منصف

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَنْصَفَ‎ (ʾanṣafa, “to be just, to be fair”), from the root ن ص ف‎ (n-ṣ-f); compare نِصْف‎ (niṣf, “half”).

Adjective

مُنْصِف • (munṣif) (feminine مُنْصِفَة‎ (munṣifa), masculine plural مُنْصِفُون‎ (munṣifūn), feminine plural مُنْصِفَات‎ (munṣifāt))

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
Dual	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 (ʿādil)

References

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

Noun

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

just man
(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
Dual	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

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