نقي

See also: نقئ‎, نفي‎, and نفى‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the roots ن ق و‎ (n-q-w) and ن ق ي‎ (n-q-y); compare نَقِيَ‎ (naqiya, “to be pure”) and compare Hebrew נקי‎.

Adjective

نَقِيّ • (naqiyy) (feminine نَقِيَّة‎ (naqiyya), common plural نِقَاء‎ (niqāʔ), masculine plural نَقِيُّونَ‎ (naqiyyūna) or أَنْقِيَاء‎ (ʔanqiyāʔ), elative أَنْقَى‎ (ʔanqā))

Declension

Declension of adjective نَقِيّ (naqiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِي naqī	النَّقِي‎ an-naqī	نَقِيَّة‎ naqiyya	النَّقِيَّة‎ an-naqiyya
Nominative	نَقِيٌّ naqiyyun	النَّقِيُّ‎ an-naqiyyu	نَقِيَّةٌ‎ naqiyyatun	النَّقِيَّةُ‎ an-naqiyyatu
Accusative	نَقِيًّا‎ naqiyyan	النَّقِيَّ‎ an-naqiyya	نَقِيَّةً‎ naqiyyatan	النَّقِيَّةَ‎ an-naqiyyata
Genitive	نَقِيٍّ naqiyyin	النَّقِيِّ‎ an-naqiyyi	نَقِيَّةٍ‎ naqiyyatin	النَّقِيَّةِ‎ an-naqiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِيَّيْن‎ naqiyyayn	النَّقِيَّيْن‎ an-naqiyyayn	نَقِيَّتَيْن‎ naqiyyatayn	النَّقِيَّتَيْن‎ an-naqiyyatayn
Nominative	نَقِيَّانِ‎ naqiyyāni	النَّقِيَّانِ‎ an-naqiyyāni	نَقِيَّتَانِ‎ naqiyyatāni	النَّقِيَّتَانِ‎ an-naqiyyatāni
Accusative	نَقِيَّيْنِ‎ naqiyyayni	النَّقِيَّيْنِ‎ an-naqiyyayni	نَقِيَّتَيْنِ‎ naqiyyatayni	النَّقِيَّتَيْنِ‎ an-naqiyyatayni
Genitive	نَقِيَّيْنِ‎ naqiyyayni	النَّقِيَّيْنِ‎ an-naqiyyayni	نَقِيَّتَيْنِ‎ naqiyyatayni	النَّقِيَّتَيْنِ‎ an-naqiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِيِّين‎‎; نِقَاء‎‎; أَنْقِيَاء‎ naqiyyīn‎; niqāʔ‎; ʔanqiyāʔ	النَّقِيِّين‎‎; النِّقَاء‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاء‎ an-naqiyyīn‎; an-niqāʔ‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔ	نِقَاء‎ niqāʔ	النِّقَاء‎ an-niqāʔ
Nominative	نَقِيُّونَ‎‎; نِقَاءٌ‎‎; أَنْقِيَاءُ‎ naqiyyūna‎; niqāʔun‎; ʔanqiyāʔu	النَّقِيُّونَ‎‎; النِّقَاءُ‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءُ‎ an-naqiyyūna‎; an-niqāʔu‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔu	نِقَاءٌ‎ niqāʔun	النِّقَاءُ‎ an-niqāʔu
Accusative	نَقِيِّينَ‎‎; نِقَاءً‎‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ‎ naqiyyīna‎; niqāʔan‎; ʔanqiyāʔa	النَّقِيِّينَ‎‎; النِّقَاءَ‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءَ‎ an-naqiyyīna‎; an-niqāʔa‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔa	نِقَاءً‎ niqāʔan	النِّقَاءَ‎ an-niqāʔa
Genitive	نَقِيِّينَ‎‎; نِقَاءٍ‎‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ‎ naqiyyīna‎; niqāʔin‎; ʔanqiyāʔa	النَّقِيِّينَ‎‎; النِّقَاءِ‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءِ‎ an-naqiyyīna‎; an-niqāʔi‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔi	نِقَاءٍ‎ niqāʔin	النِّقَاءِ‎ an-niqāʔi

References

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

Verb

نَقِي • (naqī) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَقَى‎ (waqā)

Verb

نَقِيَ • (naqiya) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَقَى‎ (waqā)

South Levantine Arabic

Verb

نَقِّي • (naqqī) (form II)

second-person masculine singular active imperative of نَقَّى‎ (naqqā)
second-person feminine singular active imperative of نَقَّى‎ (naqqā)

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