نعسان

Arabic

Etymology

Intensive adjective from the root ن ع س (n ʕ s); compare نَعَسَ (naʕasa, “to be drowsy”).

Adjective

نَعْسَان • (naʕsān) (feminine نَعْسَى (naʕsā), common plural نِعَاس (niʕās))

sleepy, drowsy, lethargic

Declension

Declension of adjective **نَعْسَان** (naʕsān)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نَعْسَان naʕsān	النَّعْسَان an-naʕsān	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
nominative	نَعْسَانُ naʕsānu	النَّعْسَانُ an-naʕsānu	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
accusative	نَعْسَانَ naʕsāna	النَّعْسَانَ an-naʕsāna	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
genitive	نَعْسَانَ naʕsāna	النَّعْسَانِ an-naʕsāni	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نَعْسَانَيْن naʕsānayn	النَّعْسَانَيْن an-naʕsānayn	نَعْسَيَيْن naʕsayayn	النَّعْسَيَيْن an-naʕsayayn
nominative	نَعْسَانَانِ naʕsānāni	النَّعْسَانَانِ an-naʕsānāni	نَعْسَيَانِ naʕsayāni	النَّعْسَيَانِ an-naʕsayāni
accusative	نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʕsānayni	النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʕsānayni	نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʕsayayni	النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʕsayayni
genitive	نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʕsānayni	النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʕsānayni	نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʕsayayni	النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʕsayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نِعَاس niʕās	النِّعَاس an-niʕās	نِعَاس niʕās	النِّعَاس an-niʕās
nominative	نِعَاسٌ niʕāsun	النِّعَاسُ an-niʕāsu	نِعَاسٌ niʕāsun	النِّعَاسُ an-niʕāsu
accusative	نِعَاسًا niʕāsan	النِّعَاسَ an-niʕāsa	نِعَاسًا niʕāsan	النِّعَاسَ an-niʕāsa
genitive	نِعَاسٍ niʕāsin	النِّعَاسِ an-niʕāsi	نِعَاسٍ niʕāsin	النِّعَاسِ an-niʕāsi

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “نعسان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نعسان”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ع س
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَعْسَان (naʕsān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb نعس (niʕis, “to become sleepy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naʕ.saːn/, [naʕˈsæːn]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Adjective

نعسان • (naʕsān) (feminine نعسانة (naʕsāne), common plural نعسانين (naʕsānīn))

sleepy, drowsy