نعسان
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Intensive adjective from the root ن ع س (n ʕ s); compare نَعَسَ (naʕasa, “to be drowsy”).
Adjective
[edit]نَعْسَان • (naʕsān) (feminine نَعْسَى (naʕsā), common plural نِعَاس (niʕās))
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective نَعْسَان (naʕsān)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَعْسَان naʕsān |
النَّعْسَان an-naʕsān |
نَعْسَى naʕsā |
النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā |
Nominative | نَعْسَانُ naʕsānu |
النَّعْسَانُ an-naʕsānu |
نَعْسَى naʕsā |
النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā |
Accusative | نَعْسَانَ naʕsāna |
النَّعْسَانَ an-naʕsāna |
نَعْسَى naʕsā |
النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā |
Genitive | نَعْسَانَ naʕsāna |
النَّعْسَانِ an-naʕsāni |
نَعْسَى naʕsā |
النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَعْسَانَيْن naʕsānayn |
النَّعْسَانَيْن an-naʕsānayn |
نَعْسَيَيْن naʕsayayn |
النَّعْسَيَيْن an-naʕsayayn |
Nominative | نَعْسَانَانِ naʕsānāni |
النَّعْسَانَانِ an-naʕsānāni |
نَعْسَيَانِ naʕsayāni |
النَّعْسَيَانِ an-naʕsayāni |
Accusative | نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʕsānayni |
النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʕsānayni |
نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʕsayayni |
النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʕsayayni |
Genitive | نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʕsānayni |
النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʕsānayni |
نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʕsayayni |
النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʕsayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نِعَاس niʕās |
النِّعَاس an-niʕās |
نِعَاس niʕās |
النِّعَاس an-niʕās |
Nominative | نِعَاسٌ niʕāsun |
النِّعَاسُ an-niʕāsu |
نِعَاسٌ niʕāsun |
النِّعَاسُ an-niʕāsu |
Accusative | نِعَاسًا niʕāsan |
النِّعَاسَ an-niʕāsa |
نِعَاسًا niʕāsan |
النِّعَاسَ an-niʕāsa |
Genitive | نِعَاسٍ niʕāsin |
النِّعَاسِ an-niʕāsi |
نِعَاسٍ niʕāsin |
النِّعَاسِ an-niʕāsi |
References
[edit]- Lane, Edward William (1863) “نعسان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نعسان”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Root |
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ن ع س |
2 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic نَعْسَان (naʕsān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb نعس (niʕis, “to become sleepy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]نعسان • (naʕsān) (feminine نعسانة (naʕsāne), common plural نعسانين (naʕsānīn))
Categories:
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ن ع س
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic adjectives
- Arabic adjectives with basic diptote singular
- Arabic adjectives with invariable singular
- Arabic adjectives with broken plural
- Arabic adjectives with basic triptote broken plural
- South Levantine Arabic terms belonging to the root ن ع س
- South Levantine Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic intensive adjectives
- South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- South Levantine Arabic terms with audio pronunciation
- South Levantine Arabic lemmas
- South Levantine Arabic adjectives