وصيف

Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Egyptian wdpw (“waiter, servant”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.sˤiːf/

Noun

وَصِيف • (waṣīf) m (plural وُصَفَاء‎ (wuṣafāʔ))

a young man
slave, serf
servant

Declension

Declension of noun وَصِيف (waṣīf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَصِيف waṣīf	الْوَصِيف‎ al-waṣīf	وَصِيف waṣīf
Nominative	وَصِيفٌ waṣīfun	الْوَصِيفُ‎ al-waṣīfu	وَصِيفُ waṣīfu
Accusative	وَصِيفًا‎ waṣīfan	الْوَصِيفَ‎ al-waṣīfa	وَصِيفَ waṣīfa
Genitive	وَصِيفٍ waṣīfin	الْوَصِيفِ‎ al-waṣīfi	وَصِيفِ waṣīfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَصِيفَيْن‎ waṣīfayn	الْوَصِيفَيْن‎ al-waṣīfayn	وَصِيفَيْ‎ waṣīfay
Nominative	وَصِيفَانِ‎ waṣīfāni	الْوَصِيفَانِ‎ al-waṣīfāni	وَصِيفَا‎ waṣīfā
Accusative	وَصِيفَيْنِ‎ waṣīfayni	الْوَصِيفَيْنِ‎ al-waṣīfayni	وَصِيفَيْ‎ waṣīfay
Genitive	وَصِيفَيْنِ‎ waṣīfayni	الْوَصِيفَيْنِ‎ al-waṣīfayni	وَصِيفَيْ‎ waṣīfay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وُصَفَاء‎ wuṣafāʔ	الْوُصَفَاء‎ al-wuṣafāʔ	وُصَفَاء‎ wuṣafāʔ
Nominative	وُصَفَاءُ‎ wuṣafāʔu	الْوُصَفَاءُ‎ al-wuṣafāʔu	وُصَفَاءُ‎ wuṣafāʔu
Accusative	وُصَفَاءَ‎ wuṣafāʔa	الْوُصَفَاءَ‎ al-wuṣafāʔa	وُصَفَاءَ‎ wuṣafāʔa
Genitive	وُصَفَاءَ‎ wuṣafāʔa	الْوُصَفَاءِ‎ al-wuṣafāʔi	وُصَفَاءِ‎ wuṣafāʔi

References

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 32

Libyan Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wsˤiːf/

Noun

وصيف (wṣīf) m

slave, serf
(derogatory, ethnic slur) black man

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[1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 32