نسمة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ن س م (n-s-m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.sa.ma/
Noun
نَسَمَة • (nasama) f (plural نَسَمَات (nasamāt))
- breath, wiff, waft, breeze
- aura
- breathing, living creature
- person, soul (e.g., in a census, as a numerative in statistics)
Declension
Declension of noun نَسَمَة (nasama)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَسَمَة nasama | النَّسَمَة an-nasama | نَسَمَة nasamat |
| Nominative | نَسَمَةٌ nasamatun | النَّسَمَةُ an-nasamatu | نَسَمَةُ nasamatu |
| Accusative | نَسَمَةً nasamatan | النَّسَمَةَ an-nasamata | نَسَمَةَ nasamata |
| Genitive | نَسَمَةٍ nasamatin | النَّسَمَةِ an-nasamati | نَسَمَةِ nasamati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نَسَمَتَيْن nasamatayn | النَّسَمَتَيْن an-nasamatayn | نَسَمَتَيْ nasamatay |
| Nominative | نَسَمَتَانِ nasamatāni | النَّسَمَتَانِ an-nasamatāni | نَسَمَتَا nasamatā |
| Accusative | نَسَمَتَيْنِ nasamatayni | النَّسَمَتَيْنِ an-nasamatayni | نَسَمَتَيْ nasamatay |
| Genitive | نَسَمَتَيْنِ nasamatayni | النَّسَمَتَيْنِ an-nasamatayni | نَسَمَتَيْ nasamatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَسَمَات nasamāt | النَّسَمَات an-nasamāt | نَسَمَات nasamāt |
| Nominative | نَسَمَاتٌ nasamātun | النَّسَمَاتُ an-nasamātu | نَسَمَاتُ nasamātu |
| Accusative | نَسَمَاتٍ nasamātin | النَّسَمَاتِ an-nasamāti | نَسَمَاتِ nasamāti |
| Genitive | نَسَمَاتٍ nasamātin | النَّسَمَاتِ an-nasamāti | نَسَمَاتِ nasamāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) , “نسم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1130