ناصية

Arabic

Root
ن ص و (n ṣ w)
2 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː.sˤi.ja/

Noun

نَاصِيَة • (nāṣiya) f (plural نَوَاصٍ (nawāṣin), plural construct state نَوَاصِي (nawāṣī))

a forehead
1. the hair near person's forehead, forelock
  - 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:15:
    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
    But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock.
a corner of a street
(architecture) abacus
(figurative) mastery, control; expertise (in phrases like اِمْتِلَاك نَاصِيَة (imtilāk nāṣiya))

Declension

Declension of noun **نَاصِيَة** (nāṣiya)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَاصِيَة nāṣiya	النَّاصِيَة an-nāṣiya	نَاصِيَة nāṣiyat
nominative	نَاصِيَةٌ nāṣiyatun	النَّاصِيَةُ an-nāṣiyatu	نَاصِيَةُ nāṣiyatu
accusative	نَاصِيَةً nāṣiyatan	النَّاصِيَةَ an-nāṣiyata	نَاصِيَةَ nāṣiyata
genitive	نَاصِيَةٍ nāṣiyatin	النَّاصِيَةِ an-nāṣiyati	نَاصِيَةِ nāṣiyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَاصِيَتَيْن nāṣiyatayn	النَّاصِيَتَيْن an-nāṣiyatayn	نَاصِيَتَيْ nāṣiyatay
nominative	نَاصِيَتَانِ nāṣiyatāni	النَّاصِيَتَانِ an-nāṣiyatāni	نَاصِيَتَا nāṣiyatā
accusative	نَاصِيَتَيْنِ nāṣiyatayni	النَّاصِيَتَيْنِ an-nāṣiyatayni	نَاصِيَتَيْ nāṣiyatay
genitive	نَاصِيَتَيْنِ nāṣiyatayni	النَّاصِيَتَيْنِ an-nāṣiyatayni	نَاصِيَتَيْ nāṣiyatay
plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī	النَّوَاصِي an-nawāṣī	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī
nominative	نَوَاصٍ nawāṣin	النَّوَاصِي an-nawāṣī	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī
accusative	نَوَاصِيَ nawāṣiya	النَّوَاصِيَ an-nawāṣiya	نَوَاصِيَ nawāṣiya
genitive	نَوَاصٍ nawāṣin	النَّوَاصِي an-nawāṣī	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī