نسمة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن س م (n s m) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Compare Classical Syriac ܢܫܡܬܐ (nashamatha, “breath, soul, spirit”) and Hebrew נְשָׁמָה (nəšāmâ, “breath, soul, spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.sa.ma/
Noun
نَسَمَة • (nasama) f (plural نَسَمَات (nasamāt))
- breath, wiff, waft, breeze
- aura
- breathing, living creature
- person, soul (e.g., in a census, as a numerative in statistics)
- الْحَيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقْطُنُهُ مَا لَا يَقِلُّ عَنْ ٨٠ أَلْفَ نَسَمَةٍ.
- al-ḥayyu llaḏī kāna yaqṭunuhu mā lā yaqillu ʕan 80 ʔalfa nasamatin.
- The neighborhood was inhabited by no less than 80,000 people.
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَسَمَة nasama |
النَّسَمَة an-nasama |
نَسَمَة nasamat |
| nominative | نَسَمَةٌ nasamatun |
النَّسَمَةُ an-nasamatu |
نَسَمَةُ nasamatu |
| accusative | نَسَمَةً nasamatan |
النَّسَمَةَ an-nasamata |
نَسَمَةَ nasamata |
| genitive | نَسَمَةٍ nasamatin |
النَّسَمَةِ an-nasamati |
نَسَمَةِ nasamati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نَسَمَتَيْن nasamatayn |
النَّسَمَتَيْن an-nasamatayn |
نَسَمَتَيْ nasamatay |
| nominative | نَسَمَتَانِ nasamatāni |
النَّسَمَتَانِ an-nasamatāni |
نَسَمَتَا nasamatā |
| accusative | نَسَمَتَيْنِ nasamatayni |
النَّسَمَتَيْنِ an-nasamatayni |
نَسَمَتَيْ nasamatay |
| genitive | نَسَمَتَيْنِ nasamatayni |
النَّسَمَتَيْنِ an-nasamatayni |
نَسَمَتَيْ nasamatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَسَمَات nasamāt |
النَّسَمَات an-nasamāt |
نَسَمَات nasamāt |
| nominative | نَسَمَاتٌ nasamātun |
النَّسَمَاتُ an-nasamātu |
نَسَمَاتُ nasamātu |
| accusative | نَسَمَاتٍ nasamātin |
النَّسَمَاتِ an-nasamāti |
نَسَمَاتِ nasamāti |
| genitive | نَسَمَاتٍ nasamātin |
النَّسَمَاتِ an-nasamāti |
نَسَمَاتِ nasamāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نسم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1130
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن س م |
| 1 term |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nas.ma/
Noun
نَسْمة • (nasma) f (plural نَسْمَات (nasmāt))
Etymology 2
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic نَسَمَة (nasama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.sa.ma/
Noun
نَسَمة • (nasama) f (plural نَسَمات (nasamāt))
- person, soul (e.g., in a census, as a numerative in statistics)