نصف
See also: نضف
Arabic
Etymology 1
| ٢ 2 |
3 → | |
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| Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʔiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʔa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf) | ||
| Root |
|---|
| ن ص ف (n ṣ f) |
| 6 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nisˤf/
Noun
نِصْف or نُصْف • (niṣf or nuṣf) m (plural أَنْصَاف (ʔanṣāf))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نِصْف; نُصْف niṣf; nuṣf |
النِّصْف; النُّصْف an-niṣf; an-nuṣf |
نِصْف; نُصْف niṣf; nuṣf |
| nominative | نِصْفٌ; نُصْفٌ niṣfun; nuṣfun |
النِّصْفُ; النُّصْفُ an-niṣfu; an-nuṣfu |
نِصْفُ; نُصْفُ niṣfu; nuṣfu |
| accusative | نِصْفًا; نُصْفًا niṣfan; nuṣfan |
النِّصْفَ; النُّصْفَ an-niṣfa; an-nuṣfa |
نِصْفَ; نُصْفَ niṣfa; nuṣfa |
| genitive | نِصْفٍ; نُصْفٍ niṣfin; nuṣfin |
النِّصْفِ; النُّصْفِ an-niṣfi; an-nuṣfi |
نِصْفِ; نُصْفِ niṣfi; nuṣfi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نِصْفَيْن; نُصْفَيْن niṣfayn; nuṣfayn |
النِّصْفَيْن; النُّصْفَيْن an-niṣfayn; an-nuṣfayn |
نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
| nominative | نِصْفَانِ; نُصْفَانِ niṣfāni; nuṣfāni |
النِّصْفَانِ; النُّصْفَانِ an-niṣfāni; an-nuṣfāni |
نِصْفَا; نُصْفَا niṣfā; nuṣfā |
| accusative | نِصْفَيْنِ; نُصْفَيْنِ niṣfayni; nuṣfayni |
النِّصْفَيْنِ; النُّصْفَيْنِ an-niṣfayni; an-nuṣfayni |
نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
| genitive | نِصْفَيْنِ; نُصْفَيْنِ niṣfayni; nuṣfayni |
النِّصْفَيْنِ; النُّصْفَيْنِ an-niṣfayni; an-nuṣfayni |
نِصْفَيْ; نُصْفَيْ niṣfay; nuṣfay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَنْصَاف ʔanṣāf |
الْأَنْصَاف al-ʔanṣāf |
أَنْصَاف ʔanṣāf |
| nominative | أَنْصَافٌ ʔanṣāfun |
الْأَنْصَافُ al-ʔanṣāfu |
أَنْصَافُ ʔanṣāfu |
| accusative | أَنْصَافًا ʔanṣāfan |
الْأَنْصَافَ al-ʔanṣāfa |
أَنْصَافَ ʔanṣāfa |
| genitive | أَنْصَافٍ ʔanṣāfin |
الْأَنْصَافِ al-ʔanṣāfi |
أَنْصَافِ ʔanṣāfi |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- Gulf Arabic: نص (niṣṣ)
- Hijazi Arabic: نص (neṣṣ)
- Maltese: nofs
- Moroccan Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- North Levantine Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- South Levantine Arabic: نص (nuṣṣ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: نصف (nısf)
- Turkish: nısıf
- → Persian: نصف (nesf)
- → Swahili: nusu
See also
- ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), رُبْع (rubʕ, “a fourth, a quarter”), خُمْس (ḵums, “a fifth”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʕ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʕ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʕušr, “a tenth”)
Etymology 2
Verb
نصف (form I)
- نَصْفُ (naṣfu) /nasˤ.fu/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَفَا (ṣafā)
- نُصْفَ (nuṣfa) /nusˤ.fa/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَفَا (ṣafā)
Etymology 3
Verb
نصف (form I)
- نَصِفُ (naṣifu) /na.sˤi.fu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
- نَصِفَ (naṣifa) /na.sˤi.fa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
- نَصِفْ (naṣif) /na.sˤif/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈnisf/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɪsf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nesf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nisf]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nisf |
| Dari reading? | nisf |
| Iranian reading? | nesf |
| Tajik reading? | nisf |
Noun
| Dari | نصف |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | нисф |
نصف • (nesf)