عنيف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ن ف‎ (ʿ-n-f); compare عَنُفَ‎ (ʿanufa, “to treat harshly and violently”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕa.niːf/
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Adjective

عَنِيف • (ʿanīf) (feminine عَنِيفَة‎ (ʿanīfa), masculine plural عُنُف‎ (ʿunuf), elative أَعْنَف‎ (ʾaʿnaf))

Declension

Declension of adjective عَنِيف (ʿanīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَنِيف ʿanīf	الْعَنِيف‎ al-ʿanīf	عَنِيفَة‎ ʿanīfa	الْعَنِيفَة‎ al-ʿanīfa
Nominative	عَنِيفٌ ʿanīfun	الْعَنِيفُ‎ al-ʿanīfu	عَنِيفَةٌ‎ ʿanīfatun	الْعَنِيفَةُ‎ al-ʿanīfatu
Accusative	عَنِيفًا‎ ʿanīfan	الْعَنِيفَ‎ al-ʿanīfa	عَنِيفَةً‎ ʿanīfatan	الْعَنِيفَةَ‎ al-ʿanīfata
Genitive	عَنِيفٍ ʿanīfin	الْعَنِيفِ‎ al-ʿanīfi	عَنِيفَةٍ‎ ʿanīfatin	الْعَنِيفَةِ‎ al-ʿanīfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَنِيفَيْن‎ ʿanīfayn	الْعَنِيفَيْن‎ al-ʿanīfayn	عَنِيفَتَيْن‎ ʿanīfatayn	الْعَنِيفَتَيْن‎ al-ʿanīfatayn
Nominative	عَنِيفَانِ‎ ʿanīfāni	الْعَنِيفَانِ‎ al-ʿanīfāni	عَنِيفَتَانِ‎ ʿanīfatāni	الْعَنِيفَتَانِ‎ al-ʿanīfatāni
Accusative	عَنِيفَيْنِ‎ ʿanīfayni	الْعَنِيفَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanīfayni	عَنِيفَتَيْنِ‎ ʿanīfatayni	الْعَنِيفَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanīfatayni
Genitive	عَنِيفَيْنِ‎ ʿanīfayni	الْعَنِيفَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanīfayni	عَنِيفَتَيْنِ‎ ʿanīfatayni	الْعَنِيفَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanīfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عُنُف‎ ʿunuf	الْعُنُف‎ al-ʿunuf	عَنِيفَات‎ ʿanīfāt	الْعَنِيفَات‎ al-ʿanīfāt
Nominative	عُنُفٌ‎ ʿunufun	الْعُنُفُ‎ al-ʿunufu	عَنِيفَاتٌ‎ ʿanīfātun	الْعَنِيفَاتُ‎ al-ʿanīfātu
Accusative	عُنُفًا‎ ʿunufan	الْعُنُفَ‎ al-ʿunufa	عَنِيفَاتٍ‎ ʿanīfātin	الْعَنِيفَاتِ‎ al-ʿanīfāti
Genitive	عُنُفٍ‎ ʿunufin	الْعُنُفِ‎ al-ʿunufi	عَنِيفَاتٍ‎ ʿanīfātin	الْعَنِيفَاتِ‎ al-ʿanīfāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عنيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “عنف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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