فوقاني

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَوْقَ (fawqa, “above”) +‎ ـَانـ (-ān-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ف و ق (f w q).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faw.qaː.nijj/
- (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /foːˈɡaː.ni/, [fo̞ːˈɡaː.ni]
- (Morocco) IPA^(key): /faw.qaː.ni/, /fuː.qaː.ni/

Adjective

فَوْقَانِيّ • (fawqāniyy) (feminine فَوْقَانِيَّة (fawqāniyya), masculine plural فَوْقَانِيُّونَ (fawqāniyyūna), feminine plural فَوْقَانِيَّات (fawqāniyyāt))

upper
Synonym: عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy)

Antonyms: سُفْلِيّ (sufliyy), تَحْتَانِيّ (taḥtāniyy)

Declension

Declension of adjective **فَوْقَانِيّ** (fawqāniyy)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	فَوْقَانِي fawqānī	الْفَوْقَانِي al-fawqānī	فَوْقَانِيَّة fawqāniyya	الْفَوْقَانِيَّة al-fawqāniyya
nominative	فَوْقَانِيٌّ fawqāniyyun	الْفَوْقَانِيُّ al-fawqāniyyu	فَوْقَانِيَّةٌ fawqāniyyatun	الْفَوْقَانِيَّةُ al-fawqāniyyatu
accusative	فَوْقَانِيًّا fawqāniyyan	الْفَوْقَانِيَّ al-fawqāniyya	فَوْقَانِيَّةً fawqāniyyatan	الْفَوْقَانِيَّةَ al-fawqāniyyata
genitive	فَوْقَانِيٍّ fawqāniyyin	الْفَوْقَانِيِّ al-fawqāniyyi	فَوْقَانِيَّةٍ fawqāniyyatin	الْفَوْقَانِيَّةِ al-fawqāniyyati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	فَوْقَانِيَّيْن fawqāniyyayn	الْفَوْقَانِيَّيْن al-fawqāniyyayn	فَوْقَانِيَّتَيْن fawqāniyyatayn	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَيْن al-fawqāniyyatayn
nominative	فَوْقَانِيَّانِ fawqāniyyāni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّانِ al-fawqāniyyāni	فَوْقَانِيَّتَانِ fawqāniyyatāni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَانِ al-fawqāniyyatāni
accusative	فَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ fawqāniyyayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ al-fawqāniyyayni	فَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ fawqāniyyatayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-fawqāniyyatayni
genitive	فَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ fawqāniyyayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ al-fawqāniyyayni	فَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ fawqāniyyatayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-fawqāniyyatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	فَوْقَانِيِّين fawqāniyyīn	الْفَوْقَانِيِّين al-fawqāniyyīn	فَوْقَانِيَّات fawqāniyyāt	الْفَوْقَانِيَّات al-fawqāniyyāt
nominative	فَوْقَانِيُّونَ fawqāniyyūna	الْفَوْقَانِيُّونَ al-fawqāniyyūna	فَوْقَانِيَّاتٌ fawqāniyyātun	الْفَوْقَانِيَّاتُ al-fawqāniyyātu
accusative	فَوْقَانِيِّينَ fawqāniyyīna	الْفَوْقَانِيِّينَ al-fawqāniyyīna	فَوْقَانِيَّاتٍ fawqāniyyātin	الْفَوْقَانِيَّاتِ al-fawqāniyyāti
genitive	فَوْقَانِيِّينَ fawqāniyyīna	الْفَوْقَانِيِّينَ al-fawqāniyyīna	فَوْقَانِيَّاتٍ fawqāniyyātin	الْفَوْقَانِيَّاتِ al-fawqāniyyāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “فوق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.