عشي

Arabic

Root
ع ش و (ʕ š w)
8 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of عَشِيَ (ʕašiya, “to develop poor eyesight especially at night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃijj/

Noun

عَشِيّ • (ʕašiyy) m (plural عَشَايَا (ʕašāyā), feminine عَشِيَّة (ʕašiyya))

1. late evening

   Synonym: رَوَاح (rawāḥ)

   Coordinate terms: غُدُوّ (ḡuduww), غَدَاة (ḡadāh)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:12:

     وَٱصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلْعَشِىِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ

     And patiently stick with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure.

Declension

Declension of noun عَشِيّ (ʕašiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَشِي ʕašī	الْعَشِي al-ʕašī	عَشِي ʕašī
Nominative	عَشِيٌّ ʕašiyyun	الْعَشِيُّ al-ʕašiyyu	عَشِيُّ ʕašiyyu
Accusative	عَشِيًّا ʕašiyyan	الْعَشِيَّ al-ʕašiyya	عَشِيَّ ʕašiyya
Genitive	عَشِيٍّ ʕašiyyin	الْعَشِيِّ al-ʕašiyyi	عَشِيِّ ʕašiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَشِيَّيْن ʕašiyyayn	الْعَشِيَّيْن al-ʕašiyyayn	عَشِيَّيْ ʕašiyyay
Nominative	عَشِيَّانِ ʕašiyyāni	الْعَشِيَّانِ al-ʕašiyyāni	عَشِيَّا ʕašiyyā
Accusative	عَشِيَّيْنِ ʕašiyyayni	الْعَشِيَّيْنِ al-ʕašiyyayni	عَشِيَّيْ ʕašiyyay
Genitive	عَشِيَّيْنِ ʕašiyyayni	الْعَشِيَّيْنِ al-ʕašiyyayni	عَشِيَّيْ ʕašiyyay
Plural	broken plural invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā	الْعَشَايَا al-ʕašāyā	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā
Nominative	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā	الْعَشَايَا al-ʕašāyā	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā
Accusative	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā	الْعَشَايَا al-ʕašāyā	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā
Genitive	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā	الْعَشَايَا al-ʕašāyā	عَشَايَا ʕašāyā