أنيس

Arabic

Root
ء ن س (ʔ-n-s)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb أَنُسَ (ʔanusa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.niːs/
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Adjective

أَنِيس • (ʔanīs) (feminine أَنِيسَة (ʔanīsa))

  1. close, intimate; close friend; friendly, kind, affable, civil, polite, courteous

Declension

Proper noun

أَنِيس • (ʔanīs) m

  1. a male given name Anis

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “أنيس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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