منسف

Arabic

Alternative forms

• مِنْسَفَة (minsafa)

Etymology

Tool noun from the root ن س ف (n-s-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min.saf/

Noun

مِنْسَف • (minsaf) m (plural مَنَاسِف (manāsif))

1. winnowing basket, winnower
2. a plate whereupon food is expanded, platter, thali

   Synonym: طَالَم (ṭālam)

3. a certain kind of dish consisting of lamb expanded upon a platter of rice or bulgur – known as mansaf

Declension

Declension of noun مِنْسَف (minsaf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْسَف minsaf	الْمِنْسَف al-minsaf	مِنْسَف minsaf
Nominative	مِنْسَفٌ minsafun	الْمِنْسَفُ al-minsafu	مِنْسَفُ minsafu
Accusative	مِنْسَفًا minsafan	الْمِنْسَفَ al-minsafa	مِنْسَفَ minsafa
Genitive	مِنْسَفٍ minsafin	الْمِنْسَفِ al-minsafi	مِنْسَفِ minsafi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْسَفَيْن minsafayn	الْمِنْسَفَيْن al-minsafayn	مِنْسَفَيْ minsafay
Nominative	مِنْسَفَانِ minsafāni	الْمِنْسَفَانِ al-minsafāni	مِنْسَفَا minsafā
Accusative	مِنْسَفَيْنِ minsafayni	الْمِنْسَفَيْنِ al-minsafayni	مِنْسَفَيْ minsafay
Genitive	مِنْسَفَيْنِ minsafayni	الْمِنْسَفَيْنِ al-minsafayni	مِنْسَفَيْ minsafay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنَاسِف manāsif	الْمَنَاسِف al-manāsif	مَنَاسِف manāsif
Nominative	مَنَاسِفُ manāsifu	الْمَنَاسِفُ al-manāsifu	مَنَاسِفُ manāsifu
Accusative	مَنَاسِفَ manāsifa	الْمَنَاسِفَ al-manāsifa	مَنَاسِفَ manāsifa
Genitive	مَنَاسِفَ manāsifa	الْمَنَاسِفِ al-manāsifi	مَنَاسِفِ manāsifi