وصيف
Arabic
Etymology
Cognate with Egyptian wdpw (“waiter, servant”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.sˤiːf/
- Rhymes: -iːf
Noun
وَصِيف • (waṣīf) m (plural وُصَفَاء (wuṣafāʔ))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَصِيف waṣīf |
الْوَصِيف al-waṣīf |
وَصِيف waṣīf |
| nominative | وَصِيفٌ waṣīfun |
الْوَصِيفُ al-waṣīfu |
وَصِيفُ waṣīfu |
| accusative | وَصِيفًا waṣīfan |
الْوَصِيفَ al-waṣīfa |
وَصِيفَ waṣīfa |
| genitive | وَصِيفٍ waṣīfin |
الْوَصِيفِ al-waṣīfi |
وَصِيفِ waṣīfi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | وَصِيفَيْن waṣīfayn |
الْوَصِيفَيْن al-waṣīfayn |
وَصِيفَيْ waṣīfay |
| nominative | وَصِيفَانِ waṣīfāni |
الْوَصِيفَانِ al-waṣīfāni |
وَصِيفَا waṣīfā |
| accusative | وَصِيفَيْنِ waṣīfayni |
الْوَصِيفَيْنِ al-waṣīfayni |
وَصِيفَيْ waṣīfay |
| genitive | وَصِيفَيْنِ waṣīfayni |
الْوَصِيفَيْنِ al-waṣīfayni |
وَصِيفَيْ waṣīfay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وُصَفَاء wuṣafāʔ |
الْوُصَفَاء al-wuṣafāʔ |
وُصَفَاء wuṣafāʔ |
| nominative | وُصَفَاءُ wuṣafāʔu |
الْوُصَفَاءُ al-wuṣafāʔu |
وُصَفَاءُ wuṣafāʔu |
| accusative | وُصَفَاءَ wuṣafāʔa |
الْوُصَفَاءَ al-wuṣafāʔa |
وُصَفَاءَ wuṣafāʔa |
| genitive | وُصَفَاءَ wuṣafāʔa |
الْوُصَفَاءِ al-wuṣafāʔi |
وُصَفَاءِ wuṣafāʔi |
References
Libyan Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wsˤiːf/
Noun
وصيف (wṣīf) m