ثنية

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y).

Noun

ثَنْيَة • (ṯanya) f (plural ثَنَيَات (ṯanayāt))

1. duplicature, tuck, pleat, fold, twist

Declension

Declension of noun ثَنْيَة (ṯanya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَنْيَة ṯanya	الثَّنْيَة aṯ-ṯanya	ثَنْيَة ṯanyat
Nominative	ثَنْيَةٌ ṯanyatun	الثَّنْيَةُ aṯ-ṯanyatu	ثَنْيَةُ ṯanyatu
Accusative	ثَنْيَةً ṯanyatan	الثَّنْيَةَ aṯ-ṯanyata	ثَنْيَةَ ṯanyata
Genitive	ثَنْيَةٍ ṯanyatin	الثَّنْيَةِ aṯ-ṯanyati	ثَنْيَةِ ṯanyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَنْيَتَيْن ṯanyatayn	الثَّنْيَتَيْن aṯ-ṯanyatayn	ثَنْيَتَيْ ṯanyatay
Nominative	ثَنْيَتَانِ ṯanyatāni	الثَّنْيَتَانِ aṯ-ṯanyatāni	ثَنْيَتَا ṯanyatā
Accusative	ثَنْيَتَيْنِ ṯanyatayni	الثَّنْيَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯanyatayni	ثَنْيَتَيْ ṯanyatay
Genitive	ثَنْيَتَيْنِ ṯanyatayni	الثَّنْيَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯanyatayni	ثَنْيَتَيْ ṯanyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَنَيَات ṯanayāt	الثَّنَيَات aṯ-ṯanayāt	ثَنَيَات ṯanayāt
Nominative	ثَنَيَاتٌ ṯanayātun	الثَّنَيَاتُ aṯ-ṯanayātu	ثَنَيَاتُ ṯanayātu
Accusative	ثَنَيَاتٍ ṯanayātin	الثَّنَيَاتِ aṯ-ṯanayāti	ثَنَيَاتِ ṯanayāti
Genitive	ثَنَيَاتٍ ṯanayātin	الثَّنَيَاتِ aṯ-ṯanayāti	ثَنَيَاتِ ṯanayāti

Noun

ثَنِيَّة • (ṯaniyya) f (plural ثَنَايَا (ṯanāyā))

1. dale, mountain pass
2. fold, crease, plait
3. inward side, inside
4. incisor, any of front teeth

   Synonym: قَاطِعَة (qāṭiʕa)

Declension

Declension of noun ثَنِيَّة (ṯaniyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَنِيَّة ṯaniyya	الثَّنِيَّة aṯ-ṯaniyya	ثَنِيَّة ṯaniyyat
Nominative	ثَنِيَّةٌ ṯaniyyatun	الثَّنِيَّةُ aṯ-ṯaniyyatu	ثَنِيَّةُ ṯaniyyatu
Accusative	ثَنِيَّةً ṯaniyyatan	الثَّنِيَّةَ aṯ-ṯaniyyata	ثَنِيَّةَ ṯaniyyata
Genitive	ثَنِيَّةٍ ṯaniyyatin	الثَّنِيَّةِ aṯ-ṯaniyyati	ثَنِيَّةِ ṯaniyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَنِيَّتَيْن ṯaniyyatayn	الثَّنِيَّتَيْن aṯ-ṯaniyyatayn	ثَنِيَّتَيْ ṯaniyyatay
Nominative	ثَنِيَّتَانِ ṯaniyyatāni	الثَّنِيَّتَانِ aṯ-ṯaniyyatāni	ثَنِيَّتَا ṯaniyyatā
Accusative	ثَنِيَّتَيْنِ ṯaniyyatayni	الثَّنِيَّتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯaniyyatayni	ثَنِيَّتَيْ ṯaniyyatay
Genitive	ثَنِيَّتَيْنِ ṯaniyyatayni	الثَّنِيَّتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯaniyyatayni	ثَنِيَّتَيْ ṯaniyyatay
Plural	broken plural invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā	الثَّنَايَا aṯ-ṯanāyā	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā
Nominative	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā	الثَّنَايَا aṯ-ṯanāyā	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā
Accusative	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā	الثَّنَايَا aṯ-ṯanāyā	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā
Genitive	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā	الثَّنَايَا aṯ-ṯanāyā	ثَنَايَا ṯanāyā

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ثنية”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 359
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ثنية”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 210
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ثنية”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 159

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثَنْيَة (ṯanya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanja/
  • IPA^(key): /θanja/ (spelling pronunciation)

Noun

ثَنْيَة • (tanya) f (plural ثَنْيات ‎(tanyāt))

1. a bend
2. a fold (clothing)