نشاط
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ن ش ط (n-š-ṭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ʃaːtˤ/
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Noun
نَشَاط • (našāṭ) m (plural أَنْشِطَة (ʾanšiṭa) or نَشَاطَات (našāṭāt))
- verbal noun of نَشِطَ (našiṭa) (form I)
- (uncountable) briskness, liveliness, activity, agileness, promptness, quickness, energy
- Antonym: كَسَل (kasal, “laziness”)
- (countable) (concrete) activity
Declension
Declension of noun نَشَاط (našāṭ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَشَاط našāṭ | النَّشَاط an-našāṭ | نَشَاط našāṭ |
Nominative | نَشَاطٌ našāṭun | النَّشَاطُ an-našāṭu | نَشَاطُ našāṭu |
Accusative | نَشَاطًا našāṭan | النَّشَاطَ an-našāṭa | نَشَاطَ našāṭa |
Genitive | نَشَاطٍ našāṭin | النَّشَاطِ an-našāṭi | نَشَاطِ našāṭi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَشَاطَيْن našāṭayn | النَّشَاطَيْن an-našāṭayn | نَشَاطَيْ našāṭay |
Nominative | نَشَاطَانِ našāṭāni | النَّشَاطَانِ an-našāṭāni | نَشَاطَا našāṭā |
Accusative | نَشَاطَيْنِ našāṭayni | النَّشَاطَيْنِ an-našāṭayni | نَشَاطَيْ našāṭay |
Genitive | نَشَاطَيْنِ našāṭayni | النَّشَاطَيْنِ an-našāṭayni | نَشَاطَيْ našāṭay |
Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَنْشِطَة; نَشَاطَات ʾanšiṭa; našāṭāt | الْأَنْشِطَة; النَّشَاطَات al-ʾanšiṭa; an-našāṭāt | أَنْشِطَة; نَشَاطَات ʾanšiṭat; našāṭāt |
Nominative | أَنْشِطَةٌ; نَشَاطَاتٌ ʾanšiṭatun; našāṭātun | الْأَنْشِطَةُ; النَّشَاطَاتُ al-ʾanšiṭatu; an-našāṭātu | أَنْشِطَةُ; نَشَاطَاتُ ʾanšiṭatu; našāṭātu |
Accusative | أَنْشِطَةً; نَشَاطَاتٍ ʾanšiṭatan; našāṭātin | الْأَنْشِطَةَ; النَّشَاطَاتِ al-ʾanšiṭata; an-našāṭāti | أَنْشِطَةَ; نَشَاطَاتِ ʾanšiṭata; našāṭāti |
Genitive | أَنْشِطَةٍ; نَشَاطَاتٍ ʾanšiṭatin; našāṭātin | الْأَنْشِطَةِ; النَّشَاطَاتِ al-ʾanšiṭati; an-našāṭāti | أَنْشِطَةِ; نَشَاطَاتِ ʾanšiṭati; našāṭāti |
Descendants
- → Swahili: nishati
Adjective
نِشَاط • (nišāṭ) m pl
- masculine plural of نَشِيط (našīṭ)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نشاط”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 1119
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic نَشَاط (našāṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /niˈʃɑːt/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /nɪˈʃɑːt/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /neˈʃɒːt/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /niˈʃɔt/
Noun
Dari | نشاط |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | нишот (nišot) |
نشاط • (nešât)
- activity, liveliness
- happiness, pleasure
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “نشاط”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press