منشفة
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ن ش ف (n š f) |
| 2 terms |
Tool noun from the verbs نَشَفَ (našafa, “to absorb”) and نَشِفَ (našifa, “to dry out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min.ʃa.fa/
Noun
مِنْشَفَة • (minšafa) f (plural مِنْشَفَات (minšafāt) or مَنَاشِف (manāšif))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِنْشَفَة minšafa |
الْمِنْشَفَة al-minšafa |
مِنْشَفَة minšafat |
| nominative | مِنْشَفَةٌ minšafatun |
الْمِنْشَفَةُ al-minšafatu |
مِنْشَفَةُ minšafatu |
| accusative | مِنْشَفَةً minšafatan |
الْمِنْشَفَةَ al-minšafata |
مِنْشَفَةَ minšafata |
| genitive | مِنْشَفَةٍ minšafatin |
الْمِنْشَفَةِ al-minšafati |
مِنْشَفَةِ minšafati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِنْشَفَتَيْن minšafatayn |
الْمِنْشَفَتَيْن al-minšafatayn |
مِنْشَفَتَيْ minšafatay |
| nominative | مِنْشَفَتَانِ minšafatāni |
الْمِنْشَفَتَانِ al-minšafatāni |
مِنْشَفَتَا minšafatā |
| accusative | مِنْشَفَتَيْنِ minšafatayni |
الْمِنْشَفَتَيْنِ al-minšafatayni |
مِنْشَفَتَيْ minšafatay |
| genitive | مِنْشَفَتَيْنِ minšafatayni |
الْمِنْشَفَتَيْنِ al-minšafatayni |
مِنْشَفَتَيْ minšafatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِنْشَفَات; مَنَاشِف minšafāt; manāšif |
الْمِنْشَفَات; الْمَنَاشِف al-minšafāt; al-manāšif |
مِنْشَفَات; مَنَاشِف minšafāt; manāšif |
| nominative | مِنْشَفَاتٌ; مَنَاشِفُ minšafātun; manāšifu |
الْمِنْشَفَاتُ; الْمَنَاشِفُ al-minšafātu; al-manāšifu |
مِنْشَفَاتُ; مَنَاشِفُ minšafātu; manāšifu |
| accusative | مِنْشَفَاتٍ; مَنَاشِفَ minšafātin; manāšifa |
الْمِنْشَفَاتِ; الْمَنَاشِفَ al-minšafāti; al-manāšifa |
مِنْشَفَاتِ; مَنَاشِفَ minšafāti; manāšifa |
| genitive | مِنْشَفَاتٍ; مَنَاشِفَ minšafātin; manāšifa |
الْمِنْشَفَاتِ; الْمَنَاشِفِ al-minšafāti; al-manāšifi |
مِنْشَفَاتِ; مَنَاشِفِ minšafāti; manāšifi |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “نشف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “منشفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن ش ف |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic مِنْشَفَة (minšafa).
Pronunciation
Noun
منشفة • (manšafe) f (plural مناشف (manāšef))
See also
- فوطة (fūṭa, “small towel”)