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)

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

Borrowed from Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).

Pronunciation

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

(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


Iranian Persian	نصف
Dari	نصف
Tajik	нисф

نصف • (nesf)

half
Synonym: نیم (nim)

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