عشاء

Arabic

Root
ع ش و (ʕ š w)
8 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːʔ/

Noun

عَشَاء • (ʕašāʔ) m (plural أَعْشِيَة (ʔaʕšiya))

1. dinner, supper

Declension

Declension of noun عَشَاء (ʕašāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَشَاء ʕašāʔ	الْعَشَاء al-ʕašāʔ	عَشَاء ʕašāʔ
Nominative	عَشَاءٌ ʕašāʔun	الْعَشَاءُ al-ʕašāʔu	عَشَاءُ ʕašāʔu
Accusative	عَشَاءً ʕašāʔan	الْعَشَاءَ al-ʕašāʔa	عَشَاءَ ʕašāʔa
Genitive	عَشَاءٍ ʕašāʔin	الْعَشَاءِ al-ʕašāʔi	عَشَاءِ ʕašāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَشَاءَيْن ʕašāʔayn	الْعَشَاءَيْن al-ʕašāʔayn	عَشَاءَيْ ʕašāʔay
Nominative	عَشَاءَانِ ʕašāʔāni	الْعَشَاءَانِ al-ʕašāʔāni	عَشَاءَا ʕašāʔā
Accusative	عَشَاءَيْنِ ʕašāʔayni	الْعَشَاءَيْنِ al-ʕašāʔayni	عَشَاءَيْ ʕašāʔay
Genitive	عَشَاءَيْنِ ʕašāʔayni	الْعَشَاءَيْنِ al-ʕašāʔayni	عَشَاءَيْ ʕašāʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَعْشِيَة ʔaʕšiya	الْأَعْشِيَة al-ʔaʕšiya	أَعْشِيَة ʔaʕšiyat
Nominative	أَعْشِيَةٌ ʔaʕšiyatun	الْأَعْشِيَةُ al-ʔaʕšiyatu	أَعْشِيَةُ ʔaʕšiyatu
Accusative	أَعْشِيَةً ʔaʕšiyatan	الْأَعْشِيَةَ al-ʔaʕšiyata	أَعْشِيَةَ ʔaʕšiyata
Genitive	أَعْشِيَةٍ ʔaʕšiyatin	الْأَعْشِيَةِ al-ʔaʕšiyati	أَعْشِيَةِ ʔaʕšiyati

Descendants

• Hijazi Arabic: عشا (ʕaša)
• Gulf Arabic: عشا (ʕaša)
• Moroccan Arabic: عشا (ʕšā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.ʃaːʔ/

Noun

عِشَاء • (ʕišāʔ) f (dual عِشَاءَان (ʕišāʔān))

1. evening; nightfall

   Synonyms: غَسَق (ḡasaq), (literary) مَغْرِب (maḡrib)

2. (Islam) Ellipsis of صَلَاة الْعِشَاء (ṣalāt al-ʕišāʔ): isha, evening prayer
3. (Islam, in the dual) maghrib and isha

Declension

Declension of noun عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِشَاء ʕišāʔ	الْعِشَاء al-ʕišāʔ	عِشَاء ʕišāʔ
Nominative	عِشَاءٌ ʕišāʔun	الْعِشَاءُ al-ʕišāʔu	عِشَاءُ ʕišāʔu
Accusative	عِشَاءً ʕišāʔan	الْعِشَاءَ al-ʕišāʔa	عِشَاءَ ʕišāʔa
Genitive	عِشَاءٍ ʕišāʔin	الْعِشَاءِ al-ʕišāʔi	عِشَاءِ ʕišāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِشَاءَيْن ʕišāʔayn	الْعِشَاءَيْن al-ʕišāʔayn	عِشَاءَيْ ʕišāʔay
Nominative	عِشَاءَانِ ʕišāʔāni	الْعِشَاءَانِ al-ʕišāʔāni	عِشَاءَا ʕišāʔā
Accusative	عِشَاءَيْنِ ʕišāʔayni	الْعِشَاءَيْنِ al-ʕišāʔayni	عِشَاءَيْ ʕišāʔay
Genitive	عِشَاءَيْنِ ʕišāʔayni	الْعِشَاءَيْنِ al-ʕišāʔayni	عِشَاءَيْ ʕišāʔay

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: عشا (ʕiša)
• Moroccan Arabic: عشا (ʕšā)
• → Swahili: isha