ناصية

Arabic

Root
ن ص و (n ṣ w)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.sˤi.ja/

Noun

نَاصِيَة • (nāṣiya) f (plural نَوَاصٍ (nawāṣin), plural construct state نَوَاصِي (nawāṣī))

1. a forehead
   1. the hair near person's forehead, forelock
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:15:

        كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ

        But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock.

2. a corner of a street
3. (architecture) abacus
4. (figurative) mastery, control; expertise (in phrases like اِمْتِلَاك نَاصِيَة (imtilāk nāṣiya))

Declension

Declension of noun نَاصِيَة (nāṣiya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَاصِيَة nāṣiya	النَّاصِيَة an-nāṣiya	نَاصِيَة nāṣiyat
Nominative	نَاصِيَةٌ nāṣiyatun	النَّاصِيَةُ an-nāṣiyatu	نَاصِيَةُ nāṣiyatu
Accusative	نَاصِيَةً nāṣiyatan	النَّاصِيَةَ an-nāṣiyata	نَاصِيَةَ nāṣiyata
Genitive	نَاصِيَةٍ nāṣiyatin	النَّاصِيَةِ an-nāṣiyati	نَاصِيَةِ nāṣiyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَاصِيَتَيْن nāṣiyatayn	النَّاصِيَتَيْن an-nāṣiyatayn	نَاصِيَتَيْ nāṣiyatay
Nominative	نَاصِيَتَانِ nāṣiyatāni	النَّاصِيَتَانِ an-nāṣiyatāni	نَاصِيَتَا nāṣiyatā
Accusative	نَاصِيَتَيْنِ nāṣiyatayni	النَّاصِيَتَيْنِ an-nāṣiyatayni	نَاصِيَتَيْ nāṣiyatay
Genitive	نَاصِيَتَيْنِ nāṣiyatayni	النَّاصِيَتَيْنِ an-nāṣiyatayni	نَاصِيَتَيْ nāṣiyatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī	النَّوَاصِي an-nawāṣī	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī
Nominative	نَوَاصٍ nawāṣin	النَّوَاصِي an-nawāṣī	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī
Accusative	نَوَاصِيَ nawāṣiya	النَّوَاصِيَ an-nawāṣiya	نَوَاصِيَ nawāṣiya
Genitive	نَوَاصٍ nawāṣin	النَّوَاصِي an-nawāṣī	نَوَاصِي nawāṣī