ثانية

See also: ثانیه and ثانیہ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y); compare ثَنَى (ṯanā, “to double, to fold, to bend”), اِثْنَان (iṯnān, “two”).

The terms دَقِيقة (daqīqa, “minute”) and ثانِية (ṯāniya, “second”) are literally equivalent to Medieval Latin minūta and secunda, which is obviously not coincidental. The exact history of these terms is complicated, but the Arabo-Islamic influence is usually considered greater. Al-Biruni is sometimes credited with first having used the measures in the modern sense, though eventually they go back to the Ancient Greek division of the circle.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈθɑːnjə/ (Gulf Arabic)

Noun

ثَانِيَة • (ṯāniya) f (plural ثَوَانٍ (ṯawānin))

1. second (unit of time)

Declension

Declension of noun ثَانِيَة (ṯāniya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَانِيَة ṯāniya	الثَّانِيَة aṯ-ṯāniya	ثَانِيَة ṯāniyat
Nominative	ثَانِيَةٌ ṯāniyatun	الثَّانِيَةُ aṯ-ṯāniyatu	ثَانِيَةُ ṯāniyatu
Accusative	ثَانِيَةً ṯāniyatan	الثَّانِيَةَ aṯ-ṯāniyata	ثَانِيَةَ ṯāniyata
Genitive	ثَانِيَةٍ ṯāniyatin	الثَّانِيَةِ aṯ-ṯāniyati	ثَانِيَةِ ṯāniyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَانِيَتَيْن ṯāniyatayn	الثَّانِيَتَيْن aṯ-ṯāniyatayn	ثَانِيَتَيْ ṯāniyatay
Nominative	ثَانِيَتَانِ ṯāniyatāni	الثَّانِيَتَانِ aṯ-ṯāniyatāni	ثَانِيَتَا ṯāniyatā
Accusative	ثَانِيَتَيْنِ ṯāniyatayni	الثَّانِيَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯāniyatayni	ثَانِيَتَيْ ṯāniyatay
Genitive	ثَانِيَتَيْنِ ṯāniyatayni	الثَّانِيَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯāniyatayni	ثَانِيَتَيْ ṯāniyatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَوَانِي ṯawānī	الثَّوَانِي aṯ-ṯawānī	ثَوَانِي ṯawānī
Nominative	ثَوَانٍ ṯawānin	الثَّوَانِي aṯ-ṯawānī	ثَوَانِي ṯawānī
Accusative	ثَوَانِيَ ṯawāniya	الثَّوَانِيَ aṯ-ṯawāniya	ثَوَانِيَ ṯawāniya
Genitive	ثَوَانٍ ṯawānin	الثَّوَانِي aṯ-ṯawānī	ثَوَانِي ṯawānī

Descendants

• Bashkir: Сания (Saniya)
• Persian: ثانیه (sâniye)
• Turkish: saniye
  • Laz: სანიჲე (saniye)

Adjective

ثَانِيَة • (ṯāniya) f

1. feminine singular of ثَانٍ (ṯānin)