نصف

See also: نضف

Arabic

Etymology 1

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Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān)     Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin)     Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʔiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan)     Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʔa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā)     Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf)

Root
ن ص ف (n ṣ f)
6 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nisˤf/

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Noun

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

1. half, a half, semi-, hemi-
2. middle

Declension

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

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

See also

• ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), رُبْع (rubʕ, “a fourth, a quarter”), خُمْس (ḵums, “a fifth”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʕ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʕ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʕušr, “a tenth”)

Etymology 2

Verb

نصف (form I)

1. نَصْفُ (naṣfu) /nasˤ.fu/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَفَا (ṣafā)
2. نُصْفَ (nuṣfa) /nusˤ.fa/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of صَفَا (ṣafā)

Etymology 3

Verb

نصف (form I)

1. نَصِفُ (naṣifu) /na.sˤi.fu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
2. نَصِفَ (naṣifa) /na.sˤi.fa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)
3. نَصِفْ (naṣif) /na.sˤif/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَصَفَ (waṣafa)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nisf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪsf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪsf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɪsf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nisf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nesf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nisf]

Readings
Classical reading?	nisf
Dari reading?	nisf
Iranian reading?	nesf
Tajik reading?	nisf

Noun

Dari	نصف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нисф

نصف • (nesf)

1. half

   Synonym: نیم (nim)