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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Relative adjective (nisba) composed of وَصْف (waṣf, “description”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
Adjective
[edit]وَصْفِيّ • (waṣfiyy) (feminine وَصْفِيَّة (waṣfiyya), masculine plural وَصْفِيُّونَ (waṣfiyyūna), feminine plural وَصْفِيَّات (waṣfiyyāt))
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective وَصْفِيّ (waṣfiyy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَصْفِي waṣfī |
الْوَصْفِي al-waṣfī |
وَصْفِيَّة waṣfiyya |
الْوَصْفِيَّة al-waṣfiyya |
Nominative | وَصْفِيٌّ waṣfiyyun |
الْوَصْفِيُّ al-waṣfiyyu |
وَصْفِيَّةٌ waṣfiyyatun |
الْوَصْفِيَّةُ al-waṣfiyyatu |
Accusative | وَصْفِيًّا waṣfiyyan |
الْوَصْفِيَّ al-waṣfiyya |
وَصْفِيَّةً waṣfiyyatan |
الْوَصْفِيَّةَ al-waṣfiyyata |
Genitive | وَصْفِيٍّ waṣfiyyin |
الْوَصْفِيِّ al-waṣfiyyi |
وَصْفِيَّةٍ waṣfiyyatin |
الْوَصْفِيَّةِ al-waṣfiyyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَصْفِيَّيْن waṣfiyyayn |
الْوَصْفِيَّيْن al-waṣfiyyayn |
وَصْفِيَّتَيْن waṣfiyyatayn |
الْوَصْفِيَّتَيْن al-waṣfiyyatayn |
Nominative | وَصْفِيَّانِ waṣfiyyāni |
الْوَصْفِيَّانِ al-waṣfiyyāni |
وَصْفِيَّتَانِ waṣfiyyatāni |
الْوَصْفِيَّتَانِ al-waṣfiyyatāni |
Accusative | وَصْفِيَّيْنِ waṣfiyyayni |
الْوَصْفِيَّيْنِ al-waṣfiyyayni |
وَصْفِيَّتَيْنِ waṣfiyyatayni |
الْوَصْفِيَّتَيْنِ al-waṣfiyyatayni |
Genitive | وَصْفِيَّيْنِ waṣfiyyayni |
الْوَصْفِيَّيْنِ al-waṣfiyyayni |
وَصْفِيَّتَيْنِ waṣfiyyatayni |
الْوَصْفِيَّتَيْنِ al-waṣfiyyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَصْفِيِّين waṣfiyyīn |
الْوَصْفِيِّين al-waṣfiyyīn |
وَصْفِيَّات waṣfiyyāt |
الْوَصْفِيَّات al-waṣfiyyāt |
Nominative | وَصْفِيُّونَ waṣfiyyūna |
الْوَصْفِيُّونَ al-waṣfiyyūna |
وَصْفِيَّاتٌ waṣfiyyātun |
الْوَصْفِيَّاتُ al-waṣfiyyātu |
Accusative | وَصْفِيِّينَ waṣfiyyīna |
الْوَصْفِيِّينَ al-waṣfiyyīna |
وَصْفِيَّاتٍ waṣfiyyātin |
الْوَصْفِيَّاتِ al-waṣfiyyāti |
Genitive | وَصْفِيِّينَ waṣfiyyīna |
الْوَصْفِيِّينَ al-waṣfiyyīna |
وَصْفِيَّاتٍ waṣfiyyātin |
الْوَصْفِيَّاتِ al-waṣfiyyāti |
References
[edit]- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وصفي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen