نمل
Arabic
Etymology 1
Cognate with Hebrew נְמָלָה (nemalá, “ant”).
Noun
نَمْل • (naml) m (collective, singulative نَمْلَة (namla), plural نِمَال (nimāl))
- ants
- small pustules or blisters
Declension
Declension of noun نَمْل (naml)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَمْل naml | النَّمْل an-naml | نَمْل naml |
| Nominative | نَمْلٌ namlun | النَّمْلُ an-namlu | نَمْلُ namlu |
| Accusative | نَمْلًا namlan | النَّمْلَ an-namla | نَمْلَ namla |
| Genitive | نَمْلٍ namlin | النَّمْلِ an-namli | نَمْلِ namli |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَمْلَة namla | النَّمْلَة an-namla | نَمْلَة namlat |
| Nominative | نَمْلَةٌ namlatun | النَّمْلَةُ an-namlatu | نَمْلَةُ namlatu |
| Accusative | نَمْلَةً namlatan | النَّمْلَةَ an-namlata | نَمْلَةَ namlata |
| Genitive | نَمْلَةٍ namlatin | النَّمْلَةِ an-namlati | نَمْلَةِ namlati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نَمْلَتَيْن namlatayn | النَّمْلَتَيْن an-namlatayn | نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay |
| Nominative | نَمْلَتَانِ namlatāni | النَّمْلَتَانِ an-namlatāni | نَمْلَتَا namlatā |
| Accusative | نَمْلَتَيْنِ namlatayni | النَّمْلَتَيْنِ an-namlatayni | نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay |
| Genitive | نَمْلَتَيْنِ namlatayni | النَّمْلَتَيْنِ an-namlatayni | نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَمْلَات namlāt | النَّمْلَات an-namlāt | نَمْلَات namlāt |
| Nominative | نَمْلَاتٌ namlātun | النَّمْلَاتُ an-namlātu | نَمْلَاتُ namlātu |
| Accusative | نَمْلَاتٍ namlātin | النَّمْلَاتِ an-namlāti | نَمْلَاتِ namlāti |
| Genitive | نَمْلَاتٍ namlātin | النَّمْلَاتِ an-namlāti | نَمْلَاتِ namlāti |
| Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِمَال nimāl | النِّمَال an-nimāl | نِمَال nimāl |
| Nominative | نِمَالٌ nimālun | النِّمَالُ an-nimālu | نِمَالُ nimālu |
| Accusative | نِمَالًا nimālan | النِّمَالَ an-nimāla | نِمَالَ nimāla |
| Genitive | نِمَالٍ nimālin | النِّمَالِ an-nimāli | نِمَالِ nimāli |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Verb
نَمِلْ • (namil) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past active jussive of مَالَ (māla)
Verb
نُمَلْ • (numal) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past passive jussive of مَالَ (māla)