نصف
See also: نضف
Arabic
Etymology 1
| ٢ 2 | 3 → [a], [b] | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʾiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʾa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf) | ||
From the root ن ص ف (n-ṣ-f)
Pronunciation
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Noun
نِصْف or نُصْف • (niṣf or nuṣf) m (plural أَنْصَاف (ʾanṣāf))
- half, a half, semi-, hemi-
- middle
Declension
Declension of noun نِصْف (niṣf); نُصْف (nuṣf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِصْف; نُصْف niṣf; nuṣf | النِّصْف; النُّصْف an-niṣf; an-nuṣf | نِصْف; نُصْف niṣf; nuṣf |
| Nominative | نِصْفٌ; نُصْفٌ niṣfun; nuṣfun | النِّصْفُ; النُّصْفُ an-niṣfu; an-nuṣfu | نِصْفُ; نُصْفُ niṣfu; nuṣfu |
| Accusative | نِصْفًا; نُصْفًا niṣfan; nuṣfan | النِّصْفَ; النُّصْفَ an-niṣfa; an-nuṣfa | نِصْفَ; نُصْفَ niṣfa; nuṣfa |
| Genitive | نِصْفٍ; نُصْفٍ niṣfin; nuṣfin | النِّصْفِ; النُّصْفِ an-niṣfi; an-nuṣfi | نِصْفِ; نُصْفِ niṣfi; nuṣfi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نِصْفَيْن; نُصْفَيْن niṣfayn; nuṣfayn | النِّصْفَيْن; النُّصْفَيْن an-niṣfayn; an-nuṣfayn | نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
| Nominative | نِصْفَانِ; نُصْفَانِ niṣfāni; nuṣfāni | النِّصْفَانِ; النُّصْفَانِ an-niṣfāni; an-nuṣfāni | نِصْفَا; نُصْفَا niṣfā; nuṣfā |
| Accusative | نِصْفَيْنِ; نُصْفَيْنِ niṣfayni; nuṣfayni | النِّصْفَيْنِ; النُّصْفَيْنِ an-niṣfayni; an-nuṣfayni | نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
| Genitive | نِصْفَيْنِ; نُصْفَيْنِ niṣfayni; nuṣfayni | النِّصْفَيْنِ; النُّصْفَيْنِ an-niṣfayni; an-nuṣfayni | نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَنْصَاف ʾanṣāf | الْأَنْصَاف al-ʾanṣāf | أَنْصَاف ʾanṣāf |
| Nominative | أَنْصَافٌ ʾanṣāfun | الْأَنْصَافُ al-ʾanṣāfu | أَنْصَافُ ʾanṣāfu |
| Accusative | أَنْصَافًا ʾanṣāfan | الْأَنْصَافَ al-ʾanṣāfa | أَنْصَافَ ʾanṣāfa |
| Genitive | أَنْصَافٍ ʾanṣāfin | الْأَنْصَافِ al-ʾanṣāfi | أَنْصَافِ ʾanṣāfi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: نِص (neṣ)
- Persian: نِصْف (nesf)
- Swahili: nusu
See also
- ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), رُبْع (rubʿ, “a fourth, a quarter”), خُمْس (ḵums, “a fifth”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʿ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʿ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʿušr, “a tenth”)
Verb
نَصْفُ • (naṣfu) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَفَا (ṣafā)
Verb
نُصْفَ • (nuṣfa) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَفَا (ṣafā)
Verb
نَصِفُ • (naṣifu) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
Verb
نَصِفَ • (naṣifa) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
Verb
نَصِفْ • (naṣif) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic نِصْف (niṣf)
Noun
نصف • (nesf)
- half