نعسان
Arabic
Etymology
Intensive adjective from the root ن ع س (n-ʿ-s); compare نَعَسَ (naʿasa, “to be sleepy”).
Adjective
نَعْسَان • (naʿsān) (feminine نَعْسَى (naʿsā), common plural نِعَاس (niʿās))
- sleepy, drowsy, lethargic
Declension
Declension of adjective نَعْسَان (naʿsān)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | نَعْسَان naʿsān | النَّعْسَان an-naʿsān | نَعْسَى naʿsā | النَّعْسَى an-naʿsā |
| Nominative | نَعْسَانُ naʿsānu | النَّعْسَانُ an-naʿsānu | نَعْسَى naʿsā | النَّعْسَى an-naʿsā |
| Accusative | نَعْسَانَ naʿsāna | النَّعْسَانَ an-naʿsāna | نَعْسَى naʿsā | النَّعْسَى an-naʿsā |
| Genitive | نَعْسَانَ naʿsāna | النَّعْسَانِ an-naʿsāni | نَعْسَى naʿsā | النَّعْسَى an-naʿsā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | نَعْسَانَيْن naʿsānayn | النَّعْسَانَيْن an-naʿsānayn | نَعْسَيَيْن naʿsayayn | النَّعْسَيَيْن an-naʿsayayn |
| Nominative | نَعْسَانَانِ naʿsānāni | النَّعْسَانَانِ an-naʿsānāni | نَعْسَيَانِ naʿsayāni | النَّعْسَيَانِ an-naʿsayāni |
| Accusative | نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʿsānayni | النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʿsānayni | نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʿsayayni | النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʿsayayni |
| Genitive | نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʿsānayni | النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʿsānayni | نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʿsayayni | النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʿsayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | نِعَاس niʿās | النِّعَاس an-niʿās | نِعَاس niʿās | النِّعَاس an-niʿās |
| Nominative | نِعَاسٌ niʿāsun | النِّعَاسُ an-niʿāsu | نِعَاسٌ niʿāsun | النِّعَاسُ an-niʿāsu |
| Accusative | نِعَاسًا niʿāsan | النِّعَاسَ an-niʿāsa | نِعَاسًا niʿāsan | النِّعَاسَ an-niʿāsa |
| Genitive | نِعَاسٍ niʿāsin | النِّعَاسِ an-niʿāsi | نِعَاسٍ niʿāsin | النِّعَاسِ an-niʿāsi |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “نعسان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نعسان”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن ع س |
Etymology
From Arabic نَعْسَان (naʿsān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb نعس (niʕis, “to become sleepy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naʕ.saːn/, [naʕˈsæːn]
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Adjective
نعسان • (naʕsān) (feminine نعسانة (naʕsāne), common plural نعسانين (naʕsānīn))
- sleepy, drowsy