منسوخ

Arabic

Root
ن س خ (n s ḵ)
8 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb نَسَخَ (nasaḵa, “to copy; to nullify”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /man.suːx/
Rhymes: -uːx

Adjective

مَنْسُوخ • (mansūḵ) (feminine مَنْسُوخَة (mansūḵa), masculine plural مَنْسُوخُونَ (mansūḵūna), feminine plural مَنْسُوخَات (mansūḵāt))

passive participle of نَسَخَ (nasaḵa)
1. copied
2. (Islam) abrogated (of a verse or a Hadith)

Declension

Declension of adjective **مَنْسُوخ** (mansūḵ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مَنْسُوخ mansūḵ	الْمَنْسُوخ al-mansūḵ	مَنْسُوخَة mansūḵa	الْمَنْسُوخَة al-mansūḵa
nominative	مَنْسُوخٌ mansūḵun	الْمَنْسُوخُ al-mansūḵu	مَنْسُوخَةٌ mansūḵatun	الْمَنْسُوخَةُ al-mansūḵatu
accusative	مَنْسُوخًا mansūḵan	الْمَنْسُوخَ al-mansūḵa	مَنْسُوخَةً mansūḵatan	الْمَنْسُوخَةَ al-mansūḵata
genitive	مَنْسُوخٍ mansūḵin	الْمَنْسُوخِ al-mansūḵi	مَنْسُوخَةٍ mansūḵatin	الْمَنْسُوخَةِ al-mansūḵati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مَنْسُوخَيْن mansūḵayn	الْمَنْسُوخَيْن al-mansūḵayn	مَنْسُوخَتَيْن mansūḵatayn	الْمَنْسُوخَتَيْن al-mansūḵatayn
nominative	مَنْسُوخَانِ mansūḵāni	الْمَنْسُوخَانِ al-mansūḵāni	مَنْسُوخَتَانِ mansūḵatāni	الْمَنْسُوخَتَانِ al-mansūḵatāni
accusative	مَنْسُوخَيْنِ mansūḵayni	الْمَنْسُوخَيْنِ al-mansūḵayni	مَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ mansūḵatayni	الْمَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ al-mansūḵatayni
genitive	مَنْسُوخَيْنِ mansūḵayni	الْمَنْسُوخَيْنِ al-mansūḵayni	مَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ mansūḵatayni	الْمَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ al-mansūḵatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مَنْسُوخِين mansūḵīn	الْمَنْسُوخِين al-mansūḵīn	مَنْسُوخَات mansūḵāt	الْمَنْسُوخَات al-mansūḵāt
nominative	مَنْسُوخُونَ mansūḵūna	الْمَنْسُوخُونَ al-mansūḵūna	مَنْسُوخَاتٌ mansūḵātun	الْمَنْسُوخَاتُ al-mansūḵātu
accusative	مَنْسُوخِينَ mansūḵīna	الْمَنْسُوخِينَ al-mansūḵīna	مَنْسُوخَاتٍ mansūḵātin	الْمَنْسُوخَاتِ al-mansūḵāti
genitive	مَنْسُوخِينَ mansūḵīna	الْمَنْسُوخِينَ al-mansūḵīna	مَنْسُوخَاتٍ mansūḵātin	الْمَنْسُوخَاتِ al-mansūḵāti

Descendants

→ Persian: منسوخ (mansux)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: मंसूख़ (mansūx)
  Urdu: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਮਨਸੂਖ (mansūkh)
  Shahmukhi script: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)
→ Malay: mansuh
- Indonesian: mansukh
→ Malay: منسوخ (mensûh)
- > Turkish: mensuh (inherited)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْسُوخ (mansūḵ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /man.ˈsuːx/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.súːx]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [män.súːx]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [män.súx]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæn.súːx]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [män.súχ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mansūx
Dari reading^?	mansūx
Iranian reading^?	mansux
Tajik reading^?	mansux

Adjective


Iranian Persian	منسوخ
Dari	منسوخ
Tajik	мансух

منسوخ • (mansux)

obsolete, outdated, gone into disuse

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: मंसूख़ (mansūx)

Urdu: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਮਨਸੂਖ (mansūkh)

Shahmukhi script: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mansūx), from Arabic مَنْسُوخ (mansūḵ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mən.suːx/

Adjective

مَنسُوخ • (mansūx) (Hindi spelling मंसूख़)

cancelled, abolished, annulled, repealed, abrogated, erased

References

“منسوخ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“منسوخ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.