نصف

See also: نضف‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

**Arabic numbers ^(edit)**
	٢ 2	3 →
Cardinal: اِثْنَان‎ (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ‎ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ‎ (ṯunāʔiyy), مُثَنًّى‎ (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ‎ (ṯunāʔa), مَثْنَى‎ (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf)

From the root ن ص ف‎ (n-ṣ-f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nisˤf/
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Noun

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

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 ʔanṣāf	الْأَنْصَاف‎ al-ʔanṣāf	أَنْصَاف‎ ʔanṣāf
Nominative	أَنْصَافٌ‎ ʔanṣāfun	الْأَنْصَافُ‎ al-ʔanṣāfu	أَنْصَافُ‎ ʔanṣāfu
Accusative	أَنْصَافًا‎ ʔanṣāfan	الْأَنْصَافَ‎ al-ʔanṣāfa	أَنْصَافَ‎ ʔanṣāfa
Genitive	أَنْصَافٍ‎ ʔanṣāfin	الْأَنْصَافِ‎ al-ʔanṣāfi	أَنْصَافِ‎ ʔanṣāfi

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic: نص‎ (nuṣṣ)
Gulf Arabic: نص‎ (niṣṣ)
Hijazi Arabic: نص‎ (neṣṣ)
Maltese: nofs
Moroccan Arabic: نص‎ (nuṣṣ)
North Levantine Arabic: نص‎ (nuṣṣ)
South Levantine Arabic: نص‎ (nuṣṣ)
→ Ottoman Turkish: نصف‎ (nısf)
- Turkish: nısıf
→ Persian: نصف‎ (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).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /nisf/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /nɪsf/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /nesf/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /nisf/

Noun

نصف • (nesf)

half
Synonym: نیم‎ (nim)

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