نساء

See also: نشاء‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From ن س ء‎ (n-s-ʔ); compare نَسَأَ‎ (nasaʔa, “to postpone”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na.saːʔ/

Noun

نَسَاء • (nasāʔ) f

longevity, long life

Declension

Declension of noun نَسَاء (nasāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَسَاء nasāʔ	النَّسَاء‎ an-nasāʔ	نَسَاء nasāʔ
Nominative	نَسَاءٌ nasāʔun	النَّسَاءُ‎ an-nasāʔu	نَسَاءُ nasāʔu
Accusative	نَسَاءً nasāʔan	النَّسَاءَ‎ an-nasāʔa	نَسَاءَ nasāʔa
Genitive	نَسَاءٍ nasāʔin	النَّسَاءِ‎ an-nasāʔi	نَسَاءِ nasāʔi

Etymology 2

From ن س و‎ (n-s-w).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ni.saːʔ/

Noun

نِسَاء • (nisāʔ) f pl

plural of اِمْرَأَة‎ (imraʔa)

Synonyms

نِسْوَة‎ (niswa), نُسْوَة‎ (nuswa), نِسْوَان‎ (niswān)

Derived terms

نِسَائِيّ‎ (nisāʔiyy)
نِسَائِيَّة‎ (nisāʔiyya)

Related terms

نِسْوِيّ‎ (niswiyy)

Etymology 3

Characteristic adjective from the verb نَسِيَ‎ (nasiya), from the root ن س ي‎ (n-s-y)

Adjective

نَسَّاء • (nassāʔ) (feminine نَسَّاءَة‎ (nassāʔa), masculine plural نَسَّاؤُونَ‎ (nassāʔūna), feminine plural نَسَّاءَات‎ (nassāʔāt))

forgetting much; forgetful

Declension

Declension of adjective نَسَّاء (nassāʔ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَسَّاء nassāʔ	النَّسَّاء‎ an-nassāʔ	نَسَّاء nassāʔ	نَسَّاءَة‎ nassāʔa	النَّسَّاءَة‎ an-nassāʔa	نَسَّاءَة‎ nassāʔat
Nominative	نَسَّاءٌ nassāʔun	النَّسَّاءُ‎ an-nassāʔu	نَسَّاءُ nassāʔu	نَسَّاءَةٌ‎ nassāʔatun	النَّسَّاءَةُ‎ an-nassāʔatu	نَسَّاءَةُ‎ nassāʔatu
Accusative	نَسَّاءً nassāʔan	النَّسَّاءَ‎ an-nassāʔa	نَسَّاءَ nassāʔa	نَسَّاءَةً‎ nassāʔatan	النَّسَّاءَةَ‎ an-nassāʔata	نَسَّاءَةَ‎ nassāʔata
Genitive	نَسَّاءٍ nassāʔin	النَّسَّاءِ‎ an-nassāʔi	نَسَّاءِ nassāʔi	نَسَّاءَةٍ‎ nassāʔatin	النَّسَّاءَةِ‎ an-nassāʔati	نَسَّاءَةِ‎ nassāʔati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَسَّاءَيْن‎ nassāʔayn	النَّسَّاءَيْن‎ an-nassāʔayn	نَسَّاءَيْ‎ nassāʔay	نَسَّاءَتَيْن‎ nassāʔatayn	النَّسَّاءَتَيْن‎ an-nassāʔatayn	نَسَّاءَتَيْ‎ nassāʔatay
Nominative	نَسَّاءَانِ‎ nassāʔāni	النَّسَّاءَانِ‎ an-nassāʔāni	نَسَّاءَا‎ nassāʔā	نَسَّاءَتَانِ‎ nassāʔatāni	النَّسَّاءَتَانِ‎ an-nassāʔatāni	نَسَّاءَتَا‎ nassāʔatā
Accusative	نَسَّاءَيْنِ‎ nassāʔayni	النَّسَّاءَيْنِ‎ an-nassāʔayni	نَسَّاءَيْ‎ nassāʔay	نَسَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ nassāʔatayni	النَّسَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ an-nassāʔatayni	نَسَّاءَتَيْ‎ nassāʔatay
Genitive	نَسَّاءَيْنِ‎ nassāʔayni	النَّسَّاءَيْنِ‎ an-nassāʔayni	نَسَّاءَيْ‎ nassāʔay	نَسَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ nassāʔatayni	النَّسَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ an-nassāʔatayni	نَسَّاءَتَيْ‎ nassāʔatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَسَّائِين‎ nassāʔīn	النَّسَّائِين‎ an-nassāʔīn	نَسَّائِي‎ nassāʔī	نَسَّاءَات‎ nassāʔāt	النَّسَّاءَات‎ an-nassāʔāt	نَسَّاءَات‎ nassāʔāt
Nominative	نَسَّاؤُونَ‎‎; نَسَّاءُونَ‎ nassāʔūna‎; nassāʔūna	النَسَّاؤُونَ‎‎; النَّسَّاءُونَ‎ an-nassāʔūna‎; an-nassāʔūna	نَسَّاؤُو‎‎; نَسَّاءُو‎ nassāʔū‎; nassāʔū	نَسَّاءَاتٌ‎ nassāʔātun	النَّسَّاءَاتُ‎ an-nassāʔātu	نَسَّاءَاتُ‎ nassāʔātu
Accusative	نَسَّائِينَ‎ nassāʔīna	النَّسَّائِينَ‎ an-nassāʔīna	نَسَّائِي‎ nassāʔī	نَسَّاءَاتٍ‎ nassāʔātin	النَّسَّاءَاتِ‎ an-nassāʔāti	نَسَّاءَاتِ‎ nassāʔāti
Genitive	نَسَّائِينَ‎ nassāʔīna	النَّسَّائِينَ‎ an-nassāʔīna	نَسَّائِي‎ nassāʔī	نَسَّاءَاتٍ‎ nassāʔātin	النَّسَّاءَاتِ‎ an-nassāʔāti	نَسَّاءَاتِ‎ nassāʔāti

Verb

نُسَاءُ • (nusāʔu) (form I)

first-person plural non-past passive indicative of سَاءَ‎ (sāʔa)

Verb

نُسَاءَ • (nusāʔa) (form I)

first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of سَاءَ‎ (sāʔa)

Verb

نُسَاءُ • (nusāʔu) (form IV)

first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَسَاءَ‎ (ʔasāʔa)

Verb

نُسَاءَ • (nusāʔa) (form IV)

first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of أَسَاءَ‎ (ʔasāʔa)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic نِسَاءْ‎ (nisāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɪ.sɑːʔ/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /nɪ.sɑːʔ/

Noun

نِساء • (nisāʿ) f (Hindi spelling निसा)

women, lady

References

“نساء”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“نساء”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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