نصف

See also: نضف‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

**Arabic numbers ^(edit)**
	٢ 2	3 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: اِثْنَان‎ (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ‎ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ‎ (ṯunāʾiyy), مُثَنًّى‎ (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ‎ (ṯunāʾa), مَثْنَى‎ (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf)

From the root ن ص ف‎ (n-ṣ-f)

Pronunciation

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Noun

نِصْف or نُصْف • (niṣf or nuṣf) m (plural أَنْصَاف‎ (ʾanṣāf))

half, a half, semi-, hemi-
middle

Declension

Declension of noun نِصْف (niṣf)‎; نُصْف (nuṣf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِصْف‎; نُصْف niṣf‎; nuṣf	النِّصْف‎‎; النُّصْف‎ an-niṣf‎; an-nuṣf	نِصْف‎; نُصْف niṣf‎; nuṣf
Nominative	نِصْفٌ‎; نُصْفٌ niṣfun‎; nuṣfun	النِّصْفُ‎‎; النُّصْفُ‎ an-niṣfu‎; an-nuṣfu	نِصْفُ‎; نُصْفُ niṣfu‎; nuṣfu
Accusative	نِصْفًا‎‎; نُصْفًا‎ niṣfan‎; nuṣfan	النِّصْفَ‎‎; النُّصْفَ‎ an-niṣfa‎; an-nuṣfa	نِصْفَ‎; نُصْفَ niṣfa‎; nuṣfa
Genitive	نِصْفٍ‎; نُصْفٍ niṣfin‎; nuṣfin	النِّصْفِ‎‎; النُّصْفِ‎ an-niṣfi‎; an-nuṣfi	نِصْفِ‎; نُصْفِ niṣfi‎; nuṣfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِصْفَيْن‎‎; نُصْفَيْن‎ niṣfayn‎; nuṣfayn	النِّصْفَيْن‎‎; النُّصْفَيْن‎ an-niṣfayn‎; an-nuṣfayn	نِصْفَيْ‎‎; نُصْفَيْ‎ niṣfay‎; nuṣfay
Nominative	نِصْفَانِ‎‎; نُصْفَانِ‎ niṣfāni‎; nuṣfāni	النِّصْفَانِ‎‎; النُّصْفَانِ‎ an-niṣfāni‎; an-nuṣfāni	نِصْفَا‎‎; نُصْفَا‎ niṣfā‎; nuṣfā
Accusative	نِصْفَيْنِ‎‎; نُصْفَيْنِ‎ niṣfayni‎; nuṣfayni	النِّصْفَيْنِ‎‎; النُّصْفَيْنِ‎ an-niṣfayni‎; an-nuṣfayni	نِصْفَيْ‎‎; نُصْفَيْ‎ niṣfay‎; nuṣfay
Genitive	نِصْفَيْنِ‎‎; نُصْفَيْنِ‎ niṣfayni‎; nuṣfayni	النِّصْفَيْنِ‎‎; النُّصْفَيْنِ‎ an-niṣfayni‎; an-nuṣfayni	نِصْفَيْ‎‎; نُصْفَيْ‎ niṣfay‎; nuṣfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْصَاف‎ ʾanṣāf	الْأَنْصَاف‎ al-ʾanṣāf	أَنْصَاف‎ ʾanṣāf
Nominative	أَنْصَافٌ‎ ʾanṣāfun	الْأَنْصَافُ‎ al-ʾanṣāfu	أَنْصَافُ‎ ʾanṣāfu
Accusative	أَنْصَافًا‎ ʾanṣāfan	الْأَنْصَافَ‎ al-ʾanṣāfa	أَنْصَافَ‎ ʾanṣāfa
Genitive	أَنْصَافٍ‎ ʾanṣāfin	الْأَنْصَافِ‎ al-ʾanṣāfi	أَنْصَافِ‎ ʾanṣāfi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: نِص‎ (neṣ)
Persian: نِصْف‎ (nesf)
Swahili: nusu

Verb

نَصْفُ • (naṣfu) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَفَا‎ (ṣafā)

Verb

نُصْفَ • (nuṣfa) (form I)

first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَفَا‎ (ṣafā)

Verb

نَصِفُ • (naṣifu) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَصَفَ‎ (waṣafa)

Verb

نَصِفَ • (naṣifa) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَصَفَ‎ (waṣafa)

Verb

نَصِفْ • (naṣif) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَصَفَ‎ (waṣafa)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نِصْف‎ (niṣf)

Noun

نصف • (nesf)

half

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