نواة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن و ي (n w y)
7 terms

Noun

نَوَاة • (nawāh) f (singulative, collective نَوًى m (nawan), plural نَوَيَات (nawayāt), paucal نَوَيَات (nawayāt))

1. date pit

   لَفَظَ لَفْظَ آلنَّوَاةِ (“to brush aside, reject”, literally “to spit the spitting of a date pit”)

2. (fruit) kernel
3. (computing) kernel

   نواة لينكس ― nawāt liniks ― [The] Linux kernel

4. (fruit, general) center, core
5. (physics, general) nucleus

   وأسّس محمد نواة الحضارة الإسلامية، التي توسّعت لاحقًا وشملت مكة وكلّ المدن والقبائل العربيّة.

   Muhammad established the nucleus of Islamic civilization, which later expanded to include Mecca and all Arab cities and tribes.

Declension

Declension of noun نَوَاة (nawāh)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَاة nawāt	النَّوَاة an-nawāt	نَوَاة nawāt
Nominative	نَوَاةٌ nawātun	النَّوَاةُ an-nawātu	نَوَاةُ nawātu
Accusative	نَوَاةً nawātan	النَّوَاةَ an-nawāta	نَوَاةَ nawāta
Genitive	نَوَاةٍ nawātin	النَّوَاةِ an-nawāti	نَوَاةِ nawāti
Collective	collective in ـًى (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَى nawā	النَّوَى an-nawā	نَوَى nawā
Nominative	نَوًى nawan	النَّوَى an-nawā	نَوَى nawā
Accusative	نَوًى nawan	النَّوَى an-nawā	نَوَى nawā
Genitive	نَوًى nawan	النَّوَى an-nawā	نَوَى nawā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَاتَيْن nawātayn	النَّوَاتَيْن an-nawātayn	نَوَاتَيْ nawātay
Nominative	نَوَاتَانِ nawātāni	النَّوَاتَانِ an-nawātāni	نَوَاتَا nawātā
Accusative	نَوَاتَيْنِ nawātayni	النَّوَاتَيْنِ an-nawātayni	نَوَاتَيْ nawātay
Genitive	نَوَاتَيْنِ nawātayni	النَّوَاتَيْنِ an-nawātayni	نَوَاتَيْ nawātay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَيَات nawayāt	النَّوَيَات an-nawayāt	نَوَيَات nawayāt
Nominative	نَوَيَاتٌ nawayātun	النَّوَيَاتُ an-nawayātu	نَوَيَاتُ nawayātu
Accusative	نَوَيَاتٍ nawayātin	النَّوَيَاتِ an-nawayāti	نَوَيَاتِ nawayāti
Genitive	نَوَيَاتٍ nawayātin	النَّوَيَاتِ an-nawayāti	نَوَيَاتِ nawayāti
Plural of variety	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَيَات nawayāt	النَّوَيَات an-nawayāt	نَوَيَات nawayāt
Nominative	نَوَيَاتٌ nawayātun	النَّوَيَاتُ an-nawayātu	نَوَيَاتُ nawayātu
Accusative	نَوَيَاتٍ nawayātin	النَّوَيَاتِ an-nawayāti	نَوَيَاتِ nawayāti
Genitive	نَوَيَاتٍ nawayātin	النَّوَيَاتِ an-nawayāti	نَوَيَاتِ nawayāti

Derived terms

• نَوَوِيّ (nawawiyy, “nuclear, atomic”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Root
ن و ي (n w y)
7 terms

Verbal noun of نَوَى (nawā, “to intend, to determine (to do something)”).

Noun

نَوَاة • (nawāh) f

1. verbal noun of نَوَى (nawā) (form I)
2. intention, purpose
3. determination

Declension

Declension of noun نَوَاة (nawāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَاة nawāt	النَّوَاة an-nawāt	نَوَاة nawāt
Nominative	نَوَاةٌ nawātun	النَّوَاةُ an-nawātu	نَوَاةُ nawātu
Accusative	نَوَاةً nawātan	النَّوَاةَ an-nawāta	نَوَاةَ nawāta
Genitive	نَوَاةٍ nawātin	النَّوَاةِ an-nawāti	نَوَاةِ nawāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN