منصف

Arabic

Root
ن ص ف (n ṣ f)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَنْصَفَ (ʔanṣafa, “to be just, to be fair”); compare نِصْف (niṣf, “half”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun.sˤif/

Adjective

مُنْصِف • (munṣif) (feminine مُنْصِفَة (munṣifa), masculine plural مُنْصِفُونَ (munṣifūna), feminine plural مُنْصِفَات (munṣifāt))

1. just, fair

Declension

Declension of adjective مُنْصِف (munṣif)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُنْصِف munṣif	الْمُنْصِف al-munṣif	مُنْصِفَة munṣifa	الْمُنْصِفَة al-munṣifa
nominative	مُنْصِفٌ munṣifun	الْمُنْصِفُ al-munṣifu	مُنْصِفَةٌ munṣifatun	الْمُنْصِفَةُ al-munṣifatu
accusative	مُنْصِفًا munṣifan	الْمُنْصِفَ al-munṣifa	مُنْصِفَةً munṣifatan	الْمُنْصِفَةَ al-munṣifata
genitive	مُنْصِفٍ munṣifin	الْمُنْصِفِ al-munṣifi	مُنْصِفَةٍ munṣifatin	الْمُنْصِفَةِ al-munṣifati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُنْصِفَيْن munṣifayn	الْمُنْصِفَيْن al-munṣifayn	مُنْصِفَتَيْن munṣifatayn	الْمُنْصِفَتَيْن al-munṣifatayn
nominative	مُنْصِفَانِ munṣifāni	الْمُنْصِفَانِ al-munṣifāni	مُنْصِفَتَانِ munṣifatāni	الْمُنْصِفَتَانِ al-munṣifatāni
accusative	مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni	الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni	مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni	الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni
genitive	مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni	الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni	مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni	الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُنْصِفِين munṣifīn	الْمُنْصِفِين al-munṣifīn	مُنْصِفَات munṣifāt	الْمُنْصِفَات al-munṣifāt
nominative	مُنْصِفُونَ munṣifūna	الْمُنْصِفُونَ al-munṣifūna	مُنْصِفَاتٌ munṣifātun	الْمُنْصِفَاتُ al-munṣifātu
accusative	مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna	الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna	مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin	الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti
genitive	مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna	الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna	مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin	الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti

Synonyms

• عَادِل (ʕādil)

Noun

مُنْصِف • (munṣif) m (plural مُنْصِفُون (munṣifūn), feminine مُنْصِفَة (munṣifa))

1. just man
2. (geometry, mathematics) bisector

Declension

Declension of noun مُنْصِف (munṣif)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْصِف munṣif	الْمُنْصِف al-munṣif	مُنْصِف munṣif	مُنْصِفَة munṣifa	الْمُنْصِفَة al-munṣifa	مُنْصِفَة munṣifat
nominative	مُنْصِفٌ munṣifun	الْمُنْصِفُ al-munṣifu	مُنْصِفُ munṣifu	مُنْصِفَةٌ munṣifatun	الْمُنْصِفَةُ al-munṣifatu	مُنْصِفَةُ munṣifatu
accusative	مُنْصِفًا munṣifan	الْمُنْصِفَ al-munṣifa	مُنْصِفَ munṣifa	مُنْصِفَةً munṣifatan	الْمُنْصِفَةَ al-munṣifata	مُنْصِفَةَ munṣifata
genitive	مُنْصِفٍ munṣifin	الْمُنْصِفِ al-munṣifi	مُنْصِفِ munṣifi	مُنْصِفَةٍ munṣifatin	الْمُنْصِفَةِ al-munṣifati	مُنْصِفَةِ munṣifati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْصِفَيْن munṣifayn	الْمُنْصِفَيْن al-munṣifayn	مُنْصِفَيْ munṣifay	مُنْصِفَتَيْن munṣifatayn	الْمُنْصِفَتَيْن al-munṣifatayn	مُنْصِفَتَيْ munṣifatay
nominative	مُنْصِفَانِ munṣifāni	الْمُنْصِفَانِ al-munṣifāni	مُنْصِفَا munṣifā	مُنْصِفَتَانِ munṣifatāni	الْمُنْصِفَتَانِ al-munṣifatāni	مُنْصِفَتَا munṣifatā
accusative	مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni	الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni	مُنْصِفَيْ munṣifay	مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni	الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni	مُنْصِفَتَيْ munṣifatay
genitive	مُنْصِفَيْنِ munṣifayni	الْمُنْصِفَيْنِ al-munṣifayni	مُنْصِفَيْ munṣifay	مُنْصِفَتَيْنِ munṣifatayni	الْمُنْصِفَتَيْنِ al-munṣifatayni	مُنْصِفَتَيْ munṣifatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْصِفِين munṣifīn	الْمُنْصِفِين al-munṣifīn	مُنْصِفِي munṣifī	مُنْصِفَات munṣifāt	الْمُنْصِفَات al-munṣifāt	مُنْصِفَات munṣifāt
nominative	مُنْصِفُونَ munṣifūna	الْمُنْصِفُونَ al-munṣifūna	مُنْصِفُو munṣifū	مُنْصِفَاتٌ munṣifātun	الْمُنْصِفَاتُ al-munṣifātu	مُنْصِفَاتُ munṣifātu
accusative	مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna	الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna	مُنْصِفِي munṣifī	مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin	الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti	مُنْصِفَاتِ munṣifāti
genitive	مُنْصِفِينَ munṣifīna	الْمُنْصِفِينَ al-munṣifīna	مُنْصِفِي munṣifī	مُنْصِفَاتٍ munṣifātin	الْمُنْصِفَاتِ al-munṣifāti	مُنْصِفَاتِ munṣifāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نصف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN