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نحو
نحو
See also: نجو
Arabic
Noun
نَحْو • (naḥw) m (plural نُحُوّ (nuḥuww) or أَنْحَاء (ʾanḥāʾ))
Declension
Declension of noun نَحْو (naḥw)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَحْو naḥw |
النَّحْو an-naḥw |
نَحْو naḥw |
| Nominative | نَحْوٌ naḥwun |
النَّحْوُ an-naḥwu |
نَحْوُ naḥwu |
| Accusative | نَحْوًا naḥwan |
النَّحْوَ an-naḥwa |
نَحْوَ naḥwa |
| Genitive | نَحْوٍ naḥwin |
النَّحْوِ an-naḥwi |
نَحْوِ naḥwi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نَحْوَيْن naḥwayn |
النَّحْوَيْن an-naḥwayn |
نَحْوَيْ naḥway |
| Nominative | نَحْوَانِ naḥwāni |
النَّحْوَانِ an-naḥwāni |
نَحْوَا naḥwā |
| Accusative | نَحْوَيْنِ naḥwayni |
النَّحْوَيْنِ an-naḥwayni |
نَحْوَيْ naḥway |
| Genitive | نَحْوَيْنِ naḥwayni |
النَّحْوَيْنِ an-naḥwayni |
نَحْوَيْ naḥway |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نُحُوّ; أَنْحَاء nuḥuww; ʾanḥāʾ |
النُّحُوّ; الْأَنْحَاء an-nuḥuww; al-ʾanḥāʾ |
نُحُوّ; أَنْحَاء nuḥuww; ʾanḥāʾ |
| Nominative | نُحُوٌّ; أَنْحَاءٌ nuḥuwwun; ʾanḥāʾun |
النُّحُوُّ; الْأَنْحَاءُ an-nuḥuwwu; al-ʾanḥāʾu |
نُحُوُّ; أَنْحَاءُ nuḥuwwu; ʾanḥāʾu |
| Accusative | نُحُوًّا; أَنْحَاءً nuḥuwwan; ʾanḥāʾan |
النُّحُوَّ; الْأَنْحَاءَ an-nuḥuwwa; al-ʾanḥāʾa |
نُحُوَّ; أَنْحَاءَ nuḥuwwa; ʾanḥāʾa |
| Genitive | نُحُوٍّ; أَنْحَاءٍ nuḥuwwin; ʾanḥāʾin |
النُّحُوِّ; الْأَنْحَاءِ an-nuḥuwwi; al-ʾanḥāʾi |
نُحُوِّ; أَنْحَاءِ nuḥuwwi; ʾanḥāʾi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نحو”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Noun
نَحْو • (naḥw) m (plural نُحُوّ (nuḥuww))
Declension
Declension of noun نَحْو (naḥw)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَحْو naḥw |
النَّحْو an-naḥw |
نَحْو naḥw |
| Nominative | نَحْوٌ naḥwun |
النَّحْوُ an-naḥwu |
نَحْوُ naḥwu |
| Accusative | نَحْوًا naḥwan |
النَّحْوَ an-naḥwa |
نَحْوَ naḥwa |
| Genitive | نَحْوٍ naḥwin |
النَّحْوِ an-naḥwi |
نَحْوِ naḥwi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نَحْوَيْن naḥwayn |
النَّحْوَيْن an-naḥwayn |
نَحْوَيْ naḥway |
| Nominative | نَحْوَانِ naḥwāni |
النَّحْوَانِ an-naḥwāni |
نَحْوَا naḥwā |
| Accusative | نَحْوَيْنِ naḥwayni |
النَّحْوَيْنِ an-naḥwayni |
نَحْوَيْ naḥway |
| Genitive | نَحْوَيْنِ naḥwayni |
النَّحْوَيْنِ an-naḥwayni |
نَحْوَيْ naḥway |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نُحُوّ nuḥuww |
النُّحُوّ an-nuḥuww |
نُحُوّ nuḥuww |
| Nominative | نُحُوٌّ nuḥuwwun |
النُّحُوُّ an-nuḥuwwu |
نُحُوُّ nuḥuwwu |
| Accusative | نُحُوًّا nuḥuwwan |
النُّحُوَّ an-nuḥuwwa |
نُحُوَّ nuḥuwwa |
| Genitive | نُحُوٍّ nuḥuwwin |
النُّحُوِّ an-nuḥuwwi |
نُحُوِّ nuḥuwwi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نحو”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Preposition
نَحْوَ • (naḥwa)
- towards, in the direction of, after, in accordance with
- like, like as, as for instance
- about
Inflection
Inflected forms
| Base form | نَحْوَ (naḥwa) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | نَحْوِي (naḥwī) | نَحْوَنَا (naḥwanā) | |||
| Second person | نَحْوَكَ (naḥwaka) | نَحْوَكِ (naḥwaki) | نَحْوَكُمَا (naḥwakumā) | نَحْوَكُمْ (naḥwakum) | نَحْوَكُنَّ (naḥwakunna) |
| Third person | نَحْوَهُ (naḥwahu) | نَحْوَهَا (naḥwahā) | نَحْوَهُمَا (naḥwahumā) | نَحْوَهُمْ (naḥwahum) | نَحْوَهُنَّ (naḥwahunna) |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نحو”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 2
Noun
نُحُوّ • (nuḥuww) m pl
- plural of نَحْو (naḥw)
Etymology 3
Verb
نَحْوِ • (naḥwi) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past active jussive of حَوَى (ḥawā)
Verb
نُحْوَ • (nuḥwa) (form I)
- first-person plural non-past passive jussive of حَوَى (ḥawā)