وصيف

Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Egyptian wdpw (“waiter, servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.sˤiːf/

Noun

وَصِيف • (waṣīf) m (plural وُصَفَاء (wuṣafāʔ))

1. a young man
2. slave, serf
3. servant

Declension

Declension of noun وَصِيف (waṣīf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَصِيف waṣīf	الْوَصِيف al-waṣīf	وَصِيف waṣīf
Nominative	وَصِيفٌ waṣīfun	الْوَصِيفُ al-waṣīfu	وَصِيفُ waṣīfu
Accusative	وَصِيفًا waṣīfan	الْوَصِيفَ al-waṣīfa	وَصِيفَ waṣīfa
Genitive	وَصِيفٍ waṣīfin	الْوَصِيفِ al-waṣīfi	وَصِيفِ waṣīfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَصِيفَيْن waṣīfayn	الْوَصِيفَيْن al-waṣīfayn	وَصِيفَيْ waṣīfay
Nominative	وَصِيفَانِ waṣīfāni	الْوَصِيفَانِ al-waṣīfāni	وَصِيفَا waṣīfā
Accusative	وَصِيفَيْنِ waṣīfayni	الْوَصِيفَيْنِ al-waṣīfayni	وَصِيفَيْ waṣīfay
Genitive	وَصِيفَيْنِ waṣīfayni	الْوَصِيفَيْنِ al-waṣīfayni	وَصِيفَيْ waṣīfay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وُصَفَاء wuṣafāʔ	الْوُصَفَاء al-wuṣafāʔ	وُصَفَاء wuṣafāʔ
Nominative	وُصَفَاءُ wuṣafāʔu	الْوُصَفَاءُ al-wuṣafāʔu	وُصَفَاءُ wuṣafāʔu
Accusative	وُصَفَاءَ wuṣafāʔa	الْوُصَفَاءَ al-wuṣafāʔa	وُصَفَاءَ wuṣafāʔa
Genitive	وُصَفَاءَ wuṣafāʔa	الْوُصَفَاءِ al-wuṣafāʔi	وُصَفَاءِ wuṣafāʔi

Libyan Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wsˤiːf/

Noun

وصيف (wṣīf) m

1. slave, serf
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur) black man