نعسان

Arabic

Etymology

Intensive adjective from the root ن ع س (n-ʕ-s); compare نَعَسَ (naʕasa, “to be drowsy”).

Adjective

نَعْسَان • (naʕsān) (feminine نَعْسَى (naʕsā), common plural نِعَاس (niʕās))

1. sleepy, drowsy, lethargic

Declension

Declension of adjective نَعْسَان (naʕsān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَعْسَان naʕsān	النَّعْسَان an-naʕsān	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
Nominative	نَعْسَانُ naʕsānu	النَّعْسَانُ an-naʕsānu	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
Accusative	نَعْسَانَ naʕsāna	النَّعْسَانَ an-naʕsāna	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
Genitive	نَعْسَانَ naʕsāna	النَّعْسَانِ an-naʕsāni	نَعْسَى naʕsā	النَّعْسَى an-naʕsā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَعْسَانَيْن naʕsānayn	النَّعْسَانَيْن an-naʕsānayn	نَعْسَيَيْن naʕsayayn	النَّعْسَيَيْن an-naʕsayayn
Nominative	نَعْسَانَانِ naʕsānāni	النَّعْسَانَانِ an-naʕsānāni	نَعْسَيَانِ naʕsayāni	النَّعْسَيَانِ an-naʕsayāni
Accusative	نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʕsānayni	النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʕsānayni	نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʕsayayni	النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʕsayayni
Genitive	نَعْسَانَيْنِ naʕsānayni	النَّعْسَانَيْنِ an-naʕsānayni	نَعْسَيَيْنِ naʕsayayni	النَّعْسَيَيْنِ an-naʕsayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نِعَاس niʕās	النِّعَاس an-niʕās	نِعَاس niʕās	النِّعَاس an-niʕās
Nominative	نِعَاسٌ niʕāsun	النِّعَاسُ an-niʕāsu	نِعَاسٌ niʕāsun	النِّعَاسُ an-niʕāsu
Accusative	نِعَاسًا niʕāsan	النِّعَاسَ an-niʕāsa	نِعَاسًا niʕāsan	النِّعَاسَ an-niʕāsa
Genitive	نِعَاسٍ niʕāsin	النِّعَاسِ an-niʕāsi	نِعَاسٍ niʕāsin	النِّعَاسِ an-niʕāsi

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “نعسان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نعسان”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ع س
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَعْسَان (naʕsān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb نعس (niʕis, “to become sleepy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʕ.saːn/, [naʕˈsæːn]

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Adjective

نعسان • (naʕsān) (feminine نعسانة (naʕsāne), common plural نعسانين (naʕsānīn))

1. sleepy, drowsy