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منسي

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Arabic

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Root
ن س ي (n s y)
7 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of the verb نَسِيَ (nasiya).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَنْسِيّ (mansiyy) (feminine مَنْسِيَّة (mansiyya), masculine plural مَنْسِيُّونَ (mansiyyūna), feminine plural مَنْسِيَّات (mansiyyāt))

  1. passive participle of نَسِيَ (nasiya)
    1. forgotten
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:23:
        قَالَتْ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَـٰذَا وَكُنْتُ نَسْياً مَنْسِيّاً
        She cried, “Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!”.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: mənsi
  • Ottoman Turkish: منسی (mensî)