نشاب
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن ش ب (n š b) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Unattested Aramaic term; the needed form is only attested in Classical Syriac ܢܫܒܐ (nəšāḇā) as “blowing; storm”, however the ʔap̄ʕel form (= form IV) of the verb within the root means “to blow away, to let fly”. In the Middle Ages already the distinction between weapons and their projectiles became loose, hence later the meaning of a crossbow has come to prevail in some dialects.
Noun
نُشَّاب or نَشَّاب or نُشَاب • (nuššāb or naššāb or nušāb) m (collective, singulative نُشَّابَة f (nuššāba) or نَشَّابَة (naššāba) or نُشَابَة (nušāba), plural نَشَاشِيب (našāšīb))
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نُشَّاب; نَشَّاب nuššāb; naššāb |
النُّشَّاب; النَّشَّاب an-nuššāb; an-naššāb |
نُشَّاب; نَشَّاب nuššāb; naššāb |
| nominative | نُشَّابٌ; نَشَّابٌ nuššābun; naššābun |
النُّشَّابُ; النَّشَّابُ an-nuššābu; an-naššābu |
نُشَّابُ; نَشَّابُ nuššābu; naššābu |
| accusative | نُشَّابًا; نَشَّابًا nuššāban; naššāban |
النُّشَّابَ; النَّشَّابَ an-nuššāba; an-naššāba |
نُشَّابَ; نَشَّابَ nuššāba; naššāba |
| genitive | نُشَّابٍ; نَشَّابٍ nuššābin; naššābin |
النُّشَّابِ; النَّشَّابِ an-nuššābi; an-naššābi |
نُشَّابِ; نَشَّابِ nuššābi; naššābi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نُشَّابَة; نَشَّابَة nuššāba; naššāba |
النُّشَّابَة; النَّشَّابَة an-nuššāba; an-naššāba |
نُشَّابَة; نَشَّابَة nuššābat; naššābat |
| nominative | نُشَّابَةٌ; نَشَّابَةٌ nuššābatun; naššābatun |
النُّشَّابَةُ; النَّشَّابَةُ an-nuššābatu; an-naššābatu |
نُشَّابَةُ; نَشَّابَةُ nuššābatu; naššābatu |
| accusative | نُشَّابَةً; نَشَّابَةً nuššābatan; naššābatan |
النُّشَّابَةَ; النَّشَّابَةَ an-nuššābata; an-naššābata |
نُشَّابَةَ; نَشَّابَةَ nuššābata; naššābata |
| genitive | نُشَّابَةٍ; نَشَّابَةٍ nuššābatin; naššābatin |
النُّشَّابَةِ; النَّشَّابَةِ an-nuššābati; an-naššābati |
نُشَّابَةِ; نَشَّابَةِ nuššābati; naššābati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نُشَّابَتَيْن; نَشَّابَتَيْن nuššābatayn; naššābatayn |
النُّشَّابَتَيْن; النَّشَّابَتَيْن an-nuššābatayn; an-naššābatayn |
نُشَّابَتَيْ; نَشَّابَتَيْ nuššābatay; naššābatay |
| nominative | نُشَّابَتَانِ; نَشَّابَتَانِ nuššābatāni; naššābatāni |
النُّشَّابَتَانِ; النَّشَّابَتَانِ an-nuššābatāni; an-naššābatāni |
نُشَّابَتَا; نَشَّابَتَا nuššābatā; naššābatā |
| accusative | نُشَّابَتَيْنِ; نَشَّابَتَيْنِ nuššābatayni; naššābatayni |
النُّشَّابَتَيْنِ; النَّشَّابَتَيْنِ an-nuššābatayni; an-naššābatayni |
نُشَّابَتَيْ; نَشَّابَتَيْ nuššābatay; naššābatay |
| genitive | نُشَّابَتَيْنِ; نَشَّابَتَيْنِ nuššābatayni; naššābatayni |
النُّشَّابَتَيْنِ; النَّشَّابَتَيْنِ an-nuššābatayni; an-naššābatayni |
نُشَّابَتَيْ; نَشَّابَتَيْ nuššābatay; naššābatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نُشَّابَات; نَشَّابَات nuššābāt; naššābāt |
النُّشَّابَات; النَّشَّابَات an-nuššābāt; an-naššābāt |
نُشَّابَات; نَشَّابَات nuššābāt; naššābāt |
| nominative | نُشَّابَاتٌ; نَشَّابَاتٌ nuššābātun; naššābātun |
النُّشَّابَاتُ; النَّشَّابَاتُ an-nuššābātu; an-naššābātu |
نُشَّابَاتُ; نَشَّابَاتُ nuššābātu; naššābātu |
| accusative | نُشَّابَاتٍ; نَشَّابَاتٍ nuššābātin; naššābātin |
النُّشَّابَاتِ; النَّشَّابَاتِ an-nuššābāti; an-naššābāti |
نُشَّابَاتِ; نَشَّابَاتِ nuššābāti; naššābāti |
| genitive | نُشَّابَاتٍ; نَشَّابَاتٍ nuššābātin; naššābātin |
النُّشَّابَاتِ; النَّشَّابَاتِ an-nuššābāti; an-naššābāti |
نُشَّابَاتِ; نَشَّابَاتِ nuššābāti; naššābāti |
| plural of variety | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَشَاشِيب našāšīb |
النَّشَاشِيب an-našāšīb |
نَشَاشِيب našāšīb |
| nominative | نَشَاشِيبُ našāšību |
النَّشَاشِيبُ an-našāšību |
نَشَاشِيبُ našāšību |
| accusative | نَشَاشِيبَ našāšība |
النَّشَاشِيبَ an-našāšība |
نَشَاشِيبَ našāšība |
| genitive | نَشَاشِيبَ našāšība |
النَّشَاشِيبِ an-našāšībi |
نَشَاشِيبِ našāšībi |
Noun
نَشَّاب • (naššāb) m (plural نَشَّابُون (naššābūn))
- archer
- Synonym: قَوّاس (qawwās)
- (obsolete) arrowmaker
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَشَّاب naššāb |
النَّشَّاب an-naššāb |
نَشَّاب naššāb |
| nominative | نَشَّابٌ naššābun |
النَّشَّابُ an-naššābu |
نَشَّابُ naššābu |
| accusative | نَشَّابًا naššāban |
النَّشَّابَ an-naššāba |
نَشَّابَ naššāba |
| genitive | نَشَّابٍ naššābin |
النَّشَّابِ an-naššābi |
نَشَّابِ naššābi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نَشَّابَيْن naššābayn |
النَّشَّابَيْن an-naššābayn |
نَشَّابَيْ naššābay |
| nominative | نَشَّابَانِ naššābāni |
النَّشَّابَانِ an-naššābāni |
نَشَّابَا naššābā |
| accusative | نَشَّابَيْنِ naššābayni |
النَّشَّابَيْنِ an-naššābayni |
نَشَّابَيْ naššābay |
| genitive | نَشَّابَيْنِ naššābayni |
النَّشَّابَيْنِ an-naššābayni |
نَشَّابَيْ naššābay |
| plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَشَّابِين naššābīn |
النَّشَّابِين an-naššābīn |
نَشَّابِي naššābī |
| nominative | نَشَّابُونَ naššābūna |
النَّشَّابُونَ an-naššābūna |
نَشَّابُو naššābū |
| accusative | نَشَّابِينَ naššābīna |
النَّشَّابِينَ an-naššābīna |
نَشَّابِي naššābī |
| genitive | نَشَّابِينَ naššābīna |
النَّشَّابِينَ an-naššābīna |
نَشَّابِي naššābī |
Further reading
- “nšb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “nšb3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “nšb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 1261–1262, where the whole root is affirmed to be loaned from Aramaic, though the explanation of this individual word not given
- Huuri, Kalervo (1941) “Zur Geschichte des mittelalterlichen Geschützwesens aus orientalischen Quellen”, in Studia Orientalia[1] (in German), volume 9, page 96, relates the interchangeability of weapon and projectile terms
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن ش ب |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic نَشَّاب (naššāb).
Noun
نشّاب • (našsāb) m (collective, singulative نشّابة f (naššābe))
See also
- قوس (ʔōs, “bow”)