَسَّاءِ nassāʾi | نَسَّاءَةٍ nassāʾatin | النَّسَّاءَةِ an-nassāʾati | نَسَّاءَةِ nassāʾati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَسَّاءَيْن nassāʾayn | النَّسَّاءَيْن an-nassāʾayn | نَسَّاءَيْ nassāʾay | نَسَّاءَتَيْن nassāʾatayn | النَّسَّاءَتَيْن an-nassāʾatayn | نَسَّاءَتَيْ nassāʾatay |
| Nominative | نَسَّاءَانِ nassāʾāni | النَّسَّاءَانِ an-nassāʾāni | نَسَّاءَا nassāʾā | نَسَّاءَتَانِ nassāʾatāni | النَّسَّاءَتَانِ an-nassāʾatāni | نَسَّاءَتَا nassāʾatā |
| Accusative | نَسَّاءَيْنِ nassāʾayni | النَّسَّاءَيْنِ an-nassāʾayni | نَسَّاءَيْ nassāʾay | نَسَّاءَتَيْنِ nassāʾatayni | النَّسَّاءَتَيْنِ an-nassāʾatayni | نَسَّاءَتَيْ nassāʾatay |
| Genitive | نَسَّاءَيْنِ nassāʾayni | النَّسَّاءَيْنِ an-nassāʾayni | نَسَّاءَيْ nassāʾay | نَسَّاءَتَيْنِ nassāʾatayni | النَّسَّاءَتَيْنِ an-nassāʾatayni | نَسَّاءَتَيْ nassāʾatay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَسَّائِين nassāʾīn | النَّسَّائِين an-nassāʾīn | نَسَّائِي nassāʾī | نَسَّاءَات nassāʾāt | النَّسَّاءَات an-nassāʾāt | نَسَّاءَات nassāʾāt |
| Nominative | نَسَّاؤُونَ; نَسَّاءُونَ nassāʾūna; nassāʾūna | النَسَّاؤُونَ; النَّسَّاءُونَ an-nassāʾūna; an-nassāʾūna | نَسَّاؤُو; نَسَّاءُو nassāʾū; nassāʾū | نَسَّاءَاتٌ nassāʾātun | النَّسَّاءَاتُ an-nassāʾātu | نَسَّاءَاتُ nassāʾātu |
| Accusative | نَسَّائِينَ nassāʾīna | النَّسَّائِينَ an-nassāʾīna | نَسَّائِي nassāʾī | نَسَّاءَاتٍ nassāʾātin | النَّسَّاءَاتِ an-nassāʾāti | نَسَّاءَاتِ nassāʾāti |
| Genitive | نَسَّائِينَ nassāʾīna | النَّسَّائِينَ an-nassāʾīna | نَسَّائِي nassāʾī | نَسَّاءَاتٍ nassāʾātin | النَّسَّاءَاتِ an-nassāʾāti | نَسَّاءَاتِ nassāʾāti |
Verb
نُسَاءُ • (nusāʾu) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past passive indicative of سَاءَ (sāʾa)
Verb
نُسَاءَ • (nusāʾa) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of سَاءَ (sāʾa)
Verb
نُسَاءُ • (nusāʾu) (form IV)
- first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَسَاءَ (ʾasāʾa)
Verb
نُسَاءَ • (nusāʾa) (form IV)
- first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of أَسَاءَ (ʾasāʾa)
Urdu
Etymology
From Arabic نِسَاءْ (nisāʾ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɪ.sɑːʔ/
Noun
نِساء • (nisāʿ) f (Hindi spelling निसा)
- women, lady
References
- “نساء”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نساء”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.